Jim Tolmie

[Skip Donoghue]

We owe a lot to Billy McNeill and Jim Tolmie.

When we got relegated in 1983 we had a poor squad, the better players left (e.g Corrigan) and the club was facing bankruptcy. We could easily have done a "Wolves" and slid right down the divisions.

McNeill did a hell of a job in actually making us promotion contenders when we could easily have got relegated again.

Tolmie and Parlane were a hell of a combination. Parlane was useles outside of the 6 yard box but alongside Tolmie he was lethal. Jim Tolmie had it all, including a haircit and a lifestyle. But in the grim 80s when we had to get used to playing the likes of Grimsby and Cambridge United he brought a touch of class to proceedings.

Inconsistent but genuine quality. I wish him well- he brightened up many
saturday afternoons.

Correct....I was always scared to death that one of the so called big clubs would have taken Jim Tolmie from us....McNeil to be fair should get some credit for the signings of Parlane and Tolmie

 

[tolmieblue]

Hi guys, I'll speak to jim and ask him to come on, i know he has been on looking at the forums before. Its great to read all the positive comments, unfort for me there is quite a few years between us so i never got to see him as I was only around 6-7 when he was at city. I do remember being down at a chelsea game and meeting all the players after the game in a pub somewhere. The sandpiper has def been mentioned during conversations.

Would be nice to come down for a game etc and go to a supp club.

 

[Mike D]

Jim Tolmie (born 21 November 1960 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.

He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Britain in 1983.

Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for £30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent a summer playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.

Thats about it mate.

He was shit if we are all being honest.

 

[yayas trusty right foot]

Jim Tolmie (born 21 November 1960 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.

He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Britain in 1983.

Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for £30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent a summer playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.

Thats about it mate.

He was shit if we are all being honest.

Did you ever see him play ?


I thought he was a great player for City and his goals got us promoted..

 

[tolmieblue]

A summer is sweden, lol, more guff, it was rather more than that, who makes this up.

 

[Skip Donoghue]

Jim Tolmie (born 21 November 1960 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.

He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Britain in 1983.

Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for £30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent a summer playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.

Thats about it mate.

He was shit if we are all being honest.

No he fucking wasn't....he was a bit of light in a shit side, fair enough it didn't last long but as a kid which I was at that time who didn't have the luxury of Bell, Lee, Sumerbee, he was top draw for me....put it this way if I could have had a name on the back of my shirt in them days, it would have been Tolmie and I bet I wouldn't of been alone

 

[Dirty Harry]

We owe a lot to Billy McNeill and Jim Tolmie.

When we got relegated in 1983 we had a poor squad, the better players left (e.g Corrigan) and the club was facing bankruptcy. We could easily have done a "Wolves" and slid right down the divisions.

McNeill did a hell of a job in actually making us promotion contenders when we could easily have got relegated again.

Tolmie and Parlane were a hell of a combination. Parlane was useles outside of the 6 yard box but alongside Tolmie he was lethal. Jim Tolmie had it all, including a haircit and a lifestyle. But in the grim 80s when we had to get used to playing the likes of Grimsby and Cambridge United he brought a touch of class to proceedings.

Inconsistent but genuine quality. I wish him well- he brightened up many
saturday afternoons.

Pretty much my memories too (although I was at Carlisle away, lost 2-0, we played shite and Jim missed a penalty, plus some numbnut tried to sucker punch me in the escort back to the station).
But the partnership with him and DP was one of the few highlights around that time and a great bit of business by us, they just seemed to click most of the time, classic 'little and large' with Tolmie being a nice tidy and skilful little player with a good footballing brain.
Glad to hear he's OK.

 

[Deepest Blue]

Jim Tolmie (born 21 November 1960 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.

He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Britain in 1983.

Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for £30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent a summer playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.

Thats about it mate.

He was shit if we are all being honest.

Bit cynical aren't we?
City were in deep sh*t at that time and we needed to make the best of virtually no transfer funds to replace the big money earners who had departed.
McNeill brought him back from a small club in Belgium and he did us proud.
Parlane and Nicky Reid were heroes too who helped us back into the top flight.
They did their jobs and did them well.
Players like Dickov, Horlock, Morrison and Goater were nowhere near the quality we have today but they all were more important players for us than say Elano and Ireland.

So there.

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

Jim Tolmie (born 21 November 1960 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.

He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Britain in 1983.

Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for £30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent a summer playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.

Thats about it mate.

He was shit if we are all being honest.

Bit cynical aren't we?
City were in deep sh*t at that time and we needed to make the best of virtually no transfer funds to replace the big money earners who had departed.
McNeill brought him back from a small club in Belgium and he did us proud.
Parlane and Nicky Reid were heroes too who helped us back into the top flight.
They did their jobs and did them well.
Players like Dickov, Horlock, Morrison and Goater were nowhere near the quality we have today but they all were more important players for us than say Elano and Ireland.

So there.

Well said!

 

[the goats backside]

I was at Stamford Bridge when we won 1 0 thanks to a superb free kick from Jim, he was 1 of the brights lights at that time