James "Jim" Fallon is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 former footballer and manager

Coach (sport)

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. He played 619 Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...

 matches for Clydebank

Clydebank F.C.

Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...

, going on to manage them and also Dumbarton

Dumbarton F.C.

Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...

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Fallon is infamous for leading Dumbarton to two successive relegations from the Scottish First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

 to the Scottish Third Division

Scottish Football League Third Division

The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....

 from 1995 to 1996 replacing Murdo MacLeod

Murdo MacLeod

Murdo Davidson MacLeod is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. MacLeod, who played as a midfielder, made 20 appearances for Scotland and played in the 1990 World Cup Finals. He had a successful club career, mainly with Dumbarton, Celtic, Borussia Dortmund and Hibernian...

. He was assisted by his predecessor's brother Alastair. Fallon won only one home game in his 14 months in charge and winning only two out of 46 games overall, losing 39.

He was replaced by former player Ian Wallace

Ian Wallace (footballer)

Ian Wallace, , was a professional Scottish footballer who had great success in the late-1970s and early-1980s when he played for top flight English clubs.-Club career:...

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