George Adams (footballer, born 1950)

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George Adams
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-07-01) 1 July 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Petershill
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1973 Aberdeen 1 (0)
1973 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
1973 Stranraer 1 (0)
1973–1974 Alloa Athletic 4 (4)
1974–1976 East Stirlingshire 53 (10)
Petershill
Total 60 (14)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Peterhead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Adams (born 1 July 1950)[1] is a Scottish football player and coach.

While he was a player, Adams was Alex Ferguson's first signing as a manager, moving to East Stirlingshire from Alloa Athletic in 1974.[2][3] His playing career was disrupted by injury, and he became a manager in the Highland Football League at a young age.[3]

Adams later worked for Alex Ferguson as a youth coach at Aberdeen.[3] He was later credited by Rangers chairman John McClelland for bringing through many of the players who enjoyed great success with Aberdeen during the 1980s.[4] Adams subsequently worked in youth development for Celtic and Motherwell.[5]

Adams left Motherwell in 2003 to become director of youth football at Rangers.[4] He left Rangers in September 2005 after being offered a different post as part of a restructuring exercise at the club.[6] Adams blamed a personality clash with chief executive Martin Bain as the reason for his departure.[6]

Later in 2005, Adams joined Ross County as director of football.[6] In 2007, Adams appointed his son (Derek Adams) as Ross County manager.[7] The father and son pairing guided Ross County to the 2010 Scottish Cup Final, recording upset victories over Hibernian and Celtic en route.[1][5] The pairing were split when Adams left Ross County to become assistant manager to Colin Calderwood at Hibernian,[3] but were reunited again when Derek Adams returned as Ross County manager in 2011. Both father and son were sacked by Ross County in August 2014.[8]

Personal life

Adams is a born-again Christian and a teetotaller.[3]

References

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  8. ↑ Ross County sack manager Derek Adams and his father George, BBC Sport

External links

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