James Shoulder (born 11 September 1946) is an English former football manager and player.
[4] He combined his football career with higher education and graduated with a degree in Sociology from Durham University in 1973.
[5] He was manager of the Australian national team from 1976 to 1978, after succeeding Brian Green, who had been charged and convicted of stealing two LP records.
[6] After failing to secure Australia's qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, Shoulder was sacked,[7] and replaced by Rudi Gutendorf.
[9] Shoulder would also coach throughout Asia, and spent ten years as manager of the Welsh under-21 team.