Jamie Dolan
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James Dolan was a Scottish
former professional footballer
, who played for Motherwell
, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston
, Forfar Athletic and Partick Thistle.
After he retired from the senior game, he spent four years as player-manager of Scottish Junior Football Eastern Region South Division
side Broxburn Athletic
, and also played for Bathgate Thistle in the Scottish Junior Football East Super League
.
in the late 1980s and was at Fir Park
for ten years before transferring to Dundee United at the start of the 1997-98 season
. Within four months, Dolan reached the League Cup
final with United, although he was as unused substitute despite featuring in each of the previous rounds. After two years at Tannadice
, Dolan moved to Dunfermline, where he stayed for one season. A year at Livingston
followed, which included a loan deal with Forfar Athletic and he spent his final playing season with Partick Thistle, retiring in 2002 after over 300 league games.
Jamie started his career at Motherwell in the late mid eighties after being signed from Forgewood Boys Club. He appeared in the Youth Cup Final
at under-18s level against Celtic in the 1986-87 season
– hitting the bar with a header at 0-0 in a game ‘Well went on to lose 2-1.
However, the youth ranks couldn’t contain the tenacious and brave midfield dynamo and he soon found himself promoted to the senior squad under Tommy McLean
. He was a mainstay in the heart of the Motherwell midfield in the early to mid-nineties and formed part of a famous trio containing Paul Lambert
and Billy Davies
in ‘Well’s fantastic team of 1994 – 1996. In one game on 7th December,1996, having started in his usual midfield role, he even played in goal for the last 30 minutes against Celtic when Motherwell goalkeeper Scott Howie
was taken off injured. Although Celtic scored one goal past Dolan - more the result of a short passback than a goalkeeping error - Motherwell's Ian Ross scored in the last minute of the game to secure a heroic 2-1 victory.
In January 1997, Motherwell were desperate for a striker to score goals and keep them in the league. Alex McLeish
turned to Owen Coyle
of Dundee United but the only way United would let the striker go was if Dolan headed to Tannadice as part of a swap-deal. The move was agreed, and after more than two hundred games in claret and amber, Jamie headed to the east coast.
After two seasons in tangerine, Dolan moved south to Fife to play for Dunfermline Athletic where he stayed for a year. A year at Livingston
followed, which included a loan deal with Forfar Athletic. He spent his final playing season with Partick Thistle, retiring in 2002 after over 300 league games.
Jamie remained active in the game and was involved in the Junior Leagues
for many years. He also retained strong links with Motherwell Football Club, playing an active role in the former players club, and assisting the club with charity and sponsors events.
Jamie played for the Motherwell Masters
team and was a pivotal member of the squad that took the 2007 title, scoring the last goal in the final against Celtic.
, West Lothian
. A post mortem revealed he suffered from cardiac ischaemia, a hereditary condition from which his father had also died, aged 44. Jamie had been due to play for a Motherwell Select team on 11 September 2008, in a testimonial match
for former team-mate Dougie Arnott
.His sudden death came just eight months after that of his former Motherwell team mate Phil O'Donnell, who died from a similar condition while playing a Scottish Premier League
game for Motherwell.Just 11 months later, another of Dolan's former team mates - Paul McGrillen
- committed suicide, bringing the number of players from Motherwell's 1991 Scottish Cup winning side to have died to four, starting with the sudden death of Davie Cooper
in March 1995.
|1987-88
||rowspan="10"|Motherwell
||rowspan="12"|Scottish Premier Division||rowspan="9"|177||rowspan="9"|5||rowspan="9" colspan="2"|N/A||rowspan="9" colspan="2"|N/A||rowspan="9" colspan="2"|8||colspan="2" rowspan="9"|N/A
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|1988-89
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|1989-90
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|1990-91
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|1991-92
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|1992-93
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|1993-94
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|1994-95
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|1995-96
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|rowspan="2"|1996-97
||17||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
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|rowspan="3"|Dundee United
||13||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
|1997-98
||26||0||3||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||32||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998-99
||rowspan="2"|Scottish Premier League
||5||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|Dunfermline Athletic
||10||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0
|-
|1999-00
||rowspan="2"|Scottish First Division||19||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||22||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000-01
||Livingston
||8||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|-
|Forfar Athletic
(loan)||Scottish Second Division||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|2001-02
||Partick Thistle
||Scottish First Division||26||2||4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||32||2
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, who played for Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
, Forfar Athletic and Partick Thistle.
After he retired from the senior game, he spent four years as player-manager of Scottish Junior Football Eastern Region South Division
Scottish Junior Football Eastern Region South Division
The Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division is a third-tier division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.The league came into existence in time for the 2006–07 season, replacing the older regional setup ....
side Broxburn Athletic
Broxburn Athletic F.C.
Broxburn Athletic F.C. are a Scottish junior football club based in the town of Broxburn, West Lothian. They play their home games at Albyn Park. The team was managed by the late Jamie Dolan....
, and also played for Bathgate Thistle in the Scottish Junior Football East Super League
Scottish Junior Football East Super League
The Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League also known for sponsorship reasons as the ACA Sports East Superleague, is the highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association...
.
Career
Dolan began his career with MotherwellMotherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
in the late 1980s and was at Fir Park
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...
for ten years before transferring to Dundee United at the start of the 1997-98 season
1997-98 in Scottish football
The 1997–98 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland. Celtic halted Rangers in their bid for a record 10-in-a-row.-Scottish Premier Division:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:...
. Within four months, Dolan reached the League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
final with United, although he was as unused substitute despite featuring in each of the previous rounds. After two years at Tannadice
Tannadice Park
Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. The stadium is home of Dundee United F.C. and has a capacity of 14,209.-Early days :...
, Dolan moved to Dunfermline, where he stayed for one season. A year at Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
followed, which included a loan deal with Forfar Athletic and he spent his final playing season with Partick Thistle, retiring in 2002 after over 300 league games.
Jamie started his career at Motherwell in the late mid eighties after being signed from Forgewood Boys Club. He appeared in the Youth Cup Final
Scottish Youth Cup
The Scottish Youth Cup is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-19 teams...
at under-18s level against Celtic in the 1986-87 season
1986-87 in Scottish football
The 1986–87 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:In the first full season under the management of player-manager Graeme Souness, Rangers won their first league title since 1978, and also won the League Cup....
– hitting the bar with a header at 0-0 in a game ‘Well went on to lose 2-1.
However, the youth ranks couldn’t contain the tenacious and brave midfield dynamo and he soon found himself promoted to the senior squad under Tommy McLean
Tommy McLean
Thomas "Tommy" McLean is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers....
. He was a mainstay in the heart of the Motherwell midfield in the early to mid-nineties and formed part of a famous trio containing Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert
Paul Christopher Lambert is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Norwich City. He won numerous trophies as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St...
and Billy Davies
Billy Davies
William McIntosh "Billy" Davies is a Glasgow-born Scottish football manager, noted for his achievement in the Football League Championship with East Midlands Rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest and Preston North End which has led him to be described, in 2011, as "probably the best manager at...
in ‘Well’s fantastic team of 1994 – 1996. In one game on 7th December,1996, having started in his usual midfield role, he even played in goal for the last 30 minutes against Celtic when Motherwell goalkeeper Scott Howie
Scott Howie
Scott Howie is a Scottish former professional football goalkeeper. Having played professionally in the English and Scottish football leagues, he currently plays for English non-league side Wroxham....
was taken off injured. Although Celtic scored one goal past Dolan - more the result of a short passback than a goalkeeping error - Motherwell's Ian Ross scored in the last minute of the game to secure a heroic 2-1 victory.
In January 1997, Motherwell were desperate for a striker to score goals and keep them in the league. Alex McLeish
Alex McLeish
Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
turned to Owen Coyle
Owen Coyle
Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers....
of Dundee United but the only way United would let the striker go was if Dolan headed to Tannadice as part of a swap-deal. The move was agreed, and after more than two hundred games in claret and amber, Jamie headed to the east coast.
After two seasons in tangerine, Dolan moved south to Fife to play for Dunfermline Athletic where he stayed for a year. A year at Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
followed, which included a loan deal with Forfar Athletic. He spent his final playing season with Partick Thistle, retiring in 2002 after over 300 league games.
Jamie remained active in the game and was involved in the Junior Leagues
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
for many years. He also retained strong links with Motherwell Football Club, playing an active role in the former players club, and assisting the club with charity and sponsors events.
Jamie played for the Motherwell Masters
Masters Football
Masters football is a 6 a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 are chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club which they played for. Regional heats are held, and the winners of each go forward to a national...
team and was a pivotal member of the squad that took the 2007 title, scoring the last goal in the final against Celtic.
Death
Jamie died from a heart attack on 31 August 2008, whilst out jogging near his home in BathgateBathgate
Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...
, West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
. A post mortem revealed he suffered from cardiac ischaemia, a hereditary condition from which his father had also died, aged 44. Jamie had been due to play for a Motherwell Select team on 11 September 2008, in a testimonial match
Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
for former team-mate Dougie Arnott
Dougie Arnott
Douglas "Dougie" Arnott is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. Arnott's entire career was at Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club before retiring due to an injury in 1998...
.His sudden death came just eight months after that of his former Motherwell team mate Phil O'Donnell, who died from a similar condition while playing a Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
game for Motherwell.Just 11 months later, another of Dolan's former team mates - Paul McGrillen
Paul McGrillen
Paul McGrillen was a Scottish footballer who was playing as a striker for junior side Bathgate Thistle when his death was announced in July 2009.-Career:...
- committed suicide, bringing the number of players from Motherwell's 1991 Scottish Cup winning side to have died to four, starting with the sudden death of Davie Cooper
Davie Cooper
David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....
in March 1995.
Career statistics
|-|1987-88
1987-88 in Scottish football
The 1987–88 season was the 91st season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:Billy McNeill's second spell back in charge of Celtic began in style as they finished the season by winning the double of the league title and Scottish Cup...
||rowspan="10"|Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
||rowspan="12"|Scottish Premier Division||rowspan="9"|177||rowspan="9"|5||rowspan="9" colspan="2"|N/A||rowspan="9" colspan="2"|N/A||rowspan="9" colspan="2"|8||colspan="2" rowspan="9"|N/A
|-
|1988-89
1988-89 in Scottish football
The 1988–89 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:Rangers regained their league title and retained the League Cup, but defeat by Celtic in the Scottish Cup final ended their hopes of a domestic treble....
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|1989-90
1989-90 in Scottish football
The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:Rangers won their third league title in four seasons under the management of Graeme Souness....
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|1990-91
1990-91 in Scottish football
The 1990–91 season was the 94th season of competitive football in Scotland. It was notable for the fact that there was a last day title decider at Ibrox between Rangers and Aberdeen. Both teams went into the match level on points and goal difference, but Rangers needed to win the match...
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|1991-92
1991-92 in Scottish football
The 1991–92 season was the 95th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier Division:Champions: RangersRelegated: St...
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|1992-93
1992-93 in Scottish football
The 1992–93 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland.- Notable events:* Rangers completing a domestic treble of the Premier Division title, FA Cup and League Cup....
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|1993-94
1993-94 in Scottish football
The 1993–94 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw several teams relegated from the 1st and 2nd divisions in preparation for the introduction of a 3rd division the following season.-Notable events:...
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|1994-95
1994-95 in Scottish football
The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season seen the re-introduction of the Scottish 3rd division, after an absence of 26 years, and also the introduction of three points for a win being awarded instead of just two.-Notable events:*Raith Rovers...
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|1995-96
1995-96 in Scottish football
The 1995–96 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Summary:Rangers won the Premier Division with a record 87 points, finishing four ahead of rivals Celtic. Aberdeen were third with 55 points ....
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|rowspan="2"|1996-97
1996-97 in Scottish football
The 1996–97 season was the 100th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season seen a playoff system introduced between the 2nd bottom club in the Premier Division and the 2nd top club in Division One.-Scottish Premier Division:...
||17||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
||13||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
|1997-98
1997-98 in Scottish football
The 1997–98 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland. Celtic halted Rangers in their bid for a record 10-in-a-row.-Scottish Premier Division:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:...
||26||0||3||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||32||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998-99
1998-99 in Scottish football
The 1998–99 season was the 102nd season of Scottish league football.-Summary:The 1998–99 SPL season was one that ended in success for Rangers. Dutchman Dick Advocaat was brought in to replace Walter Smith at Rangers and made major changes, bringing in many players.Rangers were...
||rowspan="2"|Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||5||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
||10||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0
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|1999-00
1999-00 in Scottish football
The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:-Scottish First Division:-Scottish Second Division:...
||rowspan="2"|Scottish First Division||19||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||22||0
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|rowspan="2"|2000-01
2000-01 in Scottish football
The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock...
||Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
||8||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0
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|Forfar Athletic
Forfar Athletic F.C.
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division...
(loan)||Scottish Second Division||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
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|2001-02
2001-02 in Scottish football
The 2001–02 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Key events:Celtic, domestic treble winners a year earlier, retain their Premier League title....
||Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
||Scottish First Division||26||2||4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||32||2
External links
- SPL: Jamie Dolan passes away, Setanta SportsSetanta SportsSetanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
- Jamie Dolan: 1969-2008, Motherwell FC Official Website