Jim McLean
Scottish association football player and manager (1937–2020)
James Yuille McLean (2 August 1937 – 26 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was best known for being the manager of Dundee United F.C. for 22 years between 1971 and 1993. While he was at Dundee United, the team won the 1982/83 Scottish Football League Championship and made it to many cup finals including the 1987 UEFA Cup Final against IFK Gothenburg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Yuille McLean | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Larkhall, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 2020 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Larkhall Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1960 | Hamilton Academical | 129 | (57) |
| 1960–1965 | Clyde | 102 | (32) |
| 1965–1968 | Dundee | 90 | (28) |
| 1968–1970 | Kilmarnock | 56 | (7) |
| Total | 377 | (124) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1993 | Dundee United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
McLean died at the age of 83 on 26 December 2020 from dementia-related problems.[1]
Honours
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- Scottish Division Two : 1961–62
- Glasgow Charity Cup : 1960–61 (shared)[2]
Dundee
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- Scottish Premier Division : 1982–83
- Scottish League Cup : 1979–80, 1980–81
- UEFA Cup : runner-up 1986–87
- Forfarshire Cup: 1971–72,[3] 1974–75,[4] 1975–76,[5] 1976–77,[6] 1979–80,[7] 1984–85,[8] 1986–87,[9] 1987–88[10]
Individual
change- SFWA Manager of the Year: 1987
- Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 2005
- Dundee United Hall of Fame: 2015[11]
- SFA Special Merit Award: 1985[12]
- Honorary Doctor of Law from University of Dundee: 2011[13]
References
change- ↑ Jim McLean dies aged 83 as Dundee United legend passes away following dementia battle
- ↑ "1960–61: Celtic 1 v 1 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1971/72". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1974/75". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1975/76". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1976/77". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1979/80". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup 1984/85". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1986/87". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Forfarshire Cup Final 1987/88". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Jim McLean one of Scotland's greatest managers". Sky Sports. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Dundee United's Jim McLean". The Guardian. 27 December 2020.
- ↑ "Giant of the game recognised by United". BBC News. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2021.