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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Raith Rovers | 94 | (11) |
| 1996–1997 | Millwall | 24 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Raith Rovers | 37 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Dunfermline Athletic | 126 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Motherwell | 29 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Livingston | 46 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | East Fife | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (26) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009-2011 | East Fife (Player-Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Oakley United | ||
| 2015–2016 | Cowdenbeath (assistant manager) | ||
| 2016 | Cowdenbeath (caretaker manager) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Dundonald Bluebell | ||
| 2019-2021 | Dunfermline Athletic (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2021-2023 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | ||
| 2023 | Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts | ||
| 2024 | Cowdenbeath (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2024- | Dundonald Bluebell | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jason Dair (born 15 June 1974) is a Scottishfootball coach and former professional player who played as amidfielder orfull-back now the manager ofDundonald Bluebell.
Dair had a spell ascaretaker manager atCowdenbeath, after former managerColin Nish was sacked in May 2016.[1] Dair also managedEast of Scotland teamDundonald Bluebell before taking up a coaching role atDunfermline Athletic. After a short time away Jason came back into management at East of Scotland sideHill of Beath where he was the manager before joining his brotherLee Dair atInverkeithing as part of the management team in May 2023. Now in March 2024 he has return to assistStevie Crawford atCowdenbeath until end of the season.
Dair, who was born inDunfermline, began his career in 1991 with localFife teamRaith Rovers. AFirst Division winner in1992–93, Dair suffered relegation in Raith's first season in thePremier Division. Months into Raith's season back in the First Division, Dair was part of the side that beatCeltic to win theLeague Cup, ensuringUEFA Cup football for the following season. Buoyed by the cup success, Raith won the title on the last day of the season and were promoted again at the first attempt. Dair scored Raith's first ever European goal, netting from close range againstFaroese teamGÍ Gøta and Raith won through the first two rounds to faceBayern Munich, losing 4–1 on aggregate. Unfortunately, Raith suffered domestic relegation again and when managerJimmy Nicholl left in February 1996 to joinMillwall, Dair – along withStevie Crawford andDavid Sinclair – went with him.
Dair's time in London was brief and he returned toStark's Park within eighteen months. With no trophies during his second spell inKirkcaldy, Dair moved on in February 1999 to Rovers' rivalsDunfermline, where he would go on to spend four years. Following notice that he was transfer listed along with several other players,[2] Dair was released fromEast End Park in September 2003,[3] although he quickly moved toMotherwell.[4]Dair joinedLivingston on a one-year contract at the start of the2004–05 season,[5] extending his stay by a second year in June 2005.[6] Upon his contract expiry, he was released by Livi and made a brief return toStark's Park in September 2006 when he played 72 minutes for Raith as a trialist againstAlloa.[7] The following week, he moved toEast Fife,[8] where he went on to play nine times during the season.
Dair took up a coaching role atEast Fife and replacedScott Crabbe as assistant manager prior to the 2010/11 season. He was appointed manager ofJunior clubOakley United in May 2012[9] however he resigned from this position in May 2014.[10] In December 2015, Dair was appointed assistant manager toColin Nish atScottish League One sideCowdenbeath,[11] the two having previously played together whilst atDunfermline Athletic. With Nish being sacked following Cowdenbeath's relegation toScottish League Two, Dair was appointedcaretaker manager pending the appointment of a new manager.[12] AfterLiam Fox was appointed head coach,[13] Dair left the Blue Brazil at the start of the2016–17 season.[14]
In June 2019, Dair left his position as manager ofDundonald Bluebell to return to former clubDunfermline Athletic with former teammateStevie Crawford as manager. Dair took up the role of first team coach having previously been Crawford's assistant atEast Fife.[15] Following the resignation of Crawford in May 2021, Dair also left the club shortly after.[16]
He is the nephew of legendaryRangers wing halfJim Baxter.[17]
Raith Rovers
East Fife
Jason Dair: The nephew of the legendary Jim Baxter is playing with East Fife.
