Jimmy Rae
{{short description|Scottish footballer and manager}}
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{{infobox football biography
| name = Jimmy Rae
| image =
| fullname = James Clarkson Rae
| position = Full back
| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Skinflats, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|07|04|1907|11|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Solihull, England
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1925–1929
| clubs1 = King's Park
| caps1= 145
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1929–1932
| clubs2= Partick Thistle
| caps2= 88
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1932–1939
| clubs3 = Plymouth Argyle
| caps3 = 246
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 479
| totalgoals = 5
| manageryears1= 1948–1955
| managerclubs1 = Plymouth Argyle
}}
James Clarkson Rae (22 November 1907 – 4 July 1958) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager who most famously played for and then became manager of English Football League club Plymouth Argyle. He was a full back and also represented King's Park and Partick Thistle in Scotland.{{cite magazine|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|magazine=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}[https://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=679&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Jimmy Rae], Greens on Screen
Playing career
Jimmy Rae was one of eleven men who both played for and managed Plymouth Argyle. His career as a footballer began when he was 17 years old, signing for King's Park as a left-footed full back. He joined Partick Thistle in 1929[http://www.thethistlearchive.net/jimmy-rae Jimmy Rae], The Thistle Archive and went on to make 119 appearances in all competitions for them,[http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/Players+R Players R], Partick Thistle History Archive most notably in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final, which was won by Rangers after a replay at Hampden Park.[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=JimmyRae Plymouth Argyle Managers: Jimmy Rae], Greens on Screen[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O_49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3094%2C2730488 The Cup Final {{!}} Rangers Win Replay at Hampden], The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
His performances for Thistle made him a target for the Glasgow giants, but Plymouth Argyle manager Bob Jack secured Rae's services in 1932 (along with forward John Simpson) after Partick played a benefit match at Home Park. He made his debut in August 1932 and immediately became a first-team regular. He went on to make 249 League appearances and ten FA Cup appearances, missing only a handful of games in seven years with the club, where he made up an all-Scottish left side with Archie Gorman and Sammy Black. When war intervened in 1939, Rae continued to play for Argyle in wartime competitions, bringing his total of club appearances to 283.
Rae played for Scotland Schoolboys and caught the attention of the senior national team selectors on many occasions during his professional career, being called up to the stand-by list three times, but he never won a full international cap.
Managerial career
When hostilities had ended in 1945 he was appointed as assistant to Argyle manager Jack Tresadern as the Football League resumed. He took over as Plymouth Argyle manager in November 1947, a position he held for eight years. He won the Third Division South title in 1952 and led the club to their joint highest League finish of 4th in the Second Division the following year.[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=1951-1952 Third Division 1951-52][http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=1952-1953 Second Division 1952-53] He was relieved of his duties as manager midway through the 1954–55 season due to downturn in results, but left a lasting legacy as one of the club's best managers. He was responsible for signing players of the calibre of Jack Chisholm, Neil Dougall and Gordon Astall.[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-tour-unitedstates.asp Argyle in America]
Later life and death
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1837771,00.html Official website profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421002143/http://www.argylereview.co.uk/player.asp?forename=Jimmy&surname=Rae Argyle Review profile]
- [http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=JimmyRae Manager profile]
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. managers
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English Football League managers
Category:Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
Category:King's Park F.C. players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks