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He was a member of a prominent footballing family; his brothers Tommy and Willie were also successful as players and managers. McLean's achievements saw him win the first ever SFWA Manager of the Year award in 1987. He was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Nov 12, 2020 · In the 1930s, Annie met Thomas McLean and they were married. Annie and Tom had 3 sons. James Yuille McLean. William McLean. And their youngest son was named after his father, Tommy McLean. William Yuille never won any medals in his short Rangers career. His grandson Tommy played 459 times for Rangers. He scored 59 times.
Born in Larkhall, McLean was raised by mother Annie and father Tom in a strict Christian household. Like his brothers Willie and Tommy, he would go on to a career in football and the stringent...
His maternal grandfather William Yuille had been a professional footballer, playing for Rangers before the First World War. Tom McLean, a baker, had been a promising junior footballer before joining the Plymouth Brethren when he married.
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James Yuille McLean was born into a working-class family in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, on 2 August 1937, the second of three sons of Tom and Annie McLean, and grew up in the nearby village of Ashgill. His maternal grandfather William Yuille had been a professional footballer, playing for Rangersbefore the First World War. Tom McLean, a baker, had been ...
McLean, who played as an inside forward, began his football career with the local junior club Larkhall Thistle. He was the third member of the family to play for Larkhall, after his father – who appeared for them in a Scottish Junior Cup semi-final in 1932 – and his brother Willie. In 1956, he started his senior career with Hamilton Academical. He ...
McLean was first team coach at Dundee for 18 months. In November 1971 the club's manager John Prentice announced that he would resign at the end of that year; many outside observers assumed that McLean would become their manager. Instead he became manager of their local rivals Dundee United, where he replaced the retiring Jerry Kerr. McLean immedia...
McLean was recognised for his achievements in football by being inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2005. McLean contributed a regular column to the Daily Recordnewspaper, giving his views on football. In October 2006, McLean criticised Eddie Thompson's running of Dundee United in his column, saying he had been a "disaster for the c...
Following a long battle with dementia, McLean died in December 2020 aged 83. Dundee Unitedstated that: "An integral part of our history and rise to the forefront of European football, Jim was simply a titan of Dundee United folklore, cherished by the United family the world over." McLean's family, in a statement published by United, added: "Jim was...
Player
Clyde 1. Scottish Division Two: 1961–62 2. Glasgow Charity Cup : 1960–61 (shared) Dundee 1. Forfarshire Cup : 1965–66, 1966–67
Manager
Dundee United 1. Scottish Premier Division : 1982–83 2. Scottish League Cup : 1979–80, 1980–81 3. UEFA Cup: runner-up 1986–87 4. Forfarshire Cup: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88
Individual
1. SFWA Manager of the Year: 1987 2. Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 2005 3. Dundee United Hall of Fame: 2015 4. SFA Service Award: 1985 5. Honorary Doctor of Law from University of Dundee: 2011
May 18, 2021 · Brothers Tommy and Jim McLean lead their sides out for the 1991 Scottish Cup Final between Dundee United and Motherwell. Born and raised in the heart of the Lanarkshire coalfield, Jim and...
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James Yuille McLean (2 August 1937 – 26 December 2020) was a Scottish football player, manager and director. [1] He managed Dundee United between 1971 and 1993, becoming the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, winning three major honours.
