Jim Dempsey

For the Clyde, Falkirk and Dumbarton player, see Jim Dempsey (footballer, born 1959).

Jim Dempsey (born 5 November 1946^[2]) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Jim Dempsey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-11-05) 5 November 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Centre Back
Youth career
	Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1971	Hamilton Academical	26	(2)
1971–1975	Raith Rovers	93	(6)
1975–1976	Stirling Albion	30	(2)
1976–1981	Hamilton Academical	112	(3)
1981	Albion Rovers	9	(0)
1981–?	Larkhall Thistle[1]	?	(?)
Managerial career
1988–1989	Hamilton Academical
1992-?	Fauldhouse United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a player Dempsey, who was known as a hard man,^[3] was most associated with Hamilton Academical, with whom he had two spells, and Raith Rovers, although he also turned out for Stirling Albion, Albion Rovers and Larkhall Thistle.

He had a sole season back as manager at Hamilton, following the departure of John Lambie to Partick Thistle, although the club finished far adrift at the foot of the Scottish Premier Division and he was dismissed. He was subsequently announced as manager of Fauldhouse United in 1992^[4][5] and later returned to the Accies as assistant boss under Chris Hillcoat in 2003.^[6]