Jim Herriot

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jim Herriot


fullname = James Herriot
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1939|12|20|df=y
cityofbirth = Chapelhall
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1958–1965
1965–1971
1970–1971
1971
1971–1973
1973–1975
1975–1976
1975
1976
1976–1977
clubs = Douglasdale
Dunfermline Athletic
Birmingham City
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
Durban City
Hibernian
St Mirren
Partick Thistle
→ Greenock Morton
→ Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton
caps(goals) =
094 (0)
181 (0)
005 (0)
057 (0)
031 (0)
004 (0)
nationalyears = 1968–1969
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 (0)

James "Jim" Herriot (born 20 December, 1939 in Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish international footballer , who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in both Scotland and England.

Career

Herriot joined Dunfermline Athletic from junior side Douglasdale in 1958, becoming the "Pars" established number 1 when Eddie Connachan left for Middlesbrough in 1963. Herriot's performances also drew interest from English scouts and, having helped the side to the 1965 Scottish Cup final, he was transferred to Birmingham City for £18,000.

Herriot was a fixture in the City side during the next four years and would eventually gain international recognition. He made his Scotland debut in October 1968, during a 1-0 defeat of Denmark in Copenhagen, and played a further 7 times for the national side. His last cap came just a year after his first, in a 3-2 defeat by West Germany in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Hamburg.

By 1970 Herriot had fallen from favour at St Andrews and, following a loan spell with Mansfield Town, he left for South African side Durban City. He returned to Britain in 1971, joining Eddie Turnbull's developing Hibernian side. With Hibs he would win his first career honour, the 1972-73 League Cup, as well as the fledgling Drybrough Cup on two occasions.

He left the Edinburgh side to join St Mirren in 1973, then moved to Partick Thistle in 1975. After a spell on loan with Greenock Morton in October 1975 he returned to Dunfermline Athletic in early 1976 before joining Morton permanently for the 1976-77 season. He retired from the game in the summer of 1977.

Literary alter-ego

Herriot is probably best-known today for giving his name to the writer James Herriot, a Yorkshire vet whose real name was Alf Wight. Wight needed a pen-name to comply with professional rules banning advertising and chose Jim Herriot's name after seeing him play exceptionally well for Birmingham City in a televised match against Manchester United. Jim Herriot is actually a trained bricklayer.

External links

* [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=113101&CFID=1724017&CFTOKEN=61535397 International appearances] at official Scottish FA website.
* [http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FSquadDetail/0,,10288~982178,00.html Profile] at official Dunfermline Athletic website.

Persondata
NAME=Herriot, Jim
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=December 20, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chapelhall, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=
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