Jimmy Bonthrone

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| name = Jimmy Bonthrone

| image = Jimmy Bonthrone.jpg

| caption =

| fullname = James Bonthrone

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|6|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|6|7|1929|6|16|df=y}}

| death_place =

| position = Inside forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1949–1957

| years2 = 1957–1959

| years3 = 1959–1961

| years4 = 1961–1962

| clubs1 = East Fife

| clubs2 = Dundee

| clubs3 = Stirling Albion

| clubs4 = Queen of the South

| caps1 = 222

| caps2 = 30

| caps3 = 43

| caps4 = 6

| goals1 = 85

| goals2 = 15

| goals3 = 21

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 301

| totalgoals = 121

| nationalyears1= 1953

| nationalteam1 = Scotland B{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandb/player.php?playerid=27|title = Scotland B Player Jimmy Bonthrone Details}}

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1= 0

| manageryears1 = 1963–1969

| manageryears2 = 1971–1975

| managerclubs1 = East Fife

| managerclubs2 = Aberdeen

}}

James Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008){{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jimmy-bonthrone-footballer-coach-and-manager-853491.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jimmy-bonthrone-footballer-coach-and-manager-853491.html |archive-date=8 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jimmy Bonthrone: Footballer, coach and manager |work=The Independent|location=London |date=25 June 2008 }} was a Scottish professional football player, coach and manager.

Born in Kinglassie, Fife, Bonthrone's playing career centred on his time with a successful East Fife team, although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm at Queen of the South.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1325205,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223112618/http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1325205,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-23 |title=Jimmy Bonthrone |publisher=Aberdeen FC }}{{cite news|url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.2327121.0.ExDons_boss_Bonthrone_dies.php |title=Ex-Dons boss Bonthrone dies |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=9 June 2008 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He won the Scottish League Cup as a player with East Fife{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Death-of-ex-Aberdeen-manager.4164072.jp |title=Death of ex Aberdeen manager Bonthrone |work=The Scotsman |date=9 June 2008 }} in 1953.

After retiring as a player, Bonthrone managed East Fife from 1963 until 1969 before assisting Eddie Turnbull at Aberdeen. Bonthrone was assistant manager when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup in 1970. He was promoted to become the Aberdeen manager in 1971 after Turnbull moved to Hibernian.

Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975. The club won the Drybrough Cup in 1971 just after he was appointed. He gave Willie Miller his debut, but had to contend with the high-profile departures of Martin Buchan and Joe Harper, which effectively broke up the team that had been successful under Turnbull.[https://www.afc.co.uk/2020/03/19/1975-all-change-in-scottish-football/ 1975 | All Change in Scottish Football], Aberdeen FC, 19 March 2020

After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring.