Jim Easton

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Jim Easton
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Easton circa 1975
Personal information
Full name James Easton
Date of birth (1940-09-03) 3 September 1940 (age 83)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Drumchapel Amateurs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1964 Hibernian 79 (1)
1964–1971 Dundee 168 (1)
1971–1973 Queen of the South 57 (2)
1973 Miami Toros 19 (0)
International career
1963 Scotland under-23 1 (0)
Managerial career
1971–1973 Queen of the South
1974–1975 Vancouver Whitecaps
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Easton (born 3 September 1940) [1] is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager. He played for Hibernian and Dundee and was player/manager of Queen of the South. He also played for the Miami Toros in the NASL and also managed the Vancouver Whitecaps for their first two seasons.

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Club career

Easton was with Drumchapel Amateurs before joining the senior ranks with Hibernian. [1] He was with Hibernian from 1960 to 1964, making 79 league appearances in which he scored one goal. He also played in European ties, including a 3–2 victory against FC Barcelona at Easter Road. [1] [2]

Easton joined Dundee and was there until 1971. During his time with Dundee, he made 168 league appearances in which he again scored once. He also played 11 Scottish cup games and 22 league cup games. He also played a number of European cup games scoring the winning goal against Zurich in 1967. [3]

Easton was appointed Queen of the South player / manager in May 1971. He made 57 league appearances for the Dumfries club in which he scored twice. [4] He left Palmerston Park in March of his second season after which he moved to Canada.

Jim Easton played for the Miami Toros in 1973 in the original North American Soccer League. He then moved on to expansion Vancouver Whitecaps as manager from 1974 to 1975, and saw good success during his tenure with a small budget and local players.

International career

While at Hibernian, he gained one Scotland under-23 cap. [5]

Personal life

Jim is married to Rae Easton (née Coffey) to which they have three children; Jim Easton Jr. (a former NASL player himself), Stewart Easton and Alan Easton; and four granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Nicola, Eliana and Gabriela and one grandson Ewan. He currently resides in North Vancouver BC Canada. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Easton, Jim". www.ihibs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html [ bare URL ]
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html [ bare URL ]
  4. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/queenofthesouth/queenofthesouth.html [ bare URL ]
  5. "Jim Easton". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. "NASL-Jim Easton". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.