Ian "Jimmy" Binning was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who played for Arbroath

Arbroath F.C.

Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

 and Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 side Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

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Arbroath

From season 1948-49 until his departure Jimmy Binning scored six goals in his 84 league games for Arbroath.

Queen of the South

Jimmy Binning was a 1951 signing from Arbroath for Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

. Half a century later another distinguished player would make the same journey, Jim Thomson.

Jimmy Binning gave Queen of the South seven years great service at full-back. Binning played 288 senior games for Queens.

When Jimmy Binning arrived at Queens already there were Scotland cap Billy Houliston

Billy Houliston

William "Billy" Houliston was a Scottish footballer who played for Crichton, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.-Early years:...

, goalkeeper Roy Henderson

Roy Henderson (footballer)

Roy Henderson was a former Scottish professional football goalkeeper best known for his time with Dumfries club Queen of the South.-Early years:...

, fellow full back Dougie Sharpe

Dougie Sharpe

Dougie Sharpe was a former Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South from the town of Dumfries.-Early years:...

 and forward Jim Patterson

Jim Patterson (footballer)

James "Jim" Patterson is a former professional footballer and all-time record goalscorer for Scottish League club Queen of the South.-Early years:...

 (251 strikes makes Patterson the goals king of Queens). Goal scoring winger Bobby Black

Bobby Black

Bobby Black is a Scottish ex-professional footballer from Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway perhaps best known for his time at East Fife and Queen of the South and was also capped by the Scottish League. Black later was an all England bowls champion...

 joined in 1952. At different levels all 6 would be selected to represent Scotland except Henderson who was selected 6 times as reserve goalkeeper. After winning the Scottish League 'B' division in 1951 Binning played in the early and mid 1950s period of Queens regular top division mid table finishes. This was under the management of Jimmy McKinnell Junior

Jimmy McKinnell Junior

James "Jimmy" McKinnell, Jr. was long time secretary and manager with Scottish Football League team Queen of the South of Dumfries....

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International football

Jimmy Binning was recognised internationally when he was given a Scottish League cap in 1954 against the English League at Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge (stadium)

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...

. Although selected for the 22 man squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...

, the Scottish Football Association

Scottish Football Association

The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...

 only budgeted to take 13 players (including only one goalkeeper) to the finals in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. Binning was one of the players who stayed at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe

Bobby Combe

James Robert "Bobby" Combe was a Scottish international association football player, who spent his entire senior career with Hibernian....

 and Ernie Copland

Ernie Copland

Ernie Copland was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath, Dundee and Raith Rovers. He was selected for Scotland's 1954 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not travel to the finals and never actually played for the national side....

. Ex Queens inside forward George Hamilton

George Hamilton (footballer)

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 did travel after Bobby Johnstone

Bobby Johnstone

Robert "Bobby" Johnstone was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Famous Five forward line of Hibernian....

with drew through injury.

External links

• Jimmy Binning full career profile on the official Queen of the South website