Ian Fleming (footballer)

For other footballers with the same name, see Ian Fleming (disambiguation).

Ian Fleming (born 15 January 1953) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played for Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, Sheffield Wednesday and Dundee and was then player-manager of Brechin City.

Ian Fleming

Personal information
Full name	John Hares Fleming[1]
Date of birth	(1953-01-15) 15 January 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth	Maybole, Scotland
Position(s)	Winger / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1975	Kilmarnock	94	(51)
1975–1979	Aberdeen	66	(12)
1979–1980	Sheffield Wednesday	14	(1)
1980–1982	Dundee	48	(5)
1982–1987	Brechin City	132	(15)
Total		354	(84)
Managerial career
1982–1987	Brechin City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aberdeen signed Fleming for $15,000 from Kilmarnock in December 1975.^[2]

Despite guiding Brechin to promotion to the First Division and the club enjoying a successful spell, Fleming was sacked by Brechin in December 1986.^[3] Fleming was then assistant manager of Forfar Athletic and manager of Icelandic side FH in 1987.^[4]

In 2011, Fleming used his football contacts to raise funds for his twin granddaughters, who suffered from cerebral palsy.^[5] The funds were needed to pay for surgery in the United States that was not available in the NHS.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Sources^[6][7][1][8]

Club	Seasons	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	1970-71	Scottish Division One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1971-72		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	1972-73		13	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	1
	1973-74	Scottish Second Division	33	33	1	0	5	2	-	-	39	35
	1974-75	Scottish Division One	29	11	1	0	8	11	0	0	38	22
	1975-76	Scottish Second Division	13	5	0	0	6	1	-	-	19	6
	Total		94	51	2	0	21	14	0	0	117	65
Aberdeen	1975–76	Scottish Premier Division	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	1976–77		17	4	0	0	6	2	0	0	23	6
	1977–78		25	5	5	4	6	3	2	0	38	12
	1978–79		12	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	18	2
	Total		66	12	5	4	17	6	3	0	91	22
Sheffield Wednesday	1979-80	Third Division	13	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	13+	1+
Dundee	1979-80	Scottish Premier Division	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	3
	1980-81	Scottish First Division	8	1	0	0	4	0	-	-	12	1
	1981-82	Scottish Premier Division	16	1	2	0	6	4	0	0	24	5
	1982-83		8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		48	5	2	0	14	4	0	0	64	9
Career total			221	69	9+	4+	52+	24+	3	0	285+	97+

Managerial record

^[9]

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	L	D	Win %
Brechin City	1982	1986	190	70	70	50	36.84%