Jim Dempsey

Jim Dempsey
Personal information
Full name	James Dempsey
Date of birth	5 November 1946 (age 75)
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Centre Back
Youth career
to 1969	Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1971	Hamilton Academical
1971–1975	Raith Rovers
1975–1976	Stirling Albion
1976–1981	Hamilton Academical
1981	Albion Rovers
1981–?	Larkhall Thistle
Teams managed
1988–1989	Hamilton Academical
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jim Dempsey (born 5 November 1946^[2]) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

As a player Dempsey, who was known as a hard man,^[3] was most associated with Hamilton Academical, with whom he had two spells, and Raith Rovers, although he also turned out for Stirling Albion, Albion Rovers and Larkhall Thistle.

He had a sole season back as manager at Hamilton, following the departure of John Lambie to Partick Thistle, although the club finished far adrift at the foot of the Scottish Premier Division and he was dismissed. He was subsequently announced as manager of Fauldhouse United in 1992^[4] and later returned to the Accies as assistant boss under Chris Hillcoat in 2003.^[5]

References[]

^ "ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ Jim Dempsey Record vs Heart of Midlothian
^ Former Players Pick a Winner
^ "West Lothian Council Community Resources". Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
^ Jim joins Accies' fight^{[dead link]}

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[1] "ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[2] Jim Dempsey Record vs Heart of Midlothian

[3] Former Players Pick a Winner

[4] "West Lothian Council Community Resources". Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2009.

[5] Jim joins Accies' fight^{[dead link]}

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