Jim Holton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Alan Holton | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Lesmahagow, Scotland | ||
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| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| 1968–1971 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Shrewsbury Town | 67 | (4) |
| 1972–1976 | Manchester United | 63 | (5) |
| 1976 | Miami Toros | 16 | (1) |
| 1976–1977 | Sunderland | 15 | (0) |
| 1977–1981 | Coventry City | 91 | (0) |
| 1980 | Detroit Express | 21 | (3) |
| 1981–1982 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Scotland | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Alan "Jim" Holton (11 April 1951 – 4 October 1993) was a Scottish football player.
Born in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, and trained with Celtic, Holton began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, but left three years later without having played a first-team game. He spent a season at Shrewsbury Town before making the big move to Manchester United. At United he was a favourite among fans who taunted opponents with the chant: Six foot two[sic], eyes of blue, Big Jim Holton's after you.[1] Despite two leg breaks during that time, he played helpfully in their Second Division championship winning side in 1975 but was sold to Sunderland a year later.[1]
In 1976, he played for the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He returned to the NASL with the Detroit Express in 1980.[2] He finished his career with Coventry City, enjoying a four-year spell at the club before injury brought his career to an end at the age of 30 at the end of the 1980-1981 season.
Holton played in all three initial group games for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup competition in Germany, in which the team did not lose, winning 2-0 against Zaire and drawing twice, including a memorable 0-0 draw with then reigning champions Brazil, yet still failing to progress to the second round due to goal difference. Scotland's third game resulted in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia.
Holton stayed in Coventry after retiring from professional football, working as a pub landlord. He died on 4 October 1993, aged 42, after suffering a heart attack at the wheel of his car.
References
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- Jim Holton at scottishfa.co.uk
- Jim Holton, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Article by Toby Neal, who included Holton as a onetime Shrewsbury Town player.
- ↑ Jim Holton at North American Soccer League Players
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- 1951 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Lesmahagow
- Association football defenders
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- Celtic F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Miami Toros players
- Detroit Express players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- The Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Sportspeople from South Lanarkshire
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
