| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Storrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-03-31)31 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkintilloch, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 November 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Kilsyth, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kelvinside Athletic[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilsyth Rangers | |||
| 1958–1962 | Airdrieonians | 89 | (48) |
| 1962–1967 | Leeds United | 126 | (58) |
| 1967 | Aberdeen | 13 | (3) |
| 1967–1969 | Rotherham United | 71 | (19) |
| 1969–1972 | Portsmouth | 43 | (12) |
| 1972 | →Aldershot (on loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | St Mirren | 9 | (3) |
| Waterlooville | |||
| Total | 356 | (144) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974-1976 | Waterlooville | ||
| 1976–1978 | St Johnstone | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Storrie (31 March 1940 – 11 November 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer andmanager, best known as acentre forward who helpedLeeds United gainpromotion in1964 to theFirst Division.
Born inKirkintilloch,Dunbartonshire, Storrie began his senior career as a teenager atAirdrieonians, after playing alongsideWillie Wallace atKilsyth Rangers.[2] He made his debut in the 1957–58 season, before being signed byDon Revie forLeeds United as a proven goalscorer for a fee of £15,000 in 1962. He scored the only goal on his debut in Leeds opening match of the 1962–63 season and went on to help Leeds win promotion to theFirst Division in the 1963–64 season, and to reach the1965 FA Cup Final. Injuries reduced his first team opportunities and he faded out of the first team before joiningAberdeen in February 1967. He later played forRotherham United,Portsmouth,Aldershot andSt Mirren.
After leaving St Mirren, Storrie joinedSouthern League clubWaterlooville as player-manager. In 1976, he returned to Scotland as manager ofSt Johnstone. His last role in football was on the coaching staff back at his first senior club, Airdrie.[3]
He died on 11 November 2014, aged 74.[4]
| Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
| Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | |
| Airdrie | 89 (48) | ||||
| Leeds United | 126 (58) | 12 (3) | 8 (5) | 10 (1) | 156 (67) |
| Aberdeen | 13 (3) | 4 (1) | 6 (3) | 2 (4) | 25 (11) |
| Rotherham United | 71 (19) | ||||
| Portsmouth | 43 (12) | ||||
| Aldershot (on loan) | 5 (1) | ||||
| St Mirren | 9 (3) |
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