Jim Magilton
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Magilton | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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IFA (football director) and Northern Ireland U21 (manager) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | Oxford United | 150 | (34) |
| 1994–1997 | Southampton | 130 | (13) |
| 1997–1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1999–2006 | Ipswich Town | 262 | (15) |
| Total | 580 | (64) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Northern Ireland U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Northern Ireland U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–2002 | Northern Ireland | 52 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2009 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2011 | Shamrock Rovers (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| 2013- | IFA (football director) | ||
| 2015- | Northern Ireland U21 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
James "Jim" Magilton (born 6 May 1969) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager, who is the elite performance director with the Irish Football Association, and manager of the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team.
Magilton started his playing career with Liverpool and remained with the club until 1990 when he joined Oxford United. After scoring 34 goals from midfield in 150 league appearances he signed for Southampton in 1994. Three years later he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for two seasons before going on briefly on loan to Ipswich Town – the move was made permanent in 1999.
Magilton's club career ended at Ipswich, having made over 250 league appearances. He moved into management at Ipswich, where he led the club for three years before managing Queens Park Rangers for a brief spell. Magilton also represented his country, making 52 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team, scoring five goals.
Born in West Belfast]], In the mist of the troubles, Jim started out playing for his local team St Oliver Plunkett, under the guidance of a man who would soon become known throughout grassroots football in Northern Ireland as a legend, Jackie Maxwell. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/6191206.stm Magilton was a gifted midfield player with an exquisite range of passing who represented Northern Ireland 52 times. He played for Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Southampton before ending his playing career after seven-and-a-half years at Ipswich.
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