Jim McAnearney facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McAnearney | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 2017 (aged 81) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Stephen's | |||
| 1951–1954 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | (10) |
| 1959–1963 | Plymouth Argyle | 135 | (34) |
| 1963–1966 | Watford | 86 | (19) |
| 1966–1968 | Bradford City | 45 | (5) |
| Total | 304 | (68) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968 | Bradford City | ||
| 1968–1973 | Rotherham United | ||
| 1975 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| Frickley Athletic | |||
| 1981–1982 | Scarborough | ||
| Hallam | |||
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James "Jim" McAnearney (20 March 1935 – 14 March 2017) was a Scottish football player and manager.
McAnearney played for Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Bradford City, who he also briefly managed in 1968 with Tom Hallett.
He later managed Rotherham United, Frickley Athletic, Scarborough and Hallam, and worked as a coach at Sheffield Wednesday (where he was also caretaker manager) and Leeds United. In later life he established and ran a tool/engineering business.
McAnearney died on 14 March 2017, at the age of 81.
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