Jim Jefferies factfile and career history

Published Date: 30 January 2010
Following Jim Jefferies appointment as Hearts manager, we look back at his career history and main achievements.

1950: Born November 22 in Musselburgh, East Lothian.

1967: Signed by Hearts.

1976: Plays in the Hearts side that loses 3-1 to Rangers in the Scottish Cup final.

1981: Signed by Berwick Rangers having made 227 appearances and scored five goals for Hearts.

1983: Playing career comes to an end and he takes over as boss at Gala Fairydean.

1988: Senior managerial career begins at Berwick who he guides to a club record 21-game unbeaten run during the 1988-89 season, despite severe financial troubles.

1990: Takes over at Falkirk.

1991: Secures Scottish First Division title.

1993: Wins Scottish Challenge Cup.

1994: Guides Falkirk to a second Scottish First Division title and promotion to the SPL.

1995: Returns to Hearts as manager.

1998: Wins the Scottish Cup.

2000: Joins then Premier League side Bradford but is unable to save them from relegation.

December 2001: Sacked by Bradford after a poor start to the season ends promotion hopes.

2002: Returns to Scotland to take over at Kilmarnock.

2006: Kilmarnock finish fifth in the SPL, despite selling star striker Kris Boyd to Rangers in January.

2007: Kilmarnock reach the final of the Scottish League Cup, but they lose 5-1 to Hibs. Again finish fifth in the SPL.

11 January, 2010: After finishing 11th and eighth in the two previous seasons, Kilmarnock struggle again in the SPL, and the club announce Jefferies' departure by "mutual consent".

29 January, 2010: Appointed manager of Hearts just hours after the club announced the sacking of Csaba Laszlo.

Taken from the Scotsman