Jim McLean

Jim McLean
Personal information
Full name	James Yuille McLean
Date of birth	2 August 1937
Place of birth	Larkhall, Scotland
Date of death	26 December 2020 (aged 83)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1960	Hamilton Academical
1960–1965	Clyde
1965–1968	Dundee
1968–1970	Kilmarnock
Total
Teams managed
1971–1993	Dundee United
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Yuille McLean (2 August 1937 – 26 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was best known for being the manager of Dundee United F.C. for 22 years between 1971 and 1993. While he was at Dundee United, the team won the 1982/83 Scottish Football League Championship and made it to many cup finals including the 1987 UEFA Cup Final against IFK Gothenburg.

McLean died at the age of 83 on 26 December 2020 from dementia-related problems.^[1]

Honours

Player

Clyde

Scottish Division Two : 1961–62
Glasgow Charity Cup : 1960–61 (shared)^[2]

Dundee

Forfarshire Cup : 1965–66, 1966–67

Manager

Dundee United

Scottish Premier Division : 1982–83
Scottish League Cup : 1979–80, 1980–81
UEFA Cup : runner-up 1986–87
Forfarshire Cup: 1971–72,^[3] 1974–75,^[4] 1975–76,^[5] 1976–77,^[6] 1979–80,^[7] 1984–85,^[8] 1986–87,^[9] 1987–88^[10]

Individual

SFWA Manager of the Year: 1987
Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 2005
Dundee United Hall of Fame: 2015^[11]
SFA Special Merit Award: 1985^[12]
Honorary Doctor of Law from University of Dundee: 2011^[13]

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