Eddie Turnbull
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| Eddie Turnbull | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Edward Hunter Turnbull | |
| Date of birth | 12 April 1923 | |
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1946–1959 | Hibernian | 349 (150) |
| National team | ||
| 1948–1958 | Scotland | 9 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1965–1971 1971–1980 |
Aberdeen Hibernian |
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Edward Hunter Turnbull (born 12 April 1923) is a former Scottish professional association football player and manager.
During the 1950s he was one of the Famous Five, the noted Hibernian forward line, along with Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond. During his time with Hibernian they won three Scottish Football League titles, and in 1955 he was the first British player to score in a European club competition.
He was manager of Aberdeen between 1965 and 1971 during which time he had some success, winning the 1970 Scottish Cup and finishing second in the league in 1971.
After that he returned to Edinburgh to become manager of Hibernian. While at Hibernian they won the Scottish League Cup in 1972, and he masterminded their most famous victory, a 7–0 win over their rivals Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on 1 January 1973.
Although Turnbull was selected nine times to play for Scotland and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, he did not physically receive an international cap at the time. This was because he did not play in any Home International matches, and caps were only awarded for playing in those matches until the mid 1970s. This situation was rectified in 2006 as a result of Gary Imlach's successful campaign for his father Stewart Imlach and other players affected by this rule to receive recognition.[1]
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[edit] References
- Reid, Harry (2005). The Final Whistle?. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-362-6.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pattullo, Alan. Turnbull makes history at last as he is awarded first retrospective Scotland cap, The Scotsman, 2 March 2006.
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