James Magilton was born on 6 May 1969 and is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional player.
42 Facts About Jim Magilton
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Jim Magilton started his playing career in the Irish League with Distillery then signed for Liverpool but would fail to make an appearance.
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Jim Magilton joined Oxford United in 1990 before moving to the Saints four-years later.
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Jim Magilton made 581 league appearances, scoring 64 goals during his playing career.
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Jim Magilton was capped 52 times by Northern Ireland, scoring 5 goals and has recently appeared at U21 and U23 level.
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Jim Magilton moved into management at Ipswich, where he led the club for three years before managing Queens Park Rangers for a brief spell.
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Jim Magilton has since managed Melbourne Victory, Northern Ireland U21 and Dundalk.
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Jim Magilton started out at junior club St Oliver Plunkett, under the guidance of Jackie Maxwell, whose long-term association with the club saw him win the BBC NI Unsung Hero award in 2006.
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Jim Magilton was a gifted midfield player with an exquisite range of passing who represented Northern Ireland 52 times.
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Jim Magilton played for Distillery, Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Southampton before ending his playing career after seven-and-a-half years at Ipswich.
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Jim Magilton started his playing career with Distillery in the Irish League, making his senior debut as a substitute against Newry Town in March 1985, aged just 15.
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Jim Magilton served as an apprentice at Liverpool alongside the likes of Steve McManaman and Mike Marsh.
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Jim Magilton turned professional in 1988 but never made a first team appearance, although he was selected as a substitute in both the 1988 and 1990 Charity Shields.
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Jim Magilton soon established himself as a commanding presence in the central midfield role.
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In January 1999, Jim Magilton signed for Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the season.
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Jim Magilton helped Ipswich push for promotion throughout the season, scoring 4 goals in 38 appearances in the league as Ipswich finished 3rd in the First Division.
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Jim Magilton continued to be a key part of the Ipswich side during the following season.
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Jim Magilton made 33 appearances in the league during the season, helping Ipswich to a 5th placed finish in the Premier League and qualification for the UEFA Cup the following season.
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Jim Magilton continued to feature regularly in the league and in the UEFA Cup for Ipswich at the start of the season, although he did not feature as often during the second-half of the season.
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Jim Magilton signed a new one-year contract with the club in July 2003.
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Jim Magilton represented Northern Ireland at Under-21 and Under-23 level in 1990, before making his senior debut for his country in 1991.
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Jim Magilton became a regular player for Northern Ireland, featuring in their 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
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Jim Magilton scored in two other qualifiers against Albania and Latvia in other 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in 1993.
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Jim Magilton was part of Northern Ireland's 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in 1997.
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Jim Magilton was named Northern Ireland captain for a match against Yugoslavia on 16 August 2000.
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Jim Magilton featured regularly in his country's 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in 2000 and 2001.
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Jim Magilton won 52 caps for Northern Ireland during his career, scoring 5 goals.
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Jim Magilton was appointed as Ipswich manager on 5 June 2006, alongside former Academy Director Bryan Klug.
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In May 2007, Jim Magilton was linked with the Northern Ireland manager's job after it was vacated by Lawrie Sanchez, but the ex-international decided against taking the post, due to his lack of experience.
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On 3 June 2009, Jim Magilton was appointed the Queens Park Rangers manager until June 2011, replacing Paulo Sousa, who was dismissed in April.
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On 9 December 2009, Jim Magilton was suspended by Queens Park Rangers following an incident at Watford's Vicarage Road.
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On 16 December 2009, it was announced Jim Magilton had left Queens Park Rangers by mutual consent.
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On 6 July 2011, Jim Magilton was appointed as Shamrock Rovers Assistant manager on a caretaker basis after Trevor Croly resigned.
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Jim Magilton assisted Michael O'Neill for the remainder of the 2011 season, helping the Hoops to their 2nd league title in as many years as well as reaching the Europa League group stages.
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Jim Magilton took over from interim head coach Kevin Muscat after Melbourne Victory's home game on 7 January 2012 against the Newcastle Jets.
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Jim Magilton went about attempting to achieve this goal by releasing defender Fabio Alves and veterans Tom Pondeljak and Rodrigo Vargas and signing Gold Coast United defender Adama Traore and Central Coast Mariners defender Sam Gallagher.
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On 21 June 2013, Jim Magilton was appointed the elite performance director by the Irish Football Association, signing a four-year contract.
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In May 2015, Jim Magilton was appointed manager of the Northern Ireland U21 national team, with Damien Johnson and Kevin Horlock serving as his assistant coaches, and Mark Crossley serving as goalkeeping coach.
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In December 2020, Jim Magilton left his role in the Irish FA to take up a new position as sporting director at Irish side Dundalk.
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Jim Magilton became interim manager of the first team in April 2021 when Shane Keegan departed the club.
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Jim Magilton's interim spell ended after a run of four wins, three draws and three losses on 16 June 2021, when the club appointed Vinny Perth, who had been sacked by the club ten months previously.
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On 13 November 2021, it was announced that Jim Magilton had stepped down from his role as Sporting Director less than a year into a four-year contract.