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Jimmy Fotheringham

Biography

Jimmy was signed from Bankfoot by George Fleming in October 1984 for a fee of £400. He was a regular, mainly playing on the wing, for the rest of the 1980s, with Fleming’s successors Jimmy Bone and John Young also taking a liking to Jimmy and under all three managers he was one of the first names on the team sheet for most of his time at the club. At the end of the 1989-90 season newly appointed manager Ian Gibson let Jimmy leave the club on a free transfer, and he would go on to sign for Forfar Athletic…Read moreRead less
Jimmy was signed from Bankfoot by George Fleming in October 1984 for a fee of £400. He was a regular, mainly playing on the wing, for the rest of the 1980s, with Fleming’s successors Jimmy Bone and John Young also taking a liking to Jimmy and under all three managers he was one of the first names on the team sheet for most of his time at the club. At the end of the 1989-90 season newly appointed manager Ian Gibson let Jimmy leave the club on a free transfer, and he would go on to sign for Forfar Athletic that summer.

Statistics

Apps
178 (28)
Goals
47
Yellow cards
7
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.23
Minutes
16,191*
Seasons
6
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1989-9028 (6)710
1988-8939 (2)1120
1987-8840 (3)1110
1986-8737 (4)1410
1985-8620 (7)420
1984-8514 (6)000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 25 Oct 1984 · Left: 31 May 1990

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
George Fleming27 Oct 19841 Jan 19857 (2)
Graham Shaw12 Jan 198516 Feb 19855
Jimmy Bone2 Mar 198513 Dec 198641 (13)
John Young20 Dec 198614 Apr 1990124 (12)
Ian Gibson21 Apr 199024 Apr 19901 (1)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Perth

  2. Signed

  10. Recorded contract end

Appearances (206)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
24 Apr 1990 Dumbarton 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
21 Apr 1990 Arbroath 0–1 Cowdenbeath Second Division1989-90 L
14 Apr 1990 Stirling 3–2 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
7 Apr 1990 Arbroath 1–0 Queen of South Second Division1989-90 W
31 Mar 1990 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
24 Mar 1990 Arbroath 1–1 Queen's Park Second Division1989-90 D
17 Mar 1990 Arbroath 3–0 Montrose Second Division1989-90 W
3 Mar 1990 East Fife 2–3 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 W
27 Feb 1990 Arbroath 0–2 Brechin City Second Division1989-90 L
17 Feb 1990 Arbroath 2–4 Kilmarnock Second Division1989-90 L
10 Feb 1990 East Stirling 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
3 Feb 1990 Berwick Rangers 3–1 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
31 Jan 1990 Arbroath 3–0 East Fife Second Division1989-90 W
27 Jan 1990 Arbroath 0–0 Cowdenbeath Second Division1989-90 D
20 Jan 1990 Montrose 4–2 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
13 Jan 1990 Arbroath 1–0 Queen of South Second Division1989-90 W
2 Jan 1990 Stenhousemuir 3–0 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
26 Dec 1989 Arbroath 1–2 Stirling Second Division1989-90 L
20 Dec 1989 Arbroath 2–0 Stranraer Second Division1989-90 W
9 Dec 1989 Elgin City 2–1 Arbroath Scottish Cup1989-90 L
2 Dec 1989 Dumbarton 0–0 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 D
25 Nov 1989 Arbroath 2–0 East Stirling Second Division1989-90 W
18 Nov 1989 Queen's Park 1–2 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 W
21 Oct 1989 Cowdenbeath 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 D
14 Oct 1989 Stranraer 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 L
23 Sep 1989 East Stirling 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 D
16 Sep 1989 Arbroath 2–2 Montrose Second Division1989-90 D
9 Sep 1989 Queen of South 2–2 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 D
2 Sep 1989 Brechin City 2–2 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 D
26 Aug 1989 Arbroath 2–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1989-90 W

Goals scored (47)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
3 Mar 1990 East Fife 2–3 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 W 71′
31 Jan 1990 Arbroath 3–0 East Fife Second Division1989-90 W 46′
26 Dec 1989 Arbroath 1–2 Stirling Second Division1989-90 L 55′
18 Nov 1989 Queen's Park 1–2 Arbroath Second Division1989-90 W 72′
16 Sep 1989 Arbroath 2–2 Montrose Second Division1989-90 D 39′
26 Aug 1989 Arbroath 2–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1989-90 W 77′
9 Aug 1989 Arbroath 1–0 East Stirling Scottish League Cup1989-90 W 48′
6 May 1989 Albion Rovers 2–2 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 D 6′
15 Apr 1989 Montrose 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 D 11′
8 Apr 1989 Arbroath 2–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1988-89 W 18′
15 Mar 1989 Brechin City 3–4 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 W 3′
11 Mar 1989 Arbroath 4–3 Stranraer Second Division1988-89 W 10′
11 Feb 1989 Stirling 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 D 37′
22 Oct 1988 Arbroath 3–3 East Stirling Second Division1988-89 D 15′
22 Oct 1988 Arbroath 3–3 East Stirling Second Division1988-89 D 84′
15 Oct 1988 Albion Rovers 3–1 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 L 26′
8 Oct 1988 Dumbarton 1–4 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 W 17′
8 Oct 1988 Dumbarton 1–4 Arbroath Second Division1988-89 W 74′
5 Mar 1988 Arbroath 4–0 Albion Rovers Second Division1987-88 W 35′
9 Feb 1988 Arbroath 2–1 Cowdenbeath Second Division1987-88 W 68′
23 Jan 1988 East Stirling 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1987-88 D 75′
18 Jan 1988Neutral venue Arbroath 1–0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Cup1987-88 W 57′
29 Dec 1987 Montrose 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1987-88 D 60′
12 Dec 1987 Arbroath 3–0 Stenhousemuir Second Division1987-88 W 42′
17 Oct 1987 Cowdenbeath 3–5 Arbroath Second Division1987-88 W 63′