James Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008)[2] was a Scottish professional football player, coach and manager.
Born in Kinglassie, Fife,[3] Bonthrone’s playing career centred on his time with a successful East Fife team,[4] although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm at Queen of the South.[3][5] He won the Scottish League Cup as a player with East Fife[6] in 1953.
After retiring as a player, Bonthrone managed East Fife from 1963 until 1969[6][4] before assisting Eddie Turnbull at Aberdeen.[3][6] Bonthrone was assistant manager when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup in 1970.[5] He was promoted to become the Aberdeen manager in 1971 after Turnbull moved to Hibernian.[3][5][6][4]
Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975.[3][5] The club won the Drybrough Cup in 1971 just after he was appointed.[3][6] He gave Willie Miller his debut, but had to contend with the high-profile departures of Martin Buchan and Joe Harper,[5][6] which effectively broke up the team that had been successful under Turnbull.[5][4]
After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring.[5][6]
References
- ^ “Scotland B Player Jimmy Bonthrone Details”.
- ^ “Jimmy Bonthrone: Footballer, coach and manager”. The Independent. London. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f “Jimmy Bonthrone”. Aberdeen FC.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d 1975 | All Change in Scottish Football, Aberdeen FC, 19 March 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g “Ex-Dons boss Bonthrone dies”. The Herald. Glasgow. 9 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g “Death of ex Aberdeen manager Bonthrone”. The Scotsman. 9 June 2008.
External links
- Jimmy Bonthrone at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player’s Transfer Database