Jimmy Bain (footballer, born 1899)

Jimmy Bain
Personal information
Full name James Bain
Date of birth (1899-02-06)6 February 1899
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death 22 September 1969(1969-09-22) (aged 70)
Place of death Polegate, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rutherglen Glencairn
–1922 Strathclyde
1922–1928 Manchester United 4 (0)
1928 Manchester Central
1928–1934 Brentford 191 (2)
Total 195 (2)
Managerial career
1952–1953 Brentford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Bain (6 February 1899 – 22 September 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager, best remembered for his 28 years as a player, manager and assistant manager at Brentford. In 2013, Bain placed fifth in a Football League 125th Anniversary poll of Brentford's best ever captains and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in May 2015.