Jim Herriot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Herriot | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Douglasdale | ||
| 1958–1965 | Dunfermline Athletic | 94 | (0) |
| 1965–1971 | Birmingham City | 181 | (0) |
| 1970 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1971 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1971 | Durban City | 4 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Hibernian | 57 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | St Mirren | 31 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
| 1975 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Greenock Morton | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1963 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Herriot (born 20 December 1939 in Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in Scotland, England and South Africa. Herriot represented both Scotland and the Scottish League XI.
Herriot joined Dunfermline Athletic from junior side Douglasdale in 1958, becoming the Pars established number 1 when Eddie Connachan left for Middlesbrough in 1963. Herriot adopted the American Football technique of applying boot polish under and around his eyes to reduce the effects of glare from the sun. Herriot helped Dunfermline reach the 1965 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 3–2 to Celtic.
Herriot was transferred to Birmingham City for £18,000 in 1965. He was a fixture in the City side during the next four years and would eventually gain international recognition. He made his Scotland debut in October 1968, during a 1–0 defeat of Denmark in Copenhagen, and played a further 7 times for the national side. His last cap came just a year after his first, in a 3–2 defeat by West Germany in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Hamburg.
By 1970 Herriot had fallen from favour at St Andrews and, following a loan spell with Mansfield Town, he left for South African side Durban City. He returned to Britain in 1971, joining Eddie Turnbull's developing Hibernian side. With Hibs he would win his first career honour, the 1972–73 League Cup, as well as the fledgling Drybrough Cup on two occasions.
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