Jim Leighton
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Biography
James Leighton was born 24 July 1958 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Signing for Aberdeen in 1977, Leighton enjoyed great success throughout the 1980s winning two league titles, four Scottish Cups, one League Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup and Super Cup. He followed his Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson to Manchester United and went on to play for a number of clubs including Dundee and Hibs before returning to Aberdeen in 1997 for three more years. Leighton's international career began in 1982, making his debut against East Germany on 13 October. He established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet playing matches at the 1986, 1990 and 1998 World Cups. Despite holding down a regular place for his club, he retired from international football in October 1998, aged of 40, setting a record as the oldest player to play for his country, later to be broken by David Weir. With 91 appearances for Scotland, Leighton is the second most capped Scotland player of all time.