17 Facts About Eoin Jess

Eoin Jess played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Northampton Town.

Eoin Jess was capped 18 times by Scotland, scoring two goals.

Eoin Jess is ranked 11th on Aberdeen's all-time appearances list.

The club finished runners-up in the Premier Division, and Eoin Jess picked up another winner's medal as an unused substitute in the 1990 Scottish Cup Final.

Eoin Jess won the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award for the season.

Eoin Jess scored in a September victory over Rangers at Ibrox Stadium which proved to be Aberdeen's last win at that venue until 2017.

Eoin Jess scored five goals in four matches in the Cup Winners' Cup, finishing joint-top scorer in the competition.

The next season almost ended in relegation for the club and Eoin Jess started only 15 league games due to a persistent foot injury.

Eoin Jess produced an impressive performance in the semi-final of the League Cup as Aberdeen overcame Rangers, scored a long-range goal in a league game against the same opponents a few weeks later and was in the team which won the 1995 Scottish League Cup Final, beating Dundee.

Eoin Jess left Aberdeen for the first time having made 253 official appearances for the club, scoring 63 goals, and the transfer fee they received for him was a record amount.

Eoin Jess played in the 2000 Scottish League Cup final and 2000 Scottish Cup final, both of which ended in defeat.

Eoin Jess returned to the Premier League at the age of 30 with Bradford City, initially on loan, and scored on his debut for the Bantams on 1 January 2001 against Leicester City.

Eoin Jess joined Nottingham Forest in August 2002 and in his first season steered Forest into the play-offs in 6th place.

However they dropped to 14th the next year and were relegated in 2005, and Eoin Jess moved on as a free agent.

Eoin Jess later rejoined Nottingham Forest as a coach for their youth team from 2007 until he left the post in May 2012.

Eoin Jess spent time on the coaching staff at Peterborough United, joining in August 2012 to work under Darren Ferguson as a replacement for Mark Robson but departing less than a year later, replaced by Gary Breen.

In 2015 Eoin Jess was voted into Aberdeen's 'greatest ever team' by supporters of the club.