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Scottish footballer, manager and businessman

Iain Jamieson
Personal information
Full name John Wallace Jamieson
Date of birth (1928-10-14)14 October 1928
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 19 October 2012(2012-10-19) (aged 84)
Place of death Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Jamestown Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1948 Aberdeen 1 (0)
1948–1958 Coventry City 181 (6)
Rugby Town
Total 182 (6)
Managerial career
Rugby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iain Jamieson (14 October 1928 – 19 October 2012) was a Scottish footballer, manager and businessman. Jamieson briefly played for Aberdeen, then signed for Coventry City after completing a spell of National Service. He made over 180 appearances in 10 years playing for Coventry. He became player/manager of Rugby Town after leaving Coventry.

Towards the end of his playing career, Jamieson became a sales manager with the textiles company Courtaulds. He later progressed to a managing director position in the company's nylon division. Jamieson joined the Coventry City board of directors, working with Joe Mercer and Jimmy Hill, in 1973. After Hill left the club in 1983, Jamieson was appointed chairman. Jamieson himself left the board in 1984 and retired from business in 1989. He died in October 2012, aged 84.

References

  1. "Iain Jamieson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. Iain Jamieson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ "Iain Jamieson". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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