James Edward McInally was born on 19 February 1964 and is a Scottish football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League Two club Peterhead.
23 Facts About Jim McInally
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Jim McInally played for Celtic, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Sligo Rovers.
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Jim McInally gained 10 full caps with the Scotland national football team for whom he played at the UEFA Euro 1992 finals in Sweden.
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Jim McInally began senior his career at left back with Celtic, the team he supported as a boy.
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In January 1984 Jim McInally was loaned to Dundee where he scored twice in his 11 league games.
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Jim McInally left after only one appearance for Celtic in each of the league and the Scottish Cup to add to his debut in the league cup against Dunfermline.
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Jim McInally was a guest of Forest at the game with two other players they were signing, Johnny Metgod and Gary Megson.
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Jim McInally was player of the year at the end of his first Forest season.
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Jim McInally played beside Pearce in some games that season before leaving after his last game on 26 December 1985.
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Jim McInally played five first team games there before he and Bowman double transferred to Scotland at the end of the season.
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At Tannadice Jim McInally quickly became an effective defensive midfielder and played an important part in Dundee United's run to the UEFA Cup Final in his first season.
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Jim McInally scored the opener in the home leg of the third round tie against Hajduk Split.
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Bowman and Jim McInally played in three losing Dundee United Scottish final teams.
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In early 1996, Jim McInally was due to join Aberdeen in a swap deal for Peter Hetherston, and was paraded at a Pittodrie news conference.
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Jim McInally then moved back to Dundee as a player-coach at Dens Park.
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Jim McInally was selected for the Scotland squad for the UEFA Euro 1992 finals in Sweden.
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Jim McInally returned to Scotland and joined the coaching staff of Celtic, working with the club's youth teams.
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Jim McInally moved back into management as he was appointed manager of Scottish Second Division side Greenock Morton.
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Jim McInally won the August 2006 Second Division Manager of the Month award, along the way.
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Jim McInally resigned in February 2008 after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into ninth place in the First Division.
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On 13 March 2008, Jim McInally was named the new manager of Third Division strugglers East Stirlingshire, succeeding Gordon Wylde who resigned a month earlier.
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Jim McInally was named November 2008 Manager of the Month for the Third Division by the Scottish Football League.
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Jim McInally then won the Scottish League Two title the next season, securing it on the last day.