Ian Fleming (footballer)

For other footballers with the same name, see Ian Fleming (disambiguation).

Scottish footballer and manager

Ian FlemingPersonal information

Full name|  John Hares Fleming[1]
Date of birth|  (1953-01-15) 15 January 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth|  Maybole, Scotland
Position(s)|  Winger / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1971–1975|  Kilmarnock|  94|  (51)
1975–1979|  Aberdeen|  66|  (12)
1979–1980|  Sheffield Wednesday|  14|  (1)
1980–1982|  Dundee|  48|  (5)
1982–1987|  Brechin City|  132|  (15)
Total|  |  354|  (84)
Managerial career
1982–1987|  Brechin City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Fleming (born 15 January 1953) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played for Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, Sheffield Wednesday and Dundee and was then player-manager of Brechin City.

Aberdeen signed Fleming for $15,000 from Kilmarnock in December 1975.[2]

Despite guiding Brechin to promotion to the First Division and the club enjoying a successful spell, Fleming was sacked by Brechin in December 1986.[3] Fleming was then assistant manager of Forfar Athletic and manager of Icelandic side FH in 1987.[4]

In 2011, Fleming used his contacts in football to raise funds for his twin granddaughters, who suffered from cerebral palsy.[5] The funds were needed to pay for surgery in the United States that was not available in the NHS.[5]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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#### Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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Sources[6][7][1][8]

Club  | Seasons  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Europe  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Kilmarnock | 1970-71 | Scottish Division One | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
1971-72 | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 1
1972-73 | 13  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 15  | 1
1973-74 | Scottish Second Division | 33  | 33  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 39  | 35
1974-75 | Scottish Division One | 29  | 11  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 11  | 0  | 0  | 38  | 22
1975-76 | Scottish Second Division | 13  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 19  | 6
Total  | 94  | 51  | 2  | 0  | 21  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 117  | 65
Aberdeen | 1975–76 | Scottish Premier Division | 12  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 2
1976–77 | 17  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 23  | 6
1977–78 | 25  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 38  | 12
1978–79 | 12  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 18  | 2
Total  | 66  | 12  | 5  | 4  | 17  | 6  | 3  | 0  | 91  | 22
Sheffield Wednesday | 1979-80 | Third Division | 13  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13+  | 1+
Dundee | 1979-80 | Scottish Premier Division | 16  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 3
1980-81 | Scottish First Division | 8  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | \-  | \-  | 12  | 1
1981-82 | Scottish Premier Division | 16  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 24  | 5
1982-83 | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 0
Total  | 48  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 14  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 64  | 9
Career total  | 221  | 69  | 9+  | 4+  | 52+  | 24+  | 3  | 0  | 285+  | 97+

## Managerial record

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Team  | From  | To  | Record

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P  | W  | L  | D  | Win %
Brechin City | 1982  | 1986  | 190  | 70  | 70  | 50  | 36.84%

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ian Fleming". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
3. ^ McKinlay, Hugh (22 December 1986). "Fleming sacked by Brechin". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
4. ^ "Morgunblaðið". timarit.is. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
5. ^ a b McKelvie, Geraldine (4 April 2011). "'Mind-boggling' generosity to help Chloe and Ayley Hirsch". The Courier. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
6. ^ "Kilmarnock Player Ian Fleming Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
7. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
8. ^ "Ian Fleming | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
9. ^ "Brechin City Manager Ian Fleming Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

## External links

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* Ian Fleming at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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Brechin City F.C. – managers

* Gilmartin (1962–70)
* Sandeman (1970–71)
* Methven (1971–72)
* Dick (1972–73)
* Dunn (1973–77)
* Stewart (1977–80)
* Houston (1980–82)
* Fleming (1982–87)
* Ritchie (1987–93)
* Redford (1993–94)
* Young (1994–2000)
* D. Campbell (2000–05)
* I. Campbell (2005–06)
* O'Neill (2006–08)
* Duffy (2009–10)
* Weir (2010–12)
* McKinnon (2012–15)
* Dods (2015–18)
* Smith (2018–19)
* Wilson (2019–20)
* Paton (2020–21)
* Kirk (2021–23)
* Price (2023–24)
* Cregg (2024–25)
* McKinnon (2025–)

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Scottish League second tier top scorers

Division B|

* 1947: Flavell
* 1948: Morris
* 1949: Penman
* 1950: Mochan
* 1951: McKay
* 1952: McPhail
* 1953: Cunningham
* 1954: Inglis / Rodger
* 1955: Baird
* 1956: Price

Division Two|

* 1957: Keogh
* 1958: Price
* 1959: Easson
* 1960: Liddell
* 1961: Campbell
* 1962: Smith
* 1963: McGraw
* 1964: McGraw
* 1965: Forsyth
* 1966: Murray
* 1967: Mason
* 1968: Bruce
* 1969: Deans
* 1970: Dickson
* 1971: Jack / Wilson
* 1972: Wilson
* 1973: Third
* 1974: Fleming
* 1975: Reid

First Division|

* 1976: Bourke / Whiteford
* 1977: Pirie
* 1978: Pirie
* 1979: Millar
* 1980: Brogan / Clark
* 1981: McCoist
* 1982: Millar
* 1983: Williamson
* 1984: Frye / McNeil
* 1985: McCoy
* 1986: Eadie
* 1987: Alexander
* 1988: Dalziel
* 1989: MacDonald
* 1990: Eadie
* 1991: Dalziel
* 1992: Dalziel
* 1993: Dalziel
* 1994: Duffield
* 1995: Duffield
* 1996: O'Boyle
* 1997: Grant
* 1998: Grady
* 1999: Hurst
* 2000: Yardley
* 2001: Wyness
* 2002: Coyle
* 2003: Coyle
* 2004: Harty
* 2005: Duffy
* 2006: Prunty / Scotland
* 2007: McMenamin
* 2008: Offiong
* 2009: Dobbie
* 2010: Rooney
* 2011: Doolan / Stewart
* 2012: McMenamin
* 2013: May

Championship|

* 2014: Loy
* 2015: Cummings
* 2016: Waghorn
* 2017: Cummings / Dobbie
* 2018: Dobbie
* 2019: Shankland
* 2020: Shankland
* 2021: Boyce
* 2022: McKenna
* 2023: Akinyemi
* 2024: Graham
* 2025: Graham

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