James Scotland Symon (9 May 1911 – 30 April 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He also played cricket for Scotland.
Footballer
Symon started his professional career at Dundee in 1930. He then spent three years with English team Portsmouth before signing for Rangers in 1938. He also won a Scotland cap in 1938 against Hungary.
His career was then interrupted by the onset of World War II; during the conflict he continued to play for Rangers and made over 250 appearances in unofficial competitions
Manager
He returned to Rangers in 1954 as a manager, where he would steer the team to six League championships, five Scottish Cups, and four League Cups.
Symon was the Rangers manager when they lost to Berwick Rangers in the Scottish Cup on 28 January 1967. When Symon was sensationally sacked by Rangers in November 1967 (in spite of the team leading the league table at that point), he was told of the decision by an accountant. Symon was the manager who signed Sir Alex Ferguson for Rangers.
Honours
Manager
;East Fife
- Scottish Division B : 1947–48
- Scottish League Cup (2) : 1947–48, 1949–50
- B Division Supplementary Cup (2) : 1946–47, 1947–48
;Rangers
- Scottish Division One (6) : 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64
- Scottish Cup (5) : 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66
- Scottish League Cup (4) : 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65
See also
- List of Scottish cricket and football players