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Jimmy Bone

Biography

Jimmy was initially signed by Albert Henderson from Celtic in January 1975 for a fee of £12,500 to try and keep the club in the top division. Although relegated, he impressed and the following season he helped the club to a 5th placed finish in the newly formed First Division with 24 goals in 41 appearances. During the 1976-77 campaign, he played in every competitive match but despite continuing to score regularly the team could only finish in a mid-table position, and in February 1978 with the club once again struggling to compete for promotion he was sold to St.…Read moreRead less
Jimmy was initially signed by Albert Henderson from Celtic in January 1975 for a fee of £12,500 to try and keep the club in the top division. Although relegated, he impressed and the following season he helped the club to a 5th placed finish in the newly formed First Division with 24 goals in 41 appearances. During the 1976-77 campaign, he played in every competitive match but despite continuing to score regularly the team could only finish in a mid-table position, and in February 1978 with the club once again struggling to compete for promotion he was sold to St. Mirren for a fee of £30,000.

In February 1985, Jimmy left Hearts to return to Gayfield as player/ manager, replacing the departing George Fleming. He spent just under two years in the role, picking himself irregularly during his second spell at the club before moving to St. Mirren in mid-December 1986 to become Alex Smith’s assistant manager.

Statistics

Apps
159 (2)
Goals
63
Yellow cards
9
Red cards
1
Goals/game
0.39
Minutes
14,160*
Seasons
9
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1986-875 (1)000
1985-8615130
1984-858 (1)100
1980-810000
1978-790000
1977-78211101
1976-77501840
1975-76412420
1974-7519800

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 10 Jan 1975 · Left: 16 Dec 1986

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Albert Henderson11 Jan 197528 Jan 1978131
Jimmy Bone23 Feb 198529 Nov 198628 (2)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Bridge of Allan

  2. International debut

    For Scotland, against Yugoslavia

  3. Signed

  4. First competitive appearance · First competitive goal

    Arbroath 2–2 Dundee

    · Division One · Gayfield

  9. Recorded contract end

  10. Died

    Clackmannanshire

Appearances (161)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
29 Nov 1986 Arbroath 2–5 Ayr Utd Second Division1986-87 L
25 Oct 1986 Raith Rovers 3–0 Arbroath Second Division1986-87 L
18 Oct 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Stirling Second Division1986-87 L
11 Oct 1986 Berwick Rangers 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1986-87 L
13 Sep 1986 Arbroath 1–1 St Johnstone Second Division1986-87 D
23 Aug 1986 Arbroath 3–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1986-87 W
3 May 1986 Berwick Rangers 0–4 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
22 Apr 1986 Arbroath 0–2 Dunfermline Second Division1985-86 L
19 Apr 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Queen of South Second Division1985-86 L
15 Apr 1986 Meadowbank 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
12 Apr 1986 Stirling 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
23 Nov 1985 Arbroath 2–1 East Stirling Second Division1985-86 W
16 Nov 1985 Cowdenbeath 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
2 Nov 1985 Queen of South 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
26 Oct 1985 Arbroath 1–0 Queen's Park Second Division1985-86 W
19 Oct 1985 Arbroath 1–0 Stirling Second Division1985-86 W
5 Oct 1985 Raith Rovers 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
14 Sep 1985 Arbroath 0–5 Cowdenbeath Second Division1985-86 L
7 Sep 1985 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 D
24 Aug 1985 Berwick Rangers 0–2 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
17 Aug 1985 Arbroath 3–0 Meadowbank Second Division1985-86 W
20 Apr 1985 Arbroath 1–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1984-85 D
10 Apr 1985 Arbroath 3–1 Stranraer Second Division1984-85 W
6 Apr 1985 Queen's Park 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
23 Mar 1985 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
16 Mar 1985 Arbroath 0–1 Stirling Second Division1984-85 L
9 Mar 1985 Arbroath 1–3 Dunfermline Second Division1984-85 L
2 Mar 1985 Montrose 3–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
26 Feb 1985 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
23 Feb 1985 Arbroath 2–0 Berwick Rangers Second Division1984-85 W

Goals scored (63)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
17 Aug 1985 Arbroath 3–0 Meadowbank Second Division1985-86 W 30′
20 Apr 1985 Arbroath 1–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1984-85 D 48′
31 Dec 1977 Arbroath 3–0 Hamilton Accies First Division1977-78 W 17′
17 Dec 1977 Morton 1–2 Arbroath First Division1977-78 W 27′
19 Nov 1977 Arbroath 2–2 Kilmarnock First Division1977-78 D 39′ (pen.)
12 Nov 1977 Montrose 2–1 Arbroath First Division1977-78 L 50′
1 Oct 1977 Arbroath 2–2 East Fife First Division1977-78 D 52′
24 Sep 1977 Arbroath 3–1 Queen of South First Division1977-78 W 25′
14 Sep 1977 Arbroath 2–2 St Johnstone First Division1977-78 D 49′
14 Sep 1977 Arbroath 2–2 St Johnstone First Division1977-78 D 71′ (pen.)
3 Sep 1977 Arbroath 3–1 Raith Rovers Scottish League Cup1977-78 W 36′
3 Sep 1977 Arbroath 3–1 Raith Rovers Scottish League Cup1977-78 W 42′
31 Aug 1977 Raith Rovers 0–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1977-78 W 53′
16 Apr 1977 Dumbarton 2–3 Arbroath First Division1976-77 W 84′
26 Mar 1977 Dundee 5–2 Arbroath First Division1976-77 L 74′
16 Mar 1977 Montrose 3–2 Arbroath First Division1976-77 L 63′
16 Mar 1977 Montrose 3–2 Arbroath First Division1976-77 L 77′ (pen.)
5 Mar 1977 Arbroath 2–1 St Johnstone First Division1976-77 W 22′ (pen.)
8 Jan 1977 Arbroath 2–1 Hamilton Accies First Division1976-77 W 80′
3 Jan 1977 Clydebank 8–1 Arbroath First Division1976-77 L 81′ (pen.)
1 Jan 1977 Arbroath 2–1 Montrose First Division1976-77 W 38′
18 Dec 1976 Arbroath 2–1 Morton First Division1976-77 W 70′
20 Nov 1976 Arbroath 2–1 Raith Rovers First Division1976-77 W 66′
20 Nov 1976 Arbroath 2–1 Raith Rovers First Division1976-77 W 69′
13 Nov 1976 Hamilton Accies 0–1 Arbroath First Division1976-77 W 88′