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{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1969)}}
{{other people||James Weir (disambiguation){{!}}James Weir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jim Weir
| image =
| full_name = James  McIntosh Weir
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Motherwell, North Lanarkshire|Motherwell]], Scotland
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1987
| youthclubs1 = Motherwell Orbiston B.C.
| years1 = 1987–1993
| years2 = 1993–1994
| years3 = 1994–2007
| years4 = 2008–2009
| years5 = 2009–2010
| years6 = 2012–2013
| years7 = 
| clubs1 = [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]
| clubs2 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]
| clubs3 = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St. Johnstone]]
| clubs4 = [[Bankfoot Athletic F.C.|Bankfoot Athletic]]
| clubs5 = [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]
| clubs6 = [[Luncarty F.C.|Luncarty]]
| clubs7 = [[Kinnoull F.C.|Kinnoull]]
| caps1 = 186
| caps2 = 28
| caps3 = 205
| caps4 = 
| caps5 = 1
| goals1 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 7
| goals4 = 
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 =
| totalcaps = 420
| totalgoals = 12
| manageryears1 = 2007–2008
| manageryears2 = 2009–2010
| manageryears3 = 2010–2012
| manageryears4 = 2014–2017
| manageryears5 = 2017–2019
| manageryears6 = 2024–
| managerclubs1 = [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]
| managerclubs4 = [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]]
| managerclubs5 = [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
| managerclubs6 = [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
}}
'''James McIntosh Weir''' (born 15 June 1969) is a Scottish professional [[association football|football]] player and coach who manages [[Scottish League Two]] club [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]. Weir played in the senior Scottish leagues for [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] and [[St Johnstone F.C.|St. Johnstone]]. He has also worked as manager of [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]], [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]], [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]], [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]] and [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]].

==Playing career==
After starting in youth football with his hometown boys club, Motherwell Orbiston, Weir signed professionally with [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Accies]] in 1987. He spent six years at [[Douglas Park]], making close to 200 league appearances for the club, before joining [[Scottish Premier League|Premier League]] [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]], then under the guidance of [[Sandy Clark]]. Weir's stay at [[Tynecastle Stadium|Tynecastle]] was brief and he moved to [[St Johnstone F.C.|St. Johnstone]] within a year, signed by [[Paul Sturrock]] in a swap deal that saw [[Colin Miller (soccer, born 1964)|Colin Miller]] move in the other direction.

He ruptured his [[Achilles tendon]] during the final game of the 1997/98 season, which ruled him out of most of the following season. He returned to the starting line-up, as a right-back, on 4 April 1999, against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], and scored the first of Saints' three goals in a 3–1 victory. Following a knee operation, Weir was preparing to return to first-team action against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] when he broke his nose (for the sixth time) in a training-ground collision with teammate [[Paddy Connolly]]. After getting back into the team, he was again injured in training (a broken jaw and cheekbone) which meant he missed more of the campaign.

A serious knee injury put Weir out of action until January 2004. He managed seven appearances before being injured again, but was able to play against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in his own [[testimonial match]] in May, featuring as a young Newcastle side won 2–1 in front of just under 3,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2004/05/12/sportstory5907788t0.asp |title=Saints fans hail legendary Weir |last=Richardson |first=Alan |date=12 May 2004 |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |publisher=DC Thomson |access-date=29 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003235/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2004/05/12/sportstory5907788t0.asp |archive-date= 5 June 2011 }}</ref>

Despite his numerous injuries, Weir, club captain for the majority of his time at St. Johnstone, made over 200 appearances for the [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] club, and received an award when he achieved the 200 mark in August 2001. With his playing days near an end, Weir became assistant manager, firstly, to [[John Connolly (football manager)|John Connolly]] and then [[Owen Coyle]].<ref name = "brechin appt"/>

After his senior career, Perth-based Weir played [[Scottish Junior Football Association|Junior]] football for local sides [[Bankfoot Athletic F.C.|Bankfoot Athletic]], [[Luncarty F.C.|Luncarty]] and [[Kinnoull F.C.|Kinnoull]] in between managerial appointments.<ref>{{cite news|title=JUNIOR SIDE WILL PROVIDE TOUGH CUP TEST|url=http://www.arbroathherald.co.uk/sport/junior-side-will-provide-tough-cup-test-1-193621|access-date=4 August 2013|newspaper=[[Arbroath Herald]]|date=26 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423054611/http://www.arbroathherald.co.uk/sport/junior-side-will-provide-tough-cup-test-1-193621|archive-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lowson|first=Alison|title=Golden oldie Jim boots up again|url=http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk/perthshire-sport/perthshire-football/2013/01/29/golden-oldie-jim-boots-up-again-n-73103-32698399/|access-date=4 August 2013|newspaper=[[Perthshire Advertiser]]|date=29 January 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/elgin-fc/415020/weir-moves-swiftly-to-appoint-his-assistant/ "Jim Weir moves swiftly to appoint his Elgin City assistant"] – ''Press & Journal'', 28 November 2014</ref>

==Managerial career==
After thirteen years with St. Johnstone, Weir became the manager of Montrose on 8 February 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=1990 |title=Era ends as Jim moves into management |publisher=St. Johnstone FC |date=8 February 2007 |access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> In his first game in charge, on 10 February, the Gable Endies lost 1–0 at Berwick Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6344775.stm |title=Berwick Rangers 1–0 Montrose |date=10 February 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Just over a year after signing a contract extension,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/montrose/7014193.stm|title=New deal for Montrose boss Weir|date=26 September 2007|publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 September 2008}}</ref> Weir was sacked towards the end of September 2008 with Montrose third in the league.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/09/29/sportstory12028557t0.asp |title=Montrose boss Weir shown the door |last=Dey |first=Graeme |date=29 September 2008 |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |access-date=29 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202033046/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/09/29/sportstory12028557t0.asp |archive-date= 2 December 2008 }}</ref>

After the resignation of [[John McGlashan (footballer)|John McGlashan]], Weir became the manager of [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]] on 1 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arbroath/8334828.stm|title=Weir appointed Arbroath manager|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Jim |last=Spence|date=1 November 2009|access-date=1 November 2009}}</ref> Weir failed to save Arbroath from relegation in the [[2009–10 Scottish Second Division]], as they finished ninth and were beaten by [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] in the play-offs.<ref name = "brechin appt"/> The Lichties also lost to junior club [[Irvine Meadow XI F.C.|Irvine Meadow]] in the [[2009–10 Scottish Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8382052.stm |title=Irvine Meadow 1–0 Arbroath |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2009 |access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref>

Weir joined [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]] on 24 May 2010.<ref name = "brechin appt">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arbroath/8701580.stm |title=Jim Weir resigns at Arbroath to take over at Brechin|publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2010 |first=Jim |last=Spence |access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> Brechin finished fourth in the [[2010–11 Scottish Second Division]], qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost in the final to [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]]. Weir was sacked by Brechin in September 2012 after the club had made a bad start to the [[2012–13 Scottish Second Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19777601 |title=Brechin City part company with manager Jim Weir |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 September 2012 |access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref>

Weir was appointed manager of [[Scottish League Two]] club [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]] in November 2014.<ref>[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/elgin-name-weir-as-new-manager/ Elgin name Weir as new manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219115117/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/elgin-name-weir-as-new-manager/ |date=19 December 2014 }}, SPFL</ref> After nearly three years in charge, Weir moved to [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] in October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manager Jim Weir departs Elgin City for Forfar Athletic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41468434|access-date=2 October 2017|work=BBC Sport|date=2 October 2017}}</ref> Weir was involved in a car crash after a training session in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49734314 |title=Forfar Athletic: Jim Weir & Barry Sellars 'recovering well' following motorway collision |website=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> He left the club on 3 November, as he struggled to combine his work commitments and recovery from the car crash.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50284005 |title=Forfar Athletic: Jim Weir resigns due to personal reasons |website=BBC Sport |date=3 November 2019 |access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
:''As of match played 3 May 2025''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="5" |Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|8 February 2007
|align=left|29 September 2008
{{WDL|67|27|15|25}}
|-
|align=left|[[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|1 November 2009
|align=left|24 May 2010
{{WDL|29|8|10|11}}
|-
|align=left|[[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|24 May 2010
|align=left|30 September 2012
{{WDL|99|33|28|38}}
|-
|align=left|[[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|27 November 2014
|align=left|1 October 2017
{{WDL|126|53|24|49}}
|-
|align=left|[[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|2 October 2017
|align=left|3 November 2019
{{WDL|91|37|14|40}}
|-
|align=left|[[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|20 November 2024
|align=left| present
{{WDL|25|6|9|10}}
|-
!colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|436|163|100|173}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player7/jimweir}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
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