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Full name
  
James Easton

1960–1964
  
Years
  
Team


Playing position
  
Place of birth
  
Glasgow, Scotland

Name
  
Jim Easton

Date of birth
  
(1940-09-03) 3 September 1940 (age 75)

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Jim Easton (born 3 September 1940) is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager. He played for Hibernian and Dundee and was player/manager of Queen of the South. He also played for the Miami Toros in the NASL and also managed the Vancouver Whitecaps for their first two seasons.

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Hibernian

Easton was with Drumchapel Amateurs before joining the senior ranks with Hibernian. While at Hibernian, he gained one Scotland under-23 cap. He was with Hibernian from 1960 to 1964, making 79 league appearances in which he scored one goal. He also played in European ties, including a 3–2 victory against FC Barcelona at Easter Road.

Dundee

Easton joined Dundee and was there until 1971. During his time with Dundee, he made 168 league appearances in which he again scored once. He also played 11 Scottish cup games and 22 league cup games. He also played a number of European cup games scoring the winning goal against Zurich in 1967.

Queen of the South

Easton was appointed Queen of the South player / manager in May 1971. He made 57 league appearances for the Dumfries club in which he scored twice. He left Palmerston Park in March of his second season after which he moved to Canada.

NASL years

Jim Easton played for the Miami Toros in 1973 in the original North American Soccer League. He then moved on to expansion Vancouver Whitecaps as manager from 1974 to 1975, and saw good success during his tenure with a small budget and local players.

Personal life

Jim is married to Rae Easton (née Coffey) to which they have three children; Jim Easton Jr. (a former NASL player himself), Stewart Easton and Alan Easton; and four granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Nicola, Eliana and Gabriela and one grandson Ewan. He currently resides in North Vancouver BC Canada.

References

Jim Easton Wikipedia


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