Bertie Auld
Scottish footballer, football manager (1938–2021)
Robert Auld (23 March 1938 – 14 November 2021) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Auld[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2021 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maryhill Harp | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1961 | Celtic | 74 | (17) |
| 1956–1957 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 15 | (8) |
| 1961–1965 | Birmingham City | 126 | (26) |
| 1965–1971 | Celtic | 102 | (36) |
| 1971–1973 | Hibernian | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 328 | (90) | |
| National team | |||
| 1958–1965 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1959 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974–1980 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1980–1982 | Hibernian | ||
| 1982–1983 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 1986 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1988 | Dumbarton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League in England with Birmingham City.[2] He also played for Scotland three times in 1959.
He was also well known as manager at Partick Thistle.
Auld died on 14 November 2021 from dementia-related problems in Glasgow, aged 83.[3][4]
Honours
changeIn November 2009 Auld was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.[5]
Player
changeCeltic[6]
- European Cup: 1967[7]
- Intercontinental Cup: runners-up 1967[9]
- Scottish league championship: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70[10]
- Scottish Cup: 1964–65,[11] 1966–67,[12] 1968–69[13]
- Scottish League Cup: 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70[10]
- Glasgow Cup: 1964–65, 1966–67[14]
Birmingham City
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: runners-up 1960–61[15]
- Football League Cup: 1962–63[16]
Scotland
- British Home Championship: 1959–60 (shared)[17]
Manager
changePartick Thistle
changeHibernian
change- Scottish First Division: 1980–81[19]
- East of Scotland Shield: 1980–81[20]
References
change- ↑ "Bertie Auld". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Bertie Auld". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ↑ Bertie Auld dead aged 83 as Celtic mourn the loss of another legendary Lisbon Lion, Daily Record, 14 November 2021
- ↑ Bertie Auld: Celtic's Lisbon Lion dies aged 83, BBC Sport, 14 November 2021
- ↑ Tait, Moray (16 November 2009). "Eight more Scots greats enter Hall of Fame". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ Celtic player Auld Bertie, FitbaStats
- ↑ "Bertie Auld: Celtic's Lisbon Lions legend dies aged 83". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Celtic lose European Cup final to Feyenoord remembered". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Lisbon Lion and Celtic legend Bertie Auld dies at the age of 83". Irish Independent. Dublin. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Celtic Football Club 1960 to 1969". Celtic FC. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Match Stats". Scottish FA. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Match stats". Scottish FA. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Match stats". Scottish FA. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Celtic Retain The Glasgow Cup | Queen's Park Outclassed 12 May 1965.
Thistle No Match For Celtic In Glasgow Cup Final 8 November 1966. Glasgow Herald, via The Celtic Wiki - ↑ Matthews, Tony. Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 242.
- ↑ "The 1963 League Cup triumph". Birmingham City FC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bertie Auld". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ Saunders, Steven. "Caught in Time: Partick Thistle win the First Division, 1975 76". The Times. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bertie Auld, 1938-2021". Hibernian FC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Wed 20 Aug 1980, Hearts 2 Hibernian 2 L 4-5p EoSS Final". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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