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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Jefferies | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1967 | Gorgie Hearts | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1981 | Heart of Midlothian | 227 | (5) |
1967–1968 | → Haddington Athletic (loan) | ||
1968–1969 | → Gala Fairydean (loan) | ||
1981–1983 | Berwick Rangers | 71 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1983 | Hawick Royal Albert | ||
1983–1988 | Gala Fairydean | ||
1988–1990 | Berwick Rangers | ||
1990–1995 | Falkirk | ||
1995–2000 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
2000–2001 | Bradford City | ||
2002–2010 | Kilmarnock | ||
2010–2011 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
2012–2014 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
2017–2020 | Edinburgh City (sporting director) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Jim Jefferies (born November 22, 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is a Scottish football manager. He was most recently the sporting director at Edinburgh City. Jefferies began his managerial career at Gala Fairydean before he joined Berwick Rangers, where he was manager until 1988. He then managed Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock. He was the longest serving manager in the Scottish Premier League when he left Kilmarnock in January 2010. He had been managing the club for eight years.[1]