Jim Shoulder Explained

Jim Shoulder
Fullname:James Shoulder
Birth Date:11 September 1946
Birth Place:Esh Winning, England
Position:Left-back
Years1:1964–1969
Clubs1:Sunderland
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1967
Clubs2:Vancouver Royals
Caps2:5
Goals2:1
Years3:1969–1973
Clubs3:Scarborough
Caps3:224
Goals3:15
Years4:1973–1975
Clubs4:Hartlepool United
Caps4:63
Goals4:3
Totalcaps:295
Totalgoals:19
Manageryears1:1976–1978
Managerclubs1:Australia
Manageryears2:1985
Managerclubs2:Australia national under-20 football team
Manageryears3:1990–2001
Managerclubs3:Wales U21
Manageryears4:2004
Managerclubs4:Singapore Armed Forces FC

James Shoulder (born 11 September 1946) is an English former football manager and player. Most notably, he was manager of the Australian national team from 1976 to 1978.

As a player, Shoulder spent time at Sunderland,[1] Scarborough[2] and Hartlepool United.[3] He combined his football career with higher education and graduated with a degree in Sociology from Durham University in 1973.[4]

He was manager of the Australian national team from 1976 to 1978, after succeeding Brian Green, who had been charged and convicted of stealing two LP records.[5] After failing to secure Australia's qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, Shoulder was sacked,[6] and replaced by Rudi Gutendorf. Later, Shoulder would head the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program,[7] as well as coach the Australia national under-20 football team.[8] Shoulder would also coach throughout Asia, and spent ten years as manager of the Welsh under-21 team.[2] He was the director of football academy Shinzhon Town in China, coach of academy Sheffield Wednesday, the head coach Singapore Armed Forces FC (Singapore) and worked with the academy at FC Pakhtakor.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat. thestatcat.co.uk. 18 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Sunday Sun - North East news, sport and what's on. sundaysun.co.uk. 18 August 2016.
  3. http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=709{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. Web site: St Cuthbert's Society : Famous Alumni . Durham University . 9 May 2019.
  5. News: Australia's soccer coach put on bond. 12 February 1976. The Age. 22 March 2010.
  6. Web site: Proclamations | Proclamations. proclamations.com.au. 18 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . www.ozfootball.net . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324214425/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Bookshelf/Reports/Australian_Soccer_Federation_Annual_Report_1982.pdf . 24 March 2012 . dead.
  8. Web site: New Zealand - U-20 International Matches. RSSSF. 18 August 2016.