Jimmy McGuigan

Jimmy McGuigan
Personal information
Full name	James McGuigan
Date of birth	1 March 1924
Place of birth	Addiewell, West Lothian, Scotland
Date of death	30 March 1988 (aged 64)
Place of death	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
1946–1947	Hamilton Academical
1947–1949	Sunderland
1949–1950	Stockport County
1950–1956	Crewe Alexandra
1956–1959	Rochdale
Total
Managerial career
1960–1964	Crewe Alexandra
1964–1967	Grimsby Town
1967–1973	Chesterfield
1973–1979	Rotherham United
1979–1982	Stockport County
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McGuigan (1 March 1924 – 30 March 1988) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Career

McGuigan, who played as a wing half, played junior football with Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, before turning professional in 1946 with Hamilton Academical. After just one season in the Scottish Football League, McGuigan moved to England, playing in the Football League for Sunderland, Stockport County, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale. McGuigan made a total of 334 League appearances between 1946 and 1959, scoring 48 goals.^[2]

After retiring as a player in 1959, McGuigan became a coach at former club Crewe Alexandra, before becoming manager in March 1960.^[3] After leaving Crewe in 1964, he later managed Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Rotherham United and Stockport County.^[4] At Chesterfield, McGuigan won the 1969-70 Fourth Division title; he won the Manager of the Year award the same year.^[5]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Crewe Alexandra		1 June 1960	1 November 1964	222	87	50	85	039.19
Grimsby Town		1 November 1964	1 July 1967	143	50	41	52	034.97
Chesterfield		18 July 1967	1 May 1973	305	124	76	105	040.66
Rotherham United		1 May 1973	13 November 1979	337	129	90	118	038.28
Stockport County		13 November 1979	23 April 1982	130	40	29	61	030.77
Total				1,137	430	286	421	037.82

^ "Jimmy McGuigan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "Player profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
^ "The Managers: Jim McGuigan". Chesterfield F.C. official website. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
^ "Manager profile". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
^ "Chesterfield FC: a potted history". Chesterfield F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
^ "Jimmy McGuigan | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".