James McSherry (born 12 February 1952) is a former

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Football career

McSherry's career started with

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in 1970. A midfielder, McSherry had 118 appearances for the club and scored 8 goals. In 1975, he joined local rivals Ayr United, where he had 190 appearances and scored 10 goals. In 1982, McSherry joined Berwick Rangers as player-manager with 24 appearances and scored one goal. After leaving the ''Borderers'' in January 1983, McSherry had a short spell with Stirling Albion before spending a season with

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. In 1984, McSherry returned to the ''Binos'' for another brief spell before retiring from the game.

Post-playing career

In 1989, McSherry returned to football management, as assistant to Jim Fleeting at Rugby Park with ''Killie'' and departed his position in 1992 before being appointed as Kilmarnock's commercial manager at Rugby Park and is currently mine host of the ''Wee Windaes'' hostelry in Ayr.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McSherry, Jim 1952 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Scottish football managers Kilmarnock F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. managers Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish Football League players Cypriot First Division players Scottish Football League managers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Pezoporikos Larnaca FC players Kilmarnock F.C. non-playing staff Kilwinning Rangers F.C. managers Scottish Junior Football Association managers