Jim Storrie

Jim Storrie

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-03-31)31 March 1940
Place of birth	Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	Kilsyth, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1962	Airdrieonians	89	(48)
1962–1967	Leeds United	126	(58)
1967	Aberdeen	13	(3)
1967–1969	Rotherham United	71	(19)
1969–1972	Portsmouth	43	(12)
1972	→ Aldershot (on loan)	5	(1)
1972–1973	St Mirren	9	(3)
Total		356	(144)
Managerial career
1976–1978	St Johnstone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James "Jim" Storrie (31 March 1940 – 11 November 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager, best known as a centre forward who helped Leeds United gain promotion in 1964 to the First Division.

Playing career

Born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Storrie began his career at Airdrie, making his debut in the 1957–58 season, before being signed by Don Revie for Leeds United as a proven goalscorer for a fee of £15,000 in 1962. He scored the only goal on his debut in Leeds opening match of the 1962–63 season and went on to help Leeds win promotion to the First Division in the 1963–64 season and to reach the 1965 FA Cup Final. Injuries reduced his first team opportunities and he faded out of the first team before joining Aberdeen in February 1967. He later played for Rotherham United, Portsmouth, Aldershot and St Mirren.

Storrie's death, at the age of 74, was announced 11 November 2014.

Playing statistics

Club	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)
Airdrie					89 (48)
Leeds United	126 (58)	12 (3)	8 (5)	10 (1)	156 (67)
Aberdeen	13 (3)	4 (1)	6 (3)	2 (4)	25 (11)
Rotherham United					71 (19)
Portsmouth					43 (12)
Aldershot (on loan)					5 (1)
St Mirren					9 (3)

Honours

• (English) Football League Second Division Championship 1963–64

External links

• Neil Brown profile
• Profile at mightyleeds.co.uk