| Jimmy Bonthrone | |
| Fullname: | James Bonthrone |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1949–1957 |
| Years2: | 1957–1959 |
| Years3: | 1959–1961 |
| Years4: | 1961–1962 |
| Clubs1: | East Fife |
| Clubs2: | Dundee |
| Clubs3: | Stirling Albion |
| Clubs4: | Queen of the South |
| Caps1: | 222 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 85 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 301 |
| Totalgoals: | 121 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1953 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland B[1] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1963–1969 |
| Manageryears2: | 1971–1975 |
| Managerclubs1: | East Fife |
| Managerclubs2: | Aberdeen |
James Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008)[2] was a Scottish professional football player, coach and manager.
Born in Kinglassie, Fife, Bonthrone's playing career centred on his time with a successful East Fife team, although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm at Queen of the South.[3] [4] He won the Scottish League Cup as a player with East Fife[5] in 1953.
After retiring as a player, Bonthrone managed East Fife from 1963 until 1969[5] before assisting Eddie Turnbull at Aberdeen.[3] [5] Bonthrone was assistant manager when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup in 1970.[4] He was promoted to become the Aberdeen manager in 1971 after Turnbull moved to Hibernian.[3] [4] [5]
Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975.[3] [4] The club won the Drybrough Cup in 1971 just after he was appointed.[3] [5] He gave Willie Miller his debut, but had to contend with the high-profile departures of Martin Buchan and Joe Harper,[4] [5] which effectively broke up the team that had been successful under Turnbull.[4] [6]
After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring.[4] [5]