Jim Storrie

Jim Storrie
Personal information
Full name James Storrie[1]
Date of birth (1940-03-31)31 March 1940
Place of birth Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Date of death 11 November 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 74)
Place of death Kilsyth, Scotland
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1962 Airdrieonians 89 (48)
1962–1967 Leeds United 126 (58)
1967 Aberdeen 13 (3)
1967–1969 Rotherham United 71 (19)
1969–1972 Portsmouth 43 (12)
1972 → Aldershot (on loan) 5 (1)
1972–1973 St Mirren 9 (3)
Total 356 (144)
Teams managed
1976–1978 St Johnstone
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Storrie (31 March 1940 – 11 November 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager, best known as a centre forward who helped Leeds United gain promotion in 1964 to the First Division.

Playing career

Born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Storrie began his career at Airdrie. He made his debut in the 1957–58 season, before being signed by Don Revie for Leeds United as a proven goalscorer for a fee of £15,000 in 1962. He scored the only goal on his debut in Leeds opening match of the 1962–63 season and went on to help Leeds win promotion to the First Division in the 1963–64 season and to reach the 1965 FA Cup Final. Injuries reduced his first team opportunities and he faded out of the first team before joining Aberdeen in February 1967. He later played for Rotherham United, Portsmouth, Aldershot and St Mirren.

Storrie's death, at 74-years-old, was announced 11 November 2014.[2]

Playing statistics

ClubLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
Apps (goals)Apps (goals)Apps (goals)Apps (goals)Apps (goals)
Airdrie89 (48)
Leeds United126 (58)12 (3)8 (5)10 (1)156 (67)
Aberdeen13 (3)4 (1)6 (3)2 (4)25 (11)
Rotherham United71 (19)
Portsmouth43 (12)
Aldershot (on loan)5 (1)
St Mirren9 (3)

Honours

References

  • Mourant, Andrew (1992). Leeds United: Player by Player. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 23. ISBN 0-85112-568-9.
  1. ↑ "Jim Storrie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Shaw, Phil (12 February 2014). "Jim Storrie: Inside-forward who scored consistently for Don Revie's first trophy-winning Leeds United side of the 1960s". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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