Jim Dempsey (born 5 November 1946) is a Scottish former

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player and manager. As a player Dempsey, who was known as a hard man, was most associated with

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...

, with whom he had two spells, and

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

, although he also turned out for

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

and

Larkhall Thistle Larkhall Thistle Football Club is a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878, "the Jags" are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior football club and currently compete in the . The team plays in red and white str ...

. He had a sole season back as manager at Hamilton, following the departure of John Lambie to

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

, although the club finished far adrift at the foot of the

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and he was dismissed. He was subsequently announced as manager of Fauldhouse United in 1992 and later returned to the Accies as assistant boss under Chris Hillcoat in 2003.Jim joins Accies' fight
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1946 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish football managers Albion Rovers F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. managers Larkhall Thistle F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League managers Men's association football central defenders Fauldhouse United F.C. non-playing staff {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub