Jim Weir

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Jim Weir
Personal information
Full name	James McIntosh Weir
Date of birth	June 15, 1969 (1969-06-15) (age 38)
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Height	6'1"
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Montrose (player/manager)
Youth clubs
19??-1987	Motherwell Orbiston B.C.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987-1993 1993-1994 1994-2007 2007-	Hamilton Academical Hearts St. Johnstone Montrose Career	186 0(5) 028 0(0) 232 0(6) 000 0(0) 446 (11)
Teams managed
2007-	Montrose
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

James "Jim" McIntosh Weir (born June 15, 1969) is a professional football player. He is currently the player/manager of Montrose F.C. in Angus, Scotland.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Managerial career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

After starting in junior football with his hometown boys club, Motherwell Orbiston, Weir signed professionally with Hamilton Accies in 1987. He spent six years at Douglas Park, making close to 200 league appearances for the club, before joining Premier League Hearts, then under the guidance of Sandy Clark.

Weir moved to St. Johnstone in 1994, signed by Paul Sturrock in a swap deal that saw Colin Miller move in the other direction.

He ruptured his Achilles' tendon during the final game of the 1997/8 season, which ruled him out of most of the following season. He returned to the starting line-up, as a right-back, on April 4, 1999, against Rangers, and scored the first of Saints' three goals in a 3-1 victory.

Following a knee operation, Weir was preparing to return to first-team action against Aberdeen when he broke his nose (for the sixth time) in a training-ground collision with teammate Paddy Connolly. After getting back into the team, he was again injured in training (a broken jaw and cheekbone) which meant he missed more of the campaign.

A serious knee injury put Weir out of action until January 2004. He managed seven appearances before being injured again, but was able to play against Newcastle in his own testimonial match in May.

Despite his numerous injuries, Weir, club captain for the majority of his time at St. Johnstone, made over 200 appearances for the Perth club, and received an award when he achieved the 200 mark in August 2001.

With his playing days near an end, Weir became assistant manager, firstly, to John Connolly and then Owen Coyle.

[edit] Managerial career

After thirteen years with St. Johnstone, Weir became the manager of Montrose on February 8, 2007.^[1] In his first game in charge, on February 10, the Gable Endies lost 1-0 at Berwick Rangers.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Era ends as Jim moves into management
2. ^ Berwick Rangers 1-0 Montrose - BBC Sport

[edit] External links

• Weir's profile at Soccerbase
• Independent site profile for Hamilton Accies career
• Independent site profile for Hearts career
• Independent site profile for St. Johnstone career

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