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]
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
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