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Ian Wallace (footballer, born 1956)

Scottish footballer and manager

Summary

Scottish footballer and manager

Field	Value
name	Ian Wallace
fullname	Ian Andrew Wallace
birth_date
birth_place	Glasgow, Scotland
position	Striker
years1	1973–1974
clubs1	Yoker Athletic
years2	1974–1976
clubs2	Dumbarton
caps2	34
goals2	11
years3	1976–1980
clubs3	Coventry City
caps3	130
goals3	58
years4	1980–1984
clubs4	Nottingham Forest
caps4	134
goals4	36
years5	1984
clubs5	Brest
caps5	16
goals5	3
years6	1984–1986
clubs6	Sunderland
caps6	34
goals6	6
years7	1986–1987
clubs7	Marítimo
caps7	9
goals7	0
years8	1987
clubs8	Melbourne Croatia
caps8	24
goals8	6
totalcaps	351
totalgoals	120
nationalyears1	1977
nationalteam1	Scotland U21
nationalcaps1	1
nationalgoals1	2
nationalyears2	1978–1979
nationalteam2	Scotland
nationalcaps2	3
nationalgoals2	1
manageryears1	1996–1999
managerclubs1	Dumbarton

Ian Andrew Wallace (born 23 May 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played as a striker in the 1970s and 1980s for Dumbarton, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Brest, Sunderland, Marítimo and Melbourne Croatia. Wallace played in three international matches for Scotland in the late 1970s.

Playing career

Career in Scotland

Born in Glasgow, Wallace started at Scottish Junior club Yoker Athletic. He then joined the senior ranks with Scottish Football League club Dumbarton.

Coventry City

Wallace was purchased for £70,000 by the then Coventry manager Gordon Milne in 1976. Milne paired his small frame with his larger strike partner Mick Ferguson. He emerged from a car accident whilst at the club sporting a deep scar on the forehead. He also suffered a detached retina whilst playing for Coventry at Norwich. Coventry finished 7th in the 1977-78 Football League, their second best ever placing after the team of 1969–70. Unlike in 1969-70 they missed out on a UEFA competition place. Wallace played that season alongside Ferguson, Tommy Hutchison, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth. Wallace scored 23 goals that season, his first of three in a row as Coventry's top scorer. He was later inducted in to the Coventry City Hall of Fame.

Nottingham Forest

Wallace moved to then-reigning European champions Nottingham Forest in July 1980 for £1.25 million, making him one of the world's most expensive players. Wallace went on to be Forest's top scorer for the first three of the four seasons he played there, scoring 13 goals in each season he top scored.

Later career

Wallace moved to French club Brest for a short spell in 1984. He returned to English football with Sunderland around New Year in season 1984–85.

In 1986 he joined Portuguese club Marítimo. In 1987 he signed for Melbourne Croatia in Australia, where he ended his playing career.

International

Wallace scored his on his full international debut, a 2–1 win against Bulgaria in February 1978. Coventry team-mate Jim Blyth was in goal for Scotland. He then came on as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat in Portugal in November 1978 and started in a 3–0 loss in Wales in May of the following year. All three of his caps came when he was playing for Coventry City.

Managerial career

Wallace returned to Dumbarton as manager in November 1996 replacing Jim Fallon. He was dismissed from this job in October 1999 and was replaced by Jimmy Brown.

Statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record	G	W	D	L	Win %
Dumbarton	Scotland	November 1996	March 1999

Honours

Coventry City Hall of Fame

References

{{Hugman. 20365
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Wikipedia Source

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