Jimmy Bonthrone
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography James Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008)[1] was a Scottish professional football player, coach and manager.
Born in Kinglassie, Fife,[2] Bonthrone's playing career centred on his time with a successful East Fife team,[3] although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm at Queen of the South.[2][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][3] before assisting Eddie Turnbull at Aberdeen.[2][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.[2][4][5][3]
Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975.[2][4] The club won the Drybrough Cup in 1971 just after he was appointed.[2][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][3]
After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring.[4][5]
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