Jim Clunie (4 September 1933 – 12 May 2003) was a Scottish

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player and manager. Clunie played in three cup finals for

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. These were the

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and 1959 Scottish Cup Finals, which they lost 2–1 to

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and 3–1 to St Mirren, and the 1955 Scottish League Cup Final which Aberdeen won 2–1 against St Mirren. He transferred to St Mirren in 1960, for whom he played in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final. Clunie was the first player to be substituted in a Scottish match, when he was replaced by

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after 23 minutes of the

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tie against Clyde on 13 August 1966. In 1976, Clunie was a coach at

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when the club won the

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by beating

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1-0 in the

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. Clunie went on to manage St Mirren from 1978 to 1981, replacing

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. He took St Mirren into

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for the first time ever after they finished third in the league in 1981. Clunie also managed

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from 1981 to 1985.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clunie, Jim 1933 births 2003 deaths Scottish men's footballers Raith Rovers F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Bury F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. non-playing staff Scottish football managers St Mirren F.C. managers Kilmarnock F.C. managers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Men's association football central defenders Scottish Football League managers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen