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Jim Holton
Scottish footballer (1951–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Allan Holton (11 April 1951 – 4 October 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-back. Holton played for Shrewsbury Town, Manchester United, Miami Toros, Sunderland, Coventry City and Detroit Express.
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![]() Holton (white shirt and shorts, #5) playing for Scotland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Allan Holton[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1951-04-11)11 April 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Lesmahagow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 4 October 1993(1993-10-04) (aged 42) | ||
Place of death | Baginton, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Celtic | |||
1968–1971 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1972 | Shrewsbury Town | 67 | (4) |
1972–1976 | Manchester United | 63 | (5) |
1976 | Miami Toros | 16 | (1) |
1976–1977 | Sunderland | 15 | (0) |
1977–1980 | Coventry City | 91 | (0) |
1980 | Detroit Express | 21 | (3) |
1980–1981 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
Total | 273 | (13) | |
International career | |||
1973–1974 | Scotland | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played in 15 international matches for Scotland scoring two goals. One of those goals came in a win against Czechoslovakia that helped Scotland qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He played in all three Scotland games at that tournament.