R.I.P Jimmy Sirrel

                                                                           

Sir Alex Ferguson led the tributes to former Notts County manager Jimmy Sirrel following his death on Thursday at the age of 86.

The Manchester United boss, a good friend of Sirrel, said: ‘All I can say is that I’d be confident in Jimmy Sirrel managing a team I supported.

‘People like Jimmy have had to work with either no money or little money and if you look at his career, you’ll see he’s done fantastically well.’

Glasgow-born Sirrel played for Celtic, Bradford, Aldershot and Brighton before taking charge of the Football League’s oldest club in 1969, leading them to the top flight in his second spell as boss in 1981.

            

Teams managed
1967-1969 1969-1975 1975-1977 1978-1982	Brentford Notts County Sheffield United Notts County

Full name	James Sirrel
Date of birth	2 February 1922
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	25 September 2008 (aged 86)
Playing position	Inside Forward