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James Adamson (4 April 1929 – 8 November 2011)[1] was an English professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland.[2] He made 486 appearances for Burnley ranking him sixth in their all-time appearance list.[2]

Jimmy Adamson

Personal information
Full name	James Adamson
Date of birth	(1929-04-04)4 April 1929
Place of birth	Ashington, Northumberland, England
Date of death	8 November 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 82)
Place of death	Nelson, Lancashire, England
Position(s)	Right-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1964	Burnley	426	(17)
International career
1953	England B	1	(0)
Management career
1970–1976	Burnley
1976	Sparta Rotterdam
1976–1978	Sunderland
1978–1980	Leeds United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Adamson, a right-half, joined Burnley in January 1947 after playing non-league football in his native Ashington and working as a miner. His early career was interrupted by national service, which he completed with the Royal Air Force, meaning his debut had to wait until February 1951, when Burnley played away to Bolton Wanderers. He played once for the England B team, but never made the full England side.

He was an ever-present as Burnley won the First Division in 1959–60 and captained the side to the 1962 FA Cup Final which they lost against Tottenham Hotspur. He was also named Footballer of the Year in 1962.[2]

Adamson formed a midfield partnership with inside-forward Jimmy McIlroy, around which much of Burnley's creative play was centred.

Coaching career

He retired in 1964, having played 426 league games, and joined the Burnley coaching staff. He had previously coached the England team in the 1962 World Cup in Chile and was the Football Association's preferred choice of manager ahead of Alf Ramsey but declined the offer.[2]

In February 1970, when Burnley manager Harry Potts was made general manager, Adamson stepped up to become team manager. Burnley were relegated at the end his first full season in charge, but returned to the top-flight in 1973, winning the Second Division title.[2]

Burnley were relegated again in 1976, although Adamson had already left that January. In May 1976 he was appointed as manager of Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam, but left the following month. In November 1976 he was made manager of Sunderland, but was unable to prevent them from relegation from the First Division.[2]

He left Sunderland in October 1978, taking over from Jock Stein as manager of Leeds United. His time at Leeds is well remembered for the huge roars of "Adamson Out" with which the crowd greeted his later appearances.^{[citation needed]} He left Leeds in October 1980.[2] He took no further part in professional football and spent the rest of his life in Burnley.[3]

Adamson died on 8 November 2011, aged 82.[2]

On 1 August 2013 his biography was set to be released, written by Dave Thomas and published by Pitch Publishing.

Honours

Burnley

• First Division champions: 1959–60
• FA Cup runner-up: 1962

See also

• List of one-club men

References

External links

• Clarets Mad
• Burnley F.C. Official Site
• Full Managerial Stats for Leeds United from WAFLL

На других языках

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[de] Jimmy Adamson

James „Jimmy“ Adamson (* 4. April 1929 in Ashington; † 8. November 2011 in Nelson) war ein englischer Fußballspieler und -trainer. Als rechter Außenläufer war er 17 Jahre Aktiver und Mitglied der Meistermannschaft von 1960 des FC Burnley. Er bestritt insgesamt 486 Pflichtspiele und in der ersten Hälfte der 1970er-Jahre war er Cheftrainer der „Weinroten“.

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- [en] Jimmy Adamson

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[fr] Jimmy Adamson

James « Jimmy » Adamson, né le 4 avril 1929 à Ashington et mort le 8 novembre 2011, est un footballeur et entraîneur anglais.

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[it] Jimmy Adamson

James Adamson detto Jimmy (Ashington, 4 aprile 1929 – 8 novembre 2011) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore inglese, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Адамсон, Джимми

Джеймс «Джимми» Адамсон (4 апреля 1929 — 8 ноября 2011) — английский футболист и футбольный тренер. Он родился в Ашингтоне, Нортумберленд[1]. Он сыграл 476 матчей за «Бернли», став шестым в списке лидеров по проведённым матчам[1].

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