Jim McIntyre (footballer)
{{Short description|Scottish football player and manager (born 1972)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jim McIntyre
| fullname = James McIntyre{{Hugman|12631|access-date=25 February 2017}}
| image = Jim McIntyre (footballer).jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = McIntyre as Dunfermline Athletic manager
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|5|24}}
| birth_place = Alexandria, Scotland
| height =
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1991–1993
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| clubs1 = Bristol City{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player7/jimmcintyre.html |title=Jim McIntyre Statistics |website=Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com |access-date=2016-03-14}}
| years2 = 1993
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 3
| clubs2 = → Exeter City (loan)
| years3 = 1993–1996
| caps3 = 54
| goals3 = 10
| clubs3 = Airdrieonians
| years4 = 1996–1998
| caps4 = 46
| goals4 = 9
| clubs4 = Kilmarnock
| years5 = 1998–2001
| caps5 = 97
| goals5 = 14
| clubs5 = Reading
| years6 = 2001–2006
| caps6 = 141
| goals6 = 35
| clubs6 = Dundee United
| years7 = 2006–2010
| caps7 = 31
| goals7 = 3
| clubs7 = Dunfermline Athletic
| totalcaps = 385
| totalgoals = 74
| nationalyears1 = 1998
| nationalteam1 = Scotland B{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandb/player.php?playerid=133 |title=Scotland B Player Jim McIntyre Details |website=Fitbastats.com |date=1998-04-21 |access-date=2016-03-14}}
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2007–2012
| managerclubs1 = Dunfermline Athletic
| manageryears2 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs2 = Queen of the South
| manageryears3 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs3 = Ross County
| manageryears4 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs4 = Dundee
| manageryears5 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs5 = Cove Rangers
| manageryears6 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs6 = Arbroath
}}
James McIntyre (born 24 May 1972) is a Scottish football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of Arbroath.
McIntyre played mainly as a striker or as a left midfielder. During his playing career he played for Bristol City, Exeter City, Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock, Reading, Dundee United and Dunfermline Athletic.
He started his managerial career with Dunfermline Athletic followed by a scouting role at Bristol City. He then managed Queen of the South and Ross County, winning the Scottish League Cup in March 2016 with County. He was appointed Dundee manager in October 2018, but he was sacked in May 2019 after the club had been relegated. After six months as manager of Cove Rangers, McIntyre was appointed by Arbroath in December 2023 but was sacked in August 2024 thanks to one point out of nine in League One.
Playing career
Born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, McIntyre began his senior career in England, after having unsuccessful trials with Hearts and Dundee United, and serving a three-year joinery apprenticeship,{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/cups/scottish-cup/2009/04/22/dunfermline-boss-jim-mcintyre-calls-on-pars-to-show-bottle-and-reach-scottish-cup-final-86908-21296178/|title=Dunfermline boss Jim McIntyre calls on Pars to show bottle and reach Scottish Cup final|last=Swan|first=Craig|date=22 April 2009|newspaper=Daily Record|location=Glasgow|access-date=2009-04-22}} signing for Bristol City in 1991. While there, he had a loan spell with Exeter City in 1993. Later that year he returned to Scotland, signing for Airdrieonians where he impressed to earn a move to the top division. In March 1996 he joined Kilmarnock, going on to be part of their Scottish Cup-winning team in 1997. McIntyre scored the winning goal in the semi-final replay against Dundee United.
In March 1998, McIntyre was transferred to Reading for a fee of £440,000, and the following month appeared for Scotland B international team against Norway. He appeared as a late sub to replace Andy Smith.{{Cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1863 |title=Jim McIntyre Profile |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-date=16 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316122359/http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1863 |url-status=dead }} He played in the 2000/01 third-tier play off final defeat in extra time. This was his last game playing in English football. He returned to Scottish football, signing for Dundee United in July. Although his initial contract was for a two-year period, he twice extended his stay with the club{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/2989081.stm|title=McIntyre extends United stay|access-date=18 February 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport| date=30 April 2003}} and again was a goal scorer in a Scottish Cup semi-final winning team. It was announced by United manager Craig Brewster in April 2006 that McIntyre would be free to leave the club at the end of the season.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4912082.stm|title=Brewster tells McIntyre to leave|access-date=18 February 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport| date=15 April 2006}}
In July 2006, McIntyre signed for Dunfermline Athletic after negotiating a termination of his Dundee United contract.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/5176296.stm|title=McIntyre completes move to Pars|access-date=18 February 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport | date=14 July 2006}} He scored a decisive penalty kick against Hibernian at Hampden Park in a Scottish Cup semi-final replay allowing Dunfermline to progress to the final with a 1–0 victory.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6584541.stm|title=Dunfermline Ath 1–0 Hibernian|access-date=18 February 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport | date=24 April 2007}} After being appointed as Dunfermline manager at the start of 2008, McIntyre did not make a playing appearance for the club until November 2008 due to injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FMatchreport/0,,10288,00.html |title=Livingston 2 Dunfermline 3 |publisher=Dunfermline Athletic F.C |access-date=23 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217091618/http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FMatchreport/0%2C%2C10288%2C00.html |archive-date=17 December 2008 }}
Coaching career
=Dunfermline Athletic=
McIntyre was appointed caretaker head-coach of Dunfermline Athletic on 4 December 2007, following the sacking of the incumbent manager of the club, Stephen Kenny. McIntyre's first match in charge was a home clash against Clyde on 8 December, when Dunfermline came from behind to claim a 1–1 draw, a result repeated the next week away at Partick Thistle, where Stephen Glass also missed a penalty. He was appointed as Dunfermline manager on a full-time basis on 3 January 2008, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal after an impressive run of four successive victories.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7169445.stm|title=McIntyre named Dunfermline boss|access-date=3 January 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport | date=3 January 2008}} After four straight wins, McIntyre was awarded the First Division Manager of the Month award for December.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7181947.stm|title=McIntyre wins managerial award|access-date=9 February 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport | date=11 January 2008}} He again won the award, this time for Dunfermline's unbeaten run in September 2008.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7664784.stm|title= Manager prize for Pars' McIntyre|access-date=12 October 2008 | publisher=BBC Sport | date=11 October 2008}} In the 2010–11 season, McIntyre led Dunfermline to the First Division Championship and promotion back to the Scottish Premier League, eventually winning the league by ten points, ahead of Raith Rovers. In three and a half years in the division with The Pars he was Manager of the Month five times. Dunfermline struggled in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League season and were four points adrift at the bottom of the league table when he left the club in March 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17407598|title=Jim McIntyre's managerial reign at Dunfermline ends|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 March 2012|access-date=16 March 2012}}
=Bristol City=
In April 2012, McIntyre was hired by Bristol City manager Derek McInnes to work as the club's first team coach until the end of the 2011–12 season. He had previously been doing some scouting work for Bristol City after leaving Dunfermline.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17650831|title=Jim McIntyre joins Bristol City as first-team coach|first=Chick|last=Young|publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 April 2012|access-date=8 April 2012}} McIntyre left Bristol City on 25 January 2013 by mutual consent.{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-City-coach-Jim-McIntyre-leaves-Ashton/story-17959873-detail/story.html#axzz2XQI9kPSy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628043738/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-City-coach-Jim-McIntyre-leaves-Ashton/story-17959873-detail/story.html%23axzz2XQI9kPSy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-28 |title=Bristol City coach Jim McIntyre leaves Ashton Gate | Bristol Post |website=Thisisbristol.co.uk |date=2013-01-25 |access-date=2016-03-14 }}
=Queen of the South=
McIntyre was appointed Queen of the South manager on 27 June 2013, replacing Allan Johnston who moved to Kilmarnock on 24 June 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1853 |title=New Manager |website=QosFC.com |access-date=2016-03-14 |archive-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406105110/http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1853 |url-status=dead }} McIntyre appointed Gerry McCabe his assistant manager on 28 June 2013, having previously assisted him at Dunfermline.{{cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1859 |title=New Assistant Manager Confirmed |website=QosFC.com |access-date=2016-03-14 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205514/http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1859 |url-status=dead }}
=Ross County=
On 9 September 2014, McIntyre was appointed as manager of Scottish Premiership club Ross County.{{cite news|title=Ross County: Jim McIntyre joins from Queen of the South|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29124475|access-date=9 September 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 September 2014}} He led the club to their first major trophy, a Scottish League Cup, by winning the March 2016 final against Hibernian. McIntyre and his assistant Billy Dodds were sacked by County in September 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41385001 |title=Ross County sack manager Jim McIntyre and assistant Billy Dodds |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 September 2017 |access-date=25 September 2017}}
=Dundee=
In August 2018, McIntyre rejected an approach from Falkirk regarding their managerial vacancy.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45356476 |title=Falkirk: Jim McIntyre rejects offer to take over as manager |first=Martin |last=Dowden |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2018 |access-date=30 August 2018}} He was appointed manager of Premiership club Dundee on 17 October 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45896141 |title=Jim McIntyre: Dundee appoint former Ross County boss as new manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018}} McIntyre was sacked on 12 May 2019, after the club had been relegated from the Premiership.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48244465 |title=Dundee manager Jim McIntyre leaves post |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 May 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019}}
=Cove Rangers=
McIntyre was appointed manager of newly promoted Scottish Championship club Cove Rangers in June 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61810274 |title=Cove Rangers appoint Jim McIntyre as new manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 June 2022 |access-date=15 June 2022}} He was sacked on 3 January 2023 following a 6–1 defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle the previous day.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Jim McIntyre Leaves The Club |url=https://coverangersfc.com/2023/01/03/jim-mcintyre-leaves-the-club/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Cove Rangers FC |language=en}}
=Arbroath=
Arbroath appointed McIntyre as their manager in December 2023.{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/arbroath-appoint-jim-mcintyre-as-new-manager-to-replace-dick-campbell |first=Peter |last=Cassidy |title=Arbroath appoint Jim McIntyre as new manager to replace Dick Campbell |website=STV News |date=4 December 2023 |accessdate=4 December 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dundee United
|1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Dundee
|6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996–97
|27 | 4 | 27 | 4 | ||||||
| Total
!6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| rowspan="5"|Reading
|6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 1998–99
|32 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 1999–2000
|26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2000–01
|33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| Total
!97 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 113 | 16 |
| rowspan="6"|Dundee United
|19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 6 |
| 2002–03
|32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 9 |
| 2003–04
|30 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 32 | 11 |
| 2004–05
|35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 42 | 14 |
| 2005–06
|25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Total
!141 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 42 |
| rowspan="4"|Dunfermline Athletic
|10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 |
| 2007–08
|17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2008–09
|2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Total
!29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!267 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 211 | 62 |
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 17 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2108 |title=Jim McIntyre | Latest Betting Odds |publisher=Soccer Base |access-date=2016-03-14}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=centre|Dunfermline Athletic
|align=centre|4 December 2007 |align=centre|16 March 2012 {{WDL|195|77|53|65}} | ||||
| align=centre|Queen of the South
|align=centre|27 June 2013 |align=centre|9 September 2014 {{WDL|54|25|9|20}} | ||||
| align=centre|Ross County
|align=centre|9 September 2014 |align=centre|25 September 2017 {{WDL|137|50|33|54}} | ||||
| align=centre|Dundee
|align=centre|17 October 2018 |align=centre|12 May 2019 {{WDL|31|4|7|20}} | ||||
| align=centre|Cove Rangers
|align=centre|15 June 2022 |align=centre|3 January 2023 {{WDL|25|10|4|11}} | ||||
| align=centre|Arbroath
|align=centre|4 December 2023 |align=centre|17 August 2024 {{WDL|32|3|7|22}} | ||||
| colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|474|166|116|192}} |
Honours and achievements
=Player=
;Kilmarnock
=Manager=
;Dunfermline Athletic
;Ross County
=Individual=
- SFWA Manager of the Year (1): 2015/16{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/14490084.Paatelainen__39_s_fate_not_lost_on_McIntyre_as_Ross_County_manager_counts_his_blessings/ |title=Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings |first=Euan |last=McArthur |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016}}
- Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (2): February 2015; March 2015
- Scottish First Division Manager of the Month (5): December 2007; September 2008; November 2009; March 2011; April 2011
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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