James Weir (born 12 April 1939 in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, Scotland) is a Scottish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Weir joined

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

from Clydebank Juniors in July 1957. After making three league appearances for Fulham, he joined

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

in June 1960. He was York's top scorer in the 1961–62 season, after scoring 29 goals. After making 95 appearances and scoring 39 goals for York, he joined

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

in September 1962. He made 18 league appearances and scored three goals for Mansfield before joining

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

in August 1963. He joined

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

in July 1964, after making 12 appearances and scoring one goals for Luton. He made 13 appearances and scored three goals for Tranmere.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Jimmy 1939 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Fulham F.C. players York City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Clydebank Juniors F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players