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Jim Magilton 
Personal information Full name James Magilton Date of birth 6 May 1969 Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Midfielder Youth career 1986–1988 Liverpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988–1990 Liverpool 0 (0) 1990–1994 Oxford United 150 (34) 1994–1997 Southampton 130 (13) 1997–1999 Sheffield Wednesday 27 (1) 1999 → Ipswich Town (loan) 11 (1) 1999–2006 Ipswich Town 262 (15) Total 580 (64) National team Northern Ireland U-23 2 (0) 1990 Northern Ireland U-21 1 (0) 1991–2002 Northern Ireland 52 (5) Teams managed 2006–2009 Ipswich Town 2009 Queens Park Rangers * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).James "Jim" Magilton (born 6 May 1969) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager, who is currently employed as Football Consultant at Shamrock Rovers F.C. after being appointed on 6 July 2011.
Magilton started his playing career with Liverpool and remained with the club until 1990 when he joined Oxford United. After scoring 34 goals from midfield in 150 league appearances he signed for Southampton in 1994. Three years later he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for two seasons before going on briefly on loan to Ipswich Town – the move was made permanent in 1999. Magilton's club career ended at Ipswich, having made over 250 league appearances. He moved into management at Ipswich, where he led the club for three years before managing Queens Park Rangers for a brief spell.
Magilton also represented his country, making 52 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team, scoring five goals. He has been strongly linked with the vacant Northern Ireland manager's job http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15245977.stm
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Playing career
Born in Belfast, Magilton was a gifted midfield player with an exquisite range of passing who represented Northern Ireland 52 times. He played for Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Southampton before ending his playing career after seven-and-a-half years at Ipswich.
Liverpool and Oxford United
Magilton served as an apprentice at Liverpool alongside the likes of Steve McManaman and Mike Marsh. He turned professional in 1988 but never made a first team appearance, although he was selected as a (non playing) substitute in the 1990 FA Charity Shield, which Liverpool shared with Manchester United in a 1–1 draw at Wembley Stadium.
He was transferred to Oxford United in October 1990 at the age of 21. There he made 150 League appearances before moving to Southampton in February 1994.
Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday
Magilton was Alan Ball's second signing a month after being appointed as Southampton's manager, costing the Saints £600,000. Magilton made his first Saints appearance in a 4–2 victory at The Dell over Liverpool on 14 February 1994 in which match Matthew Le Tissier scored a hat-trick. Magilton soon established himself as a commanding presence in the central midfield role. Magilton was described in Holley & Chalk's In That Number as "a neat and indefatigable "fetcher and carrier" between penalty areas."[1]
In the 1994–95 season Magilton started all 42 league games (scoring 6 goals) and continued to feature regularly in the following two seasons under managers David Merrington and Graeme Souness. Following Dave Jones' appointment in the summer of 1997, Magilton rejected the offer of a new contract and, after making 156 appearances with Southampton, in September 1997 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £1.6 million. He scored once for Wednesday, in a 1–1 draw with West Ham in April 1998.[2]
Ipswich Town
He moved on to Ipswich Town in 1999, first on loan, then as a permanent signing. He scored his only career hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers in the 1999–2000 play-off semi-final, securing the club's place in the play-off finals, and admitting himself that it was his best ever performance.
The 2005–06 season was Magilton's last at Ipswich as an active player however he was registered to play for 2006–07 whilst manager.
International goals
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 5 February 1991 Belfast, Northern Ireland 
Poland3–1 3–1 Friendly match 2 9 September 1992 Belfast, Northern Ireland 
Albania3–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 17 February 1993 Tirana, Albania Albania1–0 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 2 June 1993 Riga, Latvia 
Latvia1–0 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 11 February 1997 Belfast, Northern Ireland 
Belgium2–0 3–0 Friendly match Managerial career
Magilton originally intended to secure a coaching role at another club, but made a tentative approach to the Board at Ipswich to fill the managerial vacancy after Joe Royle's departure prior to the 2006–07 season. Magilton was appointed as Ipswich manager on 5 June 2006, alongside former Academy Director Bryan Klug. Although registered as a player, Magilton stated that he would play no more games for the first team during the 2006–07 season, but hoped to turn out for the reserve side.[3]
In May 2007, Magilton was linked with the Northern Ireland manager's job after it was vacated by Lawrie Sanchez, but the ex-international decided against taking the post,[4] due to his lack of experience.
In Magilton's first season in charge (2006–07), he led Ipswich to a satisfactory 14th position. Then, in the 2007–08 Season, Magilton lead Town to an impressive 8th place finish, missing out on the play-offs by a single point. This position was obtained by virtue of Town's excellent home record despite their poor away form. However despite substantial investment in the squad the team failed to make the play-offs in the 2008–09 season. This led to Magilton being sacked as manager on 22 April 2009.[5]
On 3 June 2009, Magilton was appointed the Queens Park Rangers manager until June 2011, replacing Paulo Sousa, who was dismissed in April.[6]
On 9 December 2009, Magilton was suspended by Queens Park Rangers following an incident at Watford's Vicarage Road. He reportedly confronted midfielder Ákos Buzsáky after the match in the dressing room. Magilton reportedly head butted the midfielder in a heated exchange [7] although later reports, from an unnamed source, claimed no such headbutt occurred and that the suspension was in response to an ultimatum from Buzsáky.[8] On 16 December 2009, it was announced Magilton had left Queens Park Rangers by mutual consent.[9][10]
On 6 July 2011, Magilton was appointed as Shamrock Rovers Assistant manager on a Caretaker basis after Trevor Croly resigned. Magilton will assist Michael O'Neill until he can find a permanent replacement for Croly.[11]
References
- ^ Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. p. 544. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ "Sheff Wed 1 West Ham 1". Sporting Life. 13 April 1998. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/04/13/SOCCER_Sheff_Wed_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=prem&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=1996. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Vicki Hodges (13 July 2006). "Magilton feels right at home". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/5155156.stm. Retrieved 29 August 2006.
- ^ "Former players out of NI running". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6683265.stm. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ "Magilton sacked as Ipswich boss". BBC Sport. 22 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8012301.stm. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "QPR appoint Magilton as manager". BBC Sport. 3 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8081268.stm. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ Bryant, Tom (9 December 2009). "QPR manager Jim Magilton suspended after Watford incident". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/dec/09/qpr-manager-jim-magilton-suspended. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Midfielder ultimatum prompted Magilton suspension". ESPN Soccernet. 10 December 2009. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=711208&cc=5739. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Magilton and Gorman in QPR exit". BBC News. 16 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8417467.stm. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Club statement". Queens Park Rangers FC. 17 December 2009. http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1907157,00.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "O’Neill brings Magilton on board". Shamrock Rovers FC. 6 July 2011. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2020-oneill-brings-magilton-on-board. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
External links
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
- Jim Magilton career stats at Soccerbase
- Jim Magilton managerial career stats at Soccerbase
- LFCHistory.net profile
- Northern Ireland profile
Ipswich Town F.C. – managers Committee (1878–1936) · O'Brien (1936–37) · Duncan (1937–55) · Ramsey (1955–63) · Milburn (1963–64) · Forsyth (1964) · McGarry (1964–68) · Lea (1968) · Robson (1969–82) · Ferguson (1982–87) · Duncan (1987–90) · Lyall (1990–94) · McGiven (1993–94) · Burley (1994–2002) · Mowbray (2002) · Royle (2002–06) · Magilton (2006–09) · Keane (2009–11) · McParland (2011) · Jewell (2011–)
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