Jim Baxter
Scottish footballer (1939-2001) · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Died at 61
James Curran Baxter was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half. He is generally regarded as one of the country's greatest ever players.
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Eric Caldow Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965- Jimmy Millar Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965
Billy Ritchie Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965
Ronnie McKinnon Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965- Bobby Shearer Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965
- Davie Wilson Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965
- Ralph Brand Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965
Norrie Martin Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1965
John Greig Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1961-1965- Jim Forrest Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1962-1965
Dave Mackay Teammate at Scotland national team, 1960-1965
Billy McNeill Teammate at Scotland national team, 1961-1967- Bobby Collins Teammate at Scotland national team, 1960-1965
- Ian McMillan Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1964
- Joe Baker Teammate at Nottingham Forest F.C., 1967-1969
- Bill Brown Teammate at Scotland national team, 1960-1965
- Terry Hennessey Teammate at Nottingham Forest F.C., 1967-1969
Willie Stevenson Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1962- Harold Davis Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1964
- Mike Hellawell Teammate at Sunderland A.F.C., 1965-1967
- Derek Forster Teammate at Sunderland A.F.C., 1965-1967
- George Herd Teammate at Sunderland A.F.C., 1965-1967
- Ian Storey-Moore Teammate at Nottingham Forest F.C., 1967-1969
- George Niven Teammate at Rangers F.C., 1960-1962
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About this person
He was born, educated and started his career in Fife, but his peak playing years were in the early 1960s with the Glasgow club Rangers, whom he helped to win ten trophies between 1960 and 1965, and where he became known as "Slim Jim". However, he started drinking heavily during a four-month layoff caused by a leg fracture in December 1964, his fitness suffered, and he was transferred to Sunderland in summer 1965. In two and a half years at Sunderland he played 98 games and scored 12 goals, becoming known for drinking himself unconscious the night before a match and playing well the next day. At the end of 1967 Sunderland transferred him to Nottingham Forest, who gave him a free transfer back to Rangers in 1969 after 50 games. After a further year with Rangers Baxter retired from football in 1970, at the age of 31.
