Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer and manager
James Magilton (born 6 May 1969) is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town. He started his playing career in the Irish League with Distillery then signed for Liverpool but would fail to make an appearance. He joined Oxford United in 1990 before moving to the Saints four-years later. He made 581 league appearances, scoriung 64 goals during his playing career. He was capped 52 times by Northern Ireland, scoring 5 goals and has recently appeared at U21 and U23 level.
He moved into management at Ipswich, where he led the club for three years before managing Queens Park Rangers for a brief spell. He has since managed Melbourne Victory, Northern Ireland U21 and Dundalk.