Jimmy Ryan (footballer, born 1945)

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Jimmy Ryan
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Personal information
Full name James Ryan
Date of birth (1945-05-12) 12 May 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
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Position(s) Forward
Youth career
000?–1962 Cowie Hearts
1962–1963 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1970 Manchester United 24 (4)
1970–1976 Luton Town 184 (21)
1976–1979 Dallas Tornado 97 (21)
1979–1982 Wichita Wings (indoor) 101 (73)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Luton Town
1991–2000 Manchester United Reserves
1998–1999 Manchester United (assistant)
2001–2002 Manchester United (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James "Jimmy" Ryan (born 12 May 1945) is a Scottish former football player who played as a winger. Born in Stirling, Ryan spent the majority of his professional career in England, starting with Manchester United before moving to Luton Town in 1970. In 1976, he moved to the United States, where he played for the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and the Wichita Wings in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).

Upon his return to England in 1984, Ryan took over as manager of Luton Town's reserve team before taking charge of the senior team from January 1990 to May 1991. In June 1991, he appointed by Alex Ferguson as the manager of Manchester United's reserve team, a position he held for 10 years. He was also the club's assistant manager for the 2001–02 season, before being made Director of Youth Football in 2002. He retired in June 2012, following 21 years on the Manchester United coaching staff.

Player

Born in Stirling, Ryan started his career with Cowie Hearts. At the age of 17, he was spotted by a scout and invited for an initial two-week trial with English club Manchester United.[1] The trial was extended to a month and Ryan signed as an apprentice with the club on 7 December 1962. A month later, he signed his first professional contract, but it was not until May 1966 that he made his first-team debut, playing on the right wing in the final four league games of the 1965–66 season. He scored his first goal in the third of those games, the third goal in a 6–1 home win over Aston Villa.

He played for Manchester United for four more seasons and was part of the team that won the 1966–67 Football League and 1967–68 European Cup. However, being in competition for a position with George Best (among others) meant that his appearances were limited and he left the club for Luton Town in 1970, along with Don Givens.[1] In five seasons with Manchester United, he played 27 times and scored four goals. He played for Luton Town until 1976, when he left to play four seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Dallas Tornado. In 1979, the NASL players decided to strike for better pay, but Ryan was the only Tornado player to honor the strike.[2] At the end of the 1979 season, Ryan moved to the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League where he finished his career with three indoor seasons.

Manager

After living in the United States for eight years, Ryan returned to England to take over as manager of the Luton Town reserve team. Following Luton's dismissal of Ray Harford in 1990, Ryan was promoted for an 18-month spell as manager, saving the club from relegation on the last day of two successive seasons. However, he was sacked at the end of the 1990–91 season and replaced by David Pleat. About a month later, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson invited Ryan to return to the club as reserve team manager. He held the position until 2000, when he was promoted to coach the first-team. After assistant manager Brian Kidd left to manage Blackburn Rovers in December 1998, Ryan stood in as Ferguson's assistant until Steve McClaren's appointment in February 1999, taking full charge of the side for their 3–2 defeat at home to Middlesbrough on 19 December 1998, which Ferguson missed in order to attend a funeral.[3] Ryan was named as assistant manager again after McClaren left to manage Middlesbrough in 2001, but remained in the post for just one season until Carlos Queiroz took over. From 2002, he was named as the club's Director of Youth Football, a position he held until his retirement in June 2012.[3]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1965–66 4 1 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 4 1
1966–67 5 0 1 0 0 0 – – 6 0
1967–68 8 2 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 9 2
1968–69 6 1 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 7 1
1969–70 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Total 24 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 4
Luton Town 1969–70 – –
1970–71 –
1971–72 – –
1972–73 –
1973–74 – –
1974–75 –
1975–76 – –
Total 184 21
Dallas Tornado 1976 23 9 – – – – 23 9
1977 26 4 – – – – 26 4
1978 27 8 – – – – 27 8
1979 21 0 – – – – 21 0
Total 97 21 – – – – 97 21
Wichita Wings (indoor) 1979–80 29 26 – – – – 29 26
1980–81 37 27 – – – – 37 27
1981–82 35 20 – – – – 35 20
Total 101 73 – – – – 101 73
Career total 585 207 52 21 30 11 34 11 8 3 709 253

1Includes other competitive competitions, including Charity Shield, Watney Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

References

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  2. ↑ MISSIONARIES AND MERCENARIES: DALLAS TORNADO SOCCER 1967 TO 1981
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • Profile at the Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
  • Profile at MUFCinfo.com
  • Profile at NASLJerseys.com
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