Jimmy Scoular

Jimmy Scoular
Personal information
Full name James Scoular
Date of birth (1925-01-11)11 January 1925
Place of birth Livingston Station, West Lothian, Scotland
Date of death 19 March 1998(1998-03-19) (aged 73)
Place of death Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Gosport Borough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1953 Portsmouth 247 (8)
1953–1960 Newcastle United 247 (6)
1960–1964 Bradford Park Avenue 108 (5)
Total 602 (19)
International career
1951–1952 Scotland 9 (0)
Managerial career
1960–1964 Bradford Park Avenue
1964–1973 Cardiff City
1976–1977 Newport County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Scoular (11 January 1925 – 19 March 1998) was a Scottish football player and manager. Known as a tough, combative player with precise passing skills, Scoular made over 600 appearances in the Football League with Portsmouth, Newcastle United and Bradford Park Avenue, as a player-manager, and attained nine caps for Scotland in a playing career spanning nearly twenty years. Following his retirement from playing, Scoular went on to manage Cardiff City and Newport County.