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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Bonthrone | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 7 June 2008 | (aged 78)||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1949–1957 | East Fife | 222 | (85) |
1957–1959 | Dundee | 30 | (15) |
1959–1961 | Stirling Albion | 43 | (21) |
1961–1962 | Queen of the South | 6 | (0) |
Total | 301 | (121) | |
International career | |||
1953 | Scotland B [1] | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1963–1969 | East Fife | ||
1971–1975 | Aberdeen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008) [2] was a Scottish professional football player, coach and manager.
Born in Kinglassie, Fife, [3] Bonthrone's playing career centred on his time with a successful East Fife team, [4] although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm at Queen of the South. [3] [5] He won the Scottish League Cup as a player with East Fife [6] in 1953.
After retiring as a player, Bonthrone managed East Fife from 1963 until 1969 [6] [4] before assisting Eddie Turnbull at Aberdeen. [3] [6] Bonthrone was assistant manager when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup in 1970. [5] He was promoted to become the Aberdeen manager in 1971 after Turnbull moved to Hibernian. [3] [5] [6] [4]
Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975. [3] [5] The club won the Drybrough Cup in 1971 just after he was appointed. [3] [6] He gave Willie Miller his debut, but had to contend with the high-profile departures of Martin Buchan and Joe Harper, [5] [6] which effectively broke up the team that had been successful under Turnbull. [5] [4]
After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring. [5] [6]