Jim Fleming
Jim Fleming
Jim Fleming
● Jim Fleming, 1964 (GI)

born in Scotland

James Paterson Fleming was born on Wednesday, 7th January, 1942, in Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

The 5' 9 (11st 4lbs) forward signed for David Meiklejohn's Thistle in August, 1958, having most recently been with Sauchie Juveniles.

Aged 16, he made his debut appearance on Wednesday, 27th August, 1958, in a 3-0 defeat away to Queen of the South in the League Cup.

Jim scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 24th January, 1959, in a 4-3 win away to Aberdeen in the SFL First Division.

He scored the last of his 32 goals on Saturday, 7th November, 1964, in a 3-0 win away to Morton in the SFL First Division.

He played his last game for the club on Friday, 1st January, 1965, in a 4-1 defeat away to Clyde in the SFL First Division, having clocked up 140 appearances as a Jag.

His club-list included Sauchie Juveniles, Partick Thistle, Luton Town, Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Wigan Athletic, Ross County and Clachnacuddin.

Jim died on Thursday, 10th December, 2020, aged 78.

compiled from our All Games criteria.
Age Goal(s) Match
17y, 0m, 17d goal.png 24.01.1959 Aberdeen [a] W4-3 (SFL First Division - game 23)
17y, 2m, 11d goal.png 18.03.1959 Stirling Albion [h] L1-5 (SFL First Division - game 29)
17y, 7m, 5d goal.png 12.08.1959 Celtic [a] W2-1 (League Cup Section 1 - game 2)
17y, 8m, 8d goal.png 15.09.1959 Clyde [a] W4-3 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay)
17y, 8m, 12d goal.png 19.09.1959 Aberdeen [a] L2-5 (SFL First Division - game 4)
17y, 9m, 3d goal.pnggoal.png 10.10.1959 Kilmarnock [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 7)
17y, 9m, 17d goal.png 24.10.1959 Stirling Albion [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 9)
17y, 10m, 21d goal.png 28.11.1959 Celtic [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 14)
18y, 0m, 9d goal.png 16.01.1960 Rangers [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 22)
18y, 0m, 16d goal.png 23.01.1960 Motherwell [h] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 23)
18y, 1m, 24d goal.png 02.03.1960 Stirling Albion [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 26)
18y, 3m, 9d goal.png 16.04.1960 Ayr United [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 32)
18y, 3m, 16d goal.png 23.04.1960 St Mirren [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 33)
18y, 3m, 23d goal.png 30.04.1960 Hibernian [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 34)
18y, 4m, 0d goal.png 07.05.1960 Clachnacuddin / Inverness Thistle XI [a] W4-0 (Friendly)
21y, 1m, 25d goal.png 04.03.1963 Arbroath [h] D1-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
21y, 2m, 6d goal.png 13.03.1963 Arbroath [a] D2-2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay) aet
21y, 2m, 26d goal.png 02.04.1963 Celtic [h] L1-5 (SFL First Division - game 24)
21y, 4m, 11d goal.pnggoal.png 18.05.1963 Dundee United [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 34)
22y, 0m, 25d goal.png 01.02.1964 Kilmarnock [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 23)
22y, 1m, 15d goal.png 22.02.1964 East Stirlingshire [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 26)
22y, 1m, 22d goal.png 29.02.1964 Hibernian [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 27)
22y, 3m, 22d goal.png 29.04.1964 Caledonian [a] W3-0 (Jimmy Davidson Testimonial)
22y, 4m, 6d goal.png 13.05.1964 St Mirren [a] W3-0 (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 4)
22y, 4m, 8d goal.pnggoal.png 15.05.1964 Third Lanark [h] W7-2 (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 5)
22y, 7m, 22d goal.png 29.08.1964 Heart of Midlothian [a] L3-4 (League Cup Section 3 - game 6)
22y, 8m, 12d goal.pnggoal.png 19.09.1964 Falkirk [h] W4-1 (SFL First Division - game 4)
22y, 10m, 0d goal.png 07.11.1964 Morton [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 11)

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