Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Scoular[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Livingston Station, West Lothian, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 19 March 1998[2] | (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,[2] 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.[3] Following his retirement from playing, Scoular went on to manage Cardiff City and Newport County.