# Jimmy Rolland

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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Jimmy Rolland
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1947|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Kirkcaldy](/source/Kirkcaldy), Scotland
| height      = 1.72 m 
| position    = [Forward](/source/Striker_(association_football))
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1      = 1970–1974
| clubs1      = [Buxton](/source/Buxton_F.C.)
| caps1       = 196
| goals1      = 74
| years2      = 1974–1976
| clubs2      = [Northwich Victoria](/source/Northwich_Victoria_F.C.)
| caps2       = 81
| goals2      = 60
| years3      = 1976–1978
| clubs3      = [Los Angeles Skyhawks](/source/Los_Angeles_Skyhawks)
| caps3       = 65
| goals3      = 41
| years4      = 1980
| clubs4      = [Phoenix Fire](/source/Phoenix_Fire_(soccer))
| caps4       = 0
| goals4      = 0
| years5      = 1980
| clubs5      = [California Sunshine](/source/California_Sunshine)
| caps5       = 18
| goals5      = 8
| years6      = 1980–1981
| clubs6      = [San Francisco Fog](/source/San_Francisco_Fog_(MISL)) (indoor)
| caps6       = 12
| goals6      = 4
| totalcaps   = 372
| totalgoals  = 187
}}
'''Jimmy Rolland''' (born 13 May 1945) is a Scottish [football](/source/association_football) [forward](/source/Striker_(association_football)) who spent four seasons in the [American Soccer League](/source/American_Soccer_League_(1933-1983)). He was the 1978 league leading scorer and MVP.

In 1974, he signed for [Northwich Victoria](/source/Northwich_Victoria) from [Buxton](/source/Buxton_F.C.). In his first season for Northwich, he scored 45 goals in 56 games; only two other Northwich players have better records in the club's history. However the lure of the growing football scene in the USA saw him sign for the [Los Angeles Skyhawks](/source/Los_Angeles_Skyhawks) in the [American Soccer League](/source/American_Soccer_League_(1933-1983)). Despite being on the LA Skyhawks' books, he returned to Northwich in 1976, scoring a vital goal in the club's best modern-time FA Cup run.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121209125610/http://www.netspinners.co.uk/nvfc/files/system/main.htm Northwich Victoria F.C.- Club Info - Historical Info - Famous Players]</ref>

In the same season, his team, LA Skyhawks won the league championship and Rolland was the team and league's second leading scorer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1977 |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520182556/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL |archive-date=20 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1978, he led the league with 17 goals in 24 games, leading to his selection as league MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1978 |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708090400/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html#ASL |archive-date=8 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1980 he was contracted to play with ASL expansion team the [Phoenix Fire](/source/Phoenix_Fire_(soccer)), but the team folded in pre-season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2011/05/03/1980-phoenix-fire-soccer/|title=1980 Phoenix Fire • Fun While It Lasted|date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>

In 1980, he played for the [California Sunshine](/source/California_Sunshine_(soccer)).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1980 |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203163031/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html#ASL |archive-date=3 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He then played for the [San Francisco Fog](/source/San_Francisco_Fog_(MISL)) during the [1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League season](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_season).<ref>[http://nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Smillie.John.htm John Smillie NASL/MISL page: Scroll to bottom of page for San Francisco Fog team photo]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/R/Rolland.Jimmy.htm MISL stats]

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Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
Category:Buxton F.C. players
Category:California Sunshine players
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Los Angeles Skyhawks players
Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Category:Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Category:San Francisco Fog (MISL) players
Category:Living people
Category:1945 births
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Footballers from Kirkcaldy
Category:Phoenix Fire (soccer) players

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