Ian Fleming (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Maybole, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Winger / midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Kilmarnock | 94 | (51) |
| 1975–1979 | Aberdeen | 66 | (12) |
| 1979–1980 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Dundee | 48 | (5) |
| 1982–1987 | Brechin City | 132 | (15) |
| Total | 354 | (84) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1987 | Brechin City | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ian Fleming (born 15 January 1953) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played for Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, Sheffield Wednesday and Dundee and was then player-manager of Brechin City.
Aberdeen signed Fleming for £15,000 from Kilmarnock in December 1975.[1]
Despite guiding Brechin to promotion to the First Division and the club enjoying a successful spell, Fleming was sacked by Brechin in December 1986.[2] Fleming was then assistant manager of Forfar Athletic and manager of Icelandic side FH in 1987.[3]
In 2011, Fleming used his contacts in football to raise funds for his twin granddaughters, who suffered from cerebral palsy.[4] The funds were needed to pay for surgery in the United States that was not available in the NHS.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=322&Season=1978-79
- ↑ McKinlay, Hugh (22 December 1986). "Fleming sacked by Brechin". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ↑ "Morgunblaðið". timarit.is. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 McKelvie, Geraldine (4 April 2011). "'Mind-boggling' generosity to help Chloe and Ayley Hirsch". The Courier. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links
- Ian Fleming, Neil Brown