| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hagan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-08-10)10 August 1956 (age 69) | ||
| Place of birth | Monkstown,[1] Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Larne | ||
| 1977–1982 | Coventry City | 16 | (0) |
| 1979 | →Torquay United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1980 | →Detroit Express (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | →Seiko (loan) | ||
| 1982–1987 | Birmingham City | 137 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Celta de Vigo | 74 | (0) |
| 1989 | Larne | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Colchester United | 2 | (0) |
| 1990 | Larne | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | IK Oddevold | 25 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Ballymena United | 41 | (0) |
| 1994 | Carrick Rangers | 10 | (0) |
| 1994 | Larne | 16 | (0) |
| 1995 | Crusaders | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | Coleraine | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Ballymena United | ||
| 1994 | Larne | ||
| 2006 | Larne | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Hagan (born 10 August 1956) is a Northern Irish former professionalfootballer and football club manager.
Born inMonkstown, Hagan began his career in Northern Ireland withLarne and was voted Ulster young player of the year in the 1975–76 season. While playing for Larne he also worked as a booking clerk for the ferries betweenLarne andStranraer in Scotland. His form with Larne earned him a call-up toDanny Blanchflower'sNorthern Ireland squad. However, although he played for Northern Ireland againstGlentoran in a testimonial forBobby McGregor in May 1977 he never made a full international appearance.
Hagan joinedCoventry City fromLarne in November 1977 for a fee of £25,000, making 13 league appearances the following season. He struggled to establish himself atHighfield Road and joinedTorquay United on loan in September 1979 and was loaned toNASL sideDetroit Express in March 1980. He joined Hong Kong sideSeiko in October 1980 on an extended loan and helped the club to a clean-sweep of the Hong KongLeague,Cup and Senior Cup. He returned to Coventry in July 1981, making three further league appearances and was included byBilly Bingham in Northern Ireland's provisional forty man squad for the1982 World Cup Finals, but was cut when the final squad was announced.
Hagan was released by Coventry at the end of the 1981–82 season and in May 1982 joined local rivalsBirmingham City. He quickly established himself in the first team and was a regular member of the sides both promoted to and relegated from the top flight over the next five years.
In 1987 Hagan joined newly promotedSpanish Primera Liga sideCelta Vigo. At the end of his first season in Spain, Celta had finished in the top half of the table and Hagan was named Overseas Players of the Year, despite competition from the likes ofGary Lineker. Hagan returned to Larne in August 1989, moving toColchester United in November 1989. He played only twice for theLayer Road side and returned to Larne from where he left to join Swedish sideIK Oddevold in May 1990.
In May 1991 Hagan returned to Northern Ireland and was appointed as player-manager ofBallymena United. On leaving he played briefly forCarrick Rangers and had a short and unsuccessful spell in charge of Larne in 1994. He subsequently played forCrusaders before ending his playing career withColeraine in December 1995.
By the 2000–01 season Hagan had become youth development officer atSunderland. He subsequently returned to Larne as Youth Development Officer and became assistant manager underKenny Shiels in October 2005. In May 2006, Hagan was appointed as manager.[3] However, he was sacked in November 2006 with Larne struggling in the league.[4]
He is manager of Larne amateur outfit Wellington Rec. They pulled off a major upset in August 2009 after beating Carrick Rangers 4–3 in the Steel and Sons Cup.