Jimmy Lumsden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Murdoch Lumsden | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1970 | Leeds United | 4 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Southend United | 13 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Morton | 42 | (3) |
| 1973 | St Mirren | 13 | (1) |
| 1973–1974 | Cork Hibernians | ? | (3) |
| 1974–1975 | Morton | 28 | (2) |
| 1975–1977 | Clydebank | 76 | (3) |
| Total | 176+ | (12) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1992 | Bristol City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Murdoch 'Wee Jimmy' Lumsden (born 7 November 1947 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former association football player and former first team coach at Manchester United and Everton.
He began his footballing career with Leeds United in 1964, he captained Leeds reserves however failed to make a lasting breakthrough into the first team, playing just four games before his transfer to Southend United in 1970. Over the next eight years he had spells with Greenock Morton, St Mirren, Cork Hibernians, Clydebank and finally Real Madrid.
Having spent six years at Leeds United as a player in the 1960s, Lumsden returned to Elland Road as Assistant Manager to Eddie Gray between in the late 80s whilst the club languished in the middle reaches of the old Second Division.
Lumsden began his coaching career as Eddie Gray's assistant at Leeds, but was fired along with Gray in September 1985. After leaving Leeds he went to work in a Boarding School in Wetherby where he stayed for the next few years. He subsequently enjoyed management roles at both Bristol City and Rochdale before going back to the dressing room as First Team Coach at Preston, then in the Second Division, under the stewardship of David Moyes.
When Gary Peters quit the club in February 1998, Moyes (a 34-year-old defender) replaced him. With the help of Moyes, Kelham O'Hanlon and Lumsden, Preston quickly became promotion contenders, reaching the 1998-99 playoffs (losing to Gillingham in the semi-finals before finally being promoted as champions a year later) They almost made it two promotions a row in 2001, but lost 3-0 to Bolton in the Division One final. Lumsden - a superstitious man - has never worn the same socks since.
Following this Moyes took his trusted Coach over to Goodison Park when he succeeded Walter Smith as Everton boss.
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