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James Taylor Fleeting (born 8 April 1955) is a Scottish football player and manager, who is currently acting as assistant manager at Kilwinning Rangers .

Jim Fleeting

Personal information
Full name	James Taylor Fleeting[1]
Date of birth	(1955-04-08) 8 April 1955 (age 67)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half
Club information
Current team	Kilwinning Rangers (assistant)
Youth career
	Kilbirnie Ladeside
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1978	Norwich City	1	(0)
1978	→ Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)	28	(2)
1978–1983	Ayr United	146	(6)
1983–1984	Clyde	2	(0)
1984–1985	Greenock Morton	5	(1)
1985–1986	Clyde	19	(1)
Total		173	(8)
Teams managed
1988–1989	Stirling Albion
1989–1992	Kilmarnock
1998	Scotland (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fleeting began his professional career with Norwich City, making only one appearance before joining Ayr United, where he stayed for six years. He went on to play for Clyde and Greenock Morton (where he was assistant manager to Willie McLean), before joining Clyde again. He was appointed manager of Stirling Albion in the summer of 1988, before leaving the club and joining Kilmarnock as manager from 1989 to 1992.

Fleeting has since worked as the director of football development for the Scottish Football Association, training coaches at the National Sports Centre in Largs.[2] José Mourinho and André Villas-Boas both obtained UEFA qualifications at Largs.[2]

Fleeting is the father of former Scotland women's national football team player Julie Fleeting.[3] In 1998 he served as the women's national team coach, prior to the appointment of Vera Pauw.[4]

References

External links

• Jim Fleeting at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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