Jim Tolmie

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Jim Tolmie
Personal information
Full name James Tolmie [1]
Date of birth (1960-11-21) 21 November 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
–1978 Auchengill Star B.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981 Morton [2] 90 (20)
1981–1983 Lokeren 18 (1)
1983–1986 Manchester City [2] 57 (19)
1986Carlisle United (loan) [2] 8 (1)
1986–1991 Markaryd IF 151 (83)
1991–1994 Morton [2] 71 (7)
International career
1979 Scotland U21 1 (0)
1980 Scottish Football League XI [3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Tolmie (born 21 November 1960) is a Scottish retired footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.

He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Britain in 1983.

Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for £30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent many years playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.

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References

  1. "Jim Tolmie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jim Tolmie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "Jim Tolmie - Scotland Football League Record from 17 Mar 1980 to 17 Mar 1980 clubs - Morton".