Long-term understudy to Pat Jennings, when given the chance in the Northern Ireland Number One jersey, Jim Platt was involved in some famous victories...Name: James Archibald Platt
Born: 26 January 1952, Ballymoney
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 12.10 st
Position: Goalkeeper
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 23 Full Caps (1976-1986), 2 Amateur Caps (1970), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Middlesbrough) Anglo-Scottish Cup Winner 1975/76; (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Winner 1983/84, (with Coleraine) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1985/86; League Cup Winner 1987/88; Ulster Cup Winner 1985/86, 1986/87; North West Senior Cup Winner.
Awards: North-East Player of the Year 1981; Middlesbrough Player of the Year 1972, 1981.
Club Career: Clubs.............. --Seasons-- -Fee- League FACup LgeCup Europe Other
Ballymena United.
Liverpool.......... 69/70...... .Trial
Middlesbrough...... 70/71-82/83 £7,000 401/0 32/ 0 .33/ 0 ...... 13/0
Hartlepool United.. 78/79...... ..Loan .13/0
Cardiff City....... 78/79...... ..Loan ..4/0 .2/ 0
Ballymena United... 83/84...... ..Free .26/0 .5/ 0 ............. 15/0
Coleraine.......... 84/85-89/90 ..Free ???/? ??/ ? .??/ ? ..6/ 0
Ballyclare Comrades 90/91 ....... Free ..2/0 .1/ 0
Totals........... ............. £7,000 446/0 44/ 0 .33/ 0 ..6/ 0 28/0
Coaching Career:
Ballymena United... Player/Manager (Jun-83 - Jun-84)
Coleraine.......... Player/Manager (Jun-84 - Apr-90)
Northern Ireland... Caretaker Manager (Feb-87)
Ballyclare Comrades Player/Manager (Dec-90 - Nov-92)
Ayssriska (Sweden). Manager
Darlington......... Director of Coaching (Aug-95 - Dec-95)
................... Manager (Dec-95 - Jul-96)
Gateshead.......... Manager (1996 - 1997)
Middlesbrough...... Head Coach of Football in the Community Centre
Darlington ........ Goalkeeping Coach (May-09 - Sep-09)
Biography:
To follow.
Official Middlesbrough Site Bio
Wikipedia Article
Northern Ireland Cap Details:24-03-1976 Israel...... A D 1-1 FR sub
13-05-1978 Scotland.... A D 1-1 BC
16-05-1978 England..... A L 0-1 BC
19-05-1978 Wales....... A L 0-1 BC
16-05-1980 Scotland.... H W 1-0 BC
20-05-1980 England..... A D 1-1 BC
23-05-1980 Wales....... A W 1-0 BC
11-06-1980 Australia... A W 2-1 FR
15-06-1980 Australia... A D 1-1 FR
18-06-1980 Australia... A W 2-1 FR
15-10-1980 Sweden...... H W 3-0 WCQ
19-11-1980 Portugal.... A L 0-1 WCQ
24-03-1982 France...... A L 0-4 FR
28-04-1982 Scotland.... H D 1-1 BC
27-05-1982 Wales....... A L 0-3 BC sub
01-07-1982 Austria..... N D 2-2 WCF
13-10-1982 Austria..... A L 0-2 ECQ
17-11-1982 West Germany H W 1-0 ECQ
15-12-1982 Albania..... A D 0-0 ECQ
30-03-1983 Turkey...... A W 2-1 ECQ
04-04-1984 England..... A L 0-1 BC
22-05-1984 Wales....... A D 1-1 BC sub
23-04-1986 Morocco..... H W 2-1 FR sub
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Summary: 19(4)/0. Won 8, Drew 7, Lost 8.
Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
10-01-1970 Wales....... H W 3-1
14-02-1970 Scotland.... A L 1-3
Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.
With thanks to "Anonymous" below for pointing out the info available at http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/.
2 comments:
Jim Platt also won the 1984 Irish Cup with Ballymena United.
http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/history/records/sbs/198384/appearances.htm
In Jim Platt's second spell at Ballymena United he made 26 league appearances, 5 Irish cup appearances, 0 League Cup, 0 European, 15 other cup games; totalling 46 games with 0 goals overall.
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