Jim Moffat Explained

Jim Moffat
Birth Date:1960 1, df=y
Birth Place:Dunfermline, Scotland
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1977–1981
Years2:1981–1983
Years3:1983
Years4:1983–1989
Years5:1987
Years6:1988
Years7:1989
Years8:1989–1993
Years9:1993
Years10:1993–1994
Years11:1994–1995
Years12:1995–1996
Years13:1996–1998
Years14:1998–2001
Clubs5:Montrose (loan)
Clubs6:East Fife (loan)
Clubs14:Forfar Athletic
Caps1:106
Goals1:0
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Caps4:62
Goals4:0
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Caps8:34
Goals8:0
Caps9:12
Goals9:0
Caps10:17
Goals10:0
Caps11:14
Goals11:0
Caps12:21
Goals12:0
Caps13:4
Goals13:0
Caps14:15
Goals14:0
Totalcaps:302
Totalgoals:0
Manageryears1:2002–2006
Manageryears2:2007–2008
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Managerclubs3:Montrose (assistant)

James Moffat (born 27 January 1960) is a Scottish former footballer and manager, currently the Cowdenbeath Goalkeeper coach.

He played as a goalkeeper for several Scottish lower league clubs. After retiring from playing in 2001, Moffat was appointed as the assistant manager at Stirling Albion.

He then became the manager of East Fife in 2002. He achieved promotion from the Third Division in 2003, but the club were relegated in the following season. He was sacked in 2006 after a run of defeats.[1]

He was appointed manager of Forfar in March 2007, but was sacked in April 2008 with the side just one point above last place in the Third Division.[2]

Jim Moffat was appointed as Steven Tweed's assistant joining the club in June 2009 from Tayport Juniors where he held a similar position. http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/football/Montrose-playing-squad.5530275.jpg

On 3 June 2010, Montrose boss Steven Tweed decided to part company with his assistant, the former East Fife and Forfar manager Jim Moffat. The duo had teamed up at Links Park twelve months prior as Tweed looked to have an old head on board as he started his first full season as a player/manager. https://archive.today/20130202000153/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=3442

Personal life

Moffat was a principal teacher of physical education at St Columba's Roman Catholic High School in Dunfermline, Fife.He was principal teacher of physical education at Bell Baxter High School in Cupar in late 1990s to early 2010s.

Honours

East Fife

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/4685112.stm East Fife dismiss manager Moffat
  2. Web site: Forfar exit for manager Moffat . April 21, 2008 . BBC News . 2008-04-21.