James McIntosh Weir (born 15 June 1969) is a Scottish professional

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player and coach who manages

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club Forfar Athletic. Weir played in the senior Scottish leagues for

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, Hearts and St. Johnstone. He has also worked as manager of Montrose,

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, Elgin City and Forfar Athletic.

Playing career

After starting in youth football with his hometown boys club, Motherwell Orbiston, Weir signed professionally with Hamilton Accies in 1987. He spent six years at

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, making close to 200 league appearances for the club, before joining

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Hearts, then under the guidance of

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. Weir's stay at Tynecastle was brief and he moved to St. Johnstone within a year, signed by

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in a swap deal that saw Colin Miller move in the other direction. He ruptured his

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during the final game of the 1997/98 season, which ruled him out of most of the following season. He returned to the starting line-up, as a right-back, on 4 April 1999, against

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, and scored the first of Saints' three goals in a 3–1 victory. Following a knee operation, Weir was preparing to return to first-team action against

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when he broke his nose (for the sixth time) in a training-ground collision with teammate

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. After getting back into the team, he was again injured in training (a broken jaw and cheekbone) which meant he missed more of the campaign. A serious knee injury put Weir out of action until January 2004. He managed seven appearances before being injured again, but was able to play against

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in his own

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in May, featuring as a young Newcastle side won 2–1 in front of just under 3,000 spectators. Despite his numerous injuries, Weir, club captain for the majority of his time at St. Johnstone, made over 200 appearances for the

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club, and received an award when he achieved the 200 mark in August 2001. With his playing days near an end, Weir became assistant manager, firstly, to John Connolly and then

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. After his senior career, Perth-based Weir played

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football for local sides Bankfoot Athletic,

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and

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in between managerial appointments.

Managerial career

After thirteen years with St. Johnstone, Weir became the manager of Montrose on 8 February 2007. In his first game in charge, on 10 February, the Gable Endies lost 1–0 at Berwick Rangers. Just over a year after signing a contract extension, Weir was sacked towards the end of September 2008 with Montrose third in the league. After the resignation of John McGlashan, Weir became the manager of

on 1 November 2009. Weir failed to save Arbroath from relegation in the

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, as they finished ninth and were beaten by Forfar Athletic in the play-offs. The Lichties also lost to junior club Irvine Meadow in the

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. Weir joined

on 24 May 2010. Brechin finished fourth in the

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, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost in the final to

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. Weir was sacked by Brechin in September 2012 after the club had made a bad start to the 2012–13 Scottish Second Division. Weir was appointed manager of

club Elgin City in November 2014. After nearly three years in charge, Weir moved to Forfar Athletic in October 2017. Weir was involved in a car crash after a training session in September 2019. He left the club on 3 November, as he struggled to combine his work commitments and recovery from the car crash.

Managerial statistics

:''As of match played 15 July 2025''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Jim 1969 births Living people Footballers from Motherwell Scottish men's footballers Scottish football managers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Bankfoot Athletic F.C. players Luncarty F.C. players Montrose F.C. managers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Arbroath F.C. managers Brechin City F.C. managers St Johnstone F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football defenders Scottish Football League managers Elgin City F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Arbroath F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. managers Kinnoull F.C. players