Jim Jefferies (footballer)

Jim Jefferies (born November 22, 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is a Scottish football manager. He was most recently the sporting director at Edinburgh City. Jefferies began his managerial career at Gala Fairydean before he joined Berwick Rangers, where he was manager until 1988. He then managed Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock. He was the longest serving manager in the Scottish Premier League when he left Kilmarnock in January 2010. He had been managing the club for eight years.

Jim Jefferies

Jefferies as Hearts manager.
Personal information
Full name	James Jefferies
Date of birth	(1950-11-22) 22 November 1950
Place of birth	Musselburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Right back
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic (manager)
Youth career
1965–1967	Gorgie Hearts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1981	Heart of Midlothian	227	(5)
1967–1968	→ Haddington Athletic (loan)
1968–1969	→ Gala Fairydean (loan)
1981–1983	Berwick Rangers	71	(0)
Teams managed
1983	Hawick Royal Albert
1983–1988	Gala Fairydean
1988–1990	Berwick Rangers
1990–1995	Falkirk
1995–2000	Heart of Midlothian
2000–2001	Bradford City
2002–2010	Kilmarnock
2010–2011	Heart of Midlothian
2012–2014	Dunfermline Athletic
2017–2020	Edinburgh City (sporting director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only