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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Letson Frizzell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1937-02-16)16 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 2016(2016-07-03) (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Oldham, England | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Greenock Morton | 41 | (4) |
| 1960–1970 | Oldham Athletic | 318 | (56) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1982 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1986–1987 | Manchester City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Letson Frizzell (16 February 1937 – 3 July 2016) was a Scottishassociation football player and manager.[2]
Frizzell was appointed a patron ofOldham Athletic's supporters' trust,Trust Oldham in 2004.[3]
Frizzell began his career atGreenock Morton as aforward in 1957. Three years later, he joinedOldham Athletic, where he played 318 matches and scored 57 goals initially as a forward and then in the wing-half and full-back roles.[citation needed]
A managerial career was started in March 1970 when Frizzell became manager ofOldham Athletic, following a spell as a coach underJack Rowley. At the time, the club was near the bottom ofDivision Four, with the distinct possibility of having to re-apply for League status. He then guided the team to nine wins and six draws in the remaining 22 matches and a comfortable midtable finish. In the following season Oldham achieved promotion toDivision Three and in 1974 they won the Third Division championship. The club survived in the Second Division bar only a couple of flirts with relegation, yet despite his success at the helm of the club, Frizzell was surprisingly dismissed in June 1982. He was at the time the second longest serving manager in theFootball League.[citation needed]
After a year unemployed, Frizzell was invited to joinManchester City as an assistant toBilly McNeill. He became manager after the exit of his former boss in October 1986. Frizzell was sacked in May 1987 as the team was relegated to theDivision Two under a serious financial crisis. He returned to the club in 1994 to work as chief scout but left in 1998.[citation needed]
Frizzell died on 3 July 2016.[4]