Jim Cairney

James Cairney was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for York City, in Scottish [Junior Football Association|Scottish junior football] for Strathclyde and Shawfield Juniors, in North America for Toronto Roma, New York Ukrainians and Hartford Italia and was on the books of Portsmouth without making a league appearance.
In 1958, he played in Canada's National Soccer League with the Polish White Eagles and was named to the All-Star team. He would play with league rivals Toronto Sparta for the 1959 season and once more was selected to the All-Star team. For the 1961 NSL season, Toronto Sparta was renamed, Toronto Roma. Cairney would play in the Eastern Canada [Professional Soccer League] in 1962 when Toronto Roma became a member. He would re-sign with Toronto for the 1963 season.
Jim Cairney was the brother of Scottish actor and writer John Cairney. They were raised in the Parkhead area of Glasgow ; the referee Tiny Wharton was a childhood acquaintance. Jim Cairney died in Canada in the summer of 2018.