"Image source, SNS Much-travelled Scottish former striker and manager Jimmy Bone has died at the age of 75. Bone began his career with Partick Thistle and went to play for Norwich City, Sheffield United, Celtic, St Mirren, Toronto Blizzard, Hong Kong Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, as well as two spells with Arbroath. He also earned two caps for Scotland, scoring in a 4-1 World Cup qualifying win away to Denmark in 1974."
"Bone helped Thistle and Norwich win promotion to their respective top flights and was also part of the former's famous 4-1 Scottish League Cup final win over Celtic in 1971. He would also help St Mirren win the Anglo-Scottish Cup, beating Bristol City 5-1 on aggregate in the 1980 final. Bone first went into coaching as player-boss of Arbroath in February 1985 and went on to manage Airdrieonians, leading them to promotion to the Premier Division in 1991."
Jimmy Bone, a much-travelled Scottish striker and manager, has died at 75. He began his career with Partick Thistle and played for clubs including Norwich City, Sheffield United, Celtic, St Mirren, Toronto Blizzard, Hong Kong Rangers, Heart of Midlothian and had two spells with Arbroath. He earned two Scotland caps, scoring in a 4-1 World Cup qualifying win in Denmark in 1974. Bone helped Partick Thistle and Norwich win promotion, featured in Thistle's 4-1 Scottish League Cup final win in 1971, and helped St Mirren win the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1980. He moved into coaching at Arbroath in 1985, managed Airdrieonians to Premier Division promotion in 1991, won the African Cup Winners' Cup with Power Dynamos in 1991, and later held multiple managerial, assistant and caretaker roles.
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