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Jim Lister (born 26 February 1981) is a Scottish former
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who played as a
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. Lister played in the Juniors for Oakley United, Camelon Juniors and
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and in the
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for
Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...
,
Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...
,
Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...
,
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,
Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...
,
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and
Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...
.


Career

Lister's career began in the Scottish Junior Leagues firstly at Oakley United, then after moving in July 2007, at Camelon Juniors. In 2008, he moved up to the
Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
for the first time, playing as a trialist for
Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...
against
Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...
on 18 March. He then agreed to sign for Stenhousemuir at the end of the 2007–08 season. However, on 21 May 2008, it was announced that he had instead signed for
Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...
. He scored his first goal for Berwick on 4 October 2008, in a 1–1 draw against
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. Lister then dropped back down into the Juniors, having been linked with a number of clubs, before signing for
Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bathgate, West Lothian. They play in the . Nicknamed ''Thistle'', they were formed in 1937 and presently play their home games at Creamery Park, which has room f ...
. On 19 June 2010, he joined
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club
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saying he had wanted the chance to return to senior football. After one season at Alloa, Lister moved to
Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...
on 31 May 2011. One year later he moved clubs again, this time signing for First Division club
Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...
. At the end of the season Lister was voted Player of the Year by the Dumbarton supporters. On 11 May 2013, Lister signed for
Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...
. At the end of the 2013–14 season he signed a new one-year contract. Lister joined
Forfar Forfar ( sco, Farfar, gd, Baile Fharfair) is the county town of Angus, Scotland and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town has a p ...
in summer 2016 In November 2017, he announced his retirement, having suffered an injury that was expected to keep him out until at least the end of the season.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lister, Jim 1981 births Living people Scottish footballers Camelon Juniors F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Bathgate Thistle F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Association football forwards Oakley United F.C. players