George Adams (footballer, born 1950)

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George Adams
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-07-01) 1 July 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Petershill
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Total60(14)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Peterhead
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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While he was a player, Adams was Alex Ferguson's first signing as a manager, moving to East Stirlingshire from Alloa Athletic in 1974. [1] His playing career was disrupted by injury, and he became a manager in the Highland Football League at a young age. [1]

Adams later worked for Alex Ferguson as a youth coach at Aberdeen. [1] He was later credited by Rangers chairman John McClelland for his role in developing many of the players who achieved great success with Aberdeen during the 1980s. [2] Adams subsequently worked in youth development for Celtic and Motherwell. [3]

Adams left Motherwell in 2003 to become director of youth football at Rangers. [2] He left Rangers in September 2005 after being offered a different post as part of a restructuring exercise at the club. [4] Adams blamed a personality clash with chief executive Martin Bain as the reason for his departure. [4]

Later in 2005, Adams joined Ross County as director of football. [4] In 2007, Adams appointed his son (Derek Adams) as Ross County manager. [5] The father and son pairing guided Ross County to the 2010 Scottish Cup final, recording upset victories over Hibernian and Celtic en route. [3] The pairing were split when Adams left Ross County to become assistant manager to Colin Calderwood at Hibernian, [1] 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. [6]

Personal life

Adams was Sir Alex Ferguson first signing as a Manager. He has a son and daughter called Derek and Leigh-Anne.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Aidan (11 December 2010). "Interview: Derek Adams, Hibernian assistant manager". The Scotsman . Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Rangers recruit Fergie scout". BBC Sport. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 Fraser, Alasdair (24 March 2010). "Ross County's Derek Adams has the makings of a formidable leader". The Herald . Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Adams blames Bain for departure". BBC Sport. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Gilfeather, Frank (25 March 2010). "George Adams justified by progress of Ross County". The Times . Retrieved 11 December 2010.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Ross County sack manager Derek Adams and his father George, BBC Sport
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