Colin Stein

Colin Stein

Personal information
Full name	Colin Stein
Date of birth	10 May 1947 (1947-05-10)
Place of birth	Linlithgow, Scotland
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Armadale Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1965–1968	Hibernian	74	(41)
1968–1972	Rangers	112	(60)
1972–1975	Coventry City	83	(22)
1975–1978	Rangers	16	(4)
1977–1978	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	24	(8)
Total		309	(135)
National team
1968–1973	Scotland	21	(9)
1968–1972	Scottish League XI	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Colin Stein (born 10 May 1947) is a former Scottish footballer.

Career

Stein, who was born in Linlithgow, began his career with Armadale Thistle. He went on to play professionally for Hibernian, Rangers and the Scottish national team during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a spell in England with Coventry City. He played an important part in Rangers winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1972, scoring the opening goal in the final. Rangers beat Stade Rennais, Sporting CP, Torino, Bayern Munich and Dinamo Moscow to win the competition.

On 2 January 1971, during an Old Firm match at Ibrox, Stein scored an equaliser in stoppage time to salvage a draw for Rangers after Celtic had taken the lead in the 89th minute. Minutes later after full time, barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox gave way, causing a chain-reaction pileup of spectators that killed 66 and injured over 200 in what would be remembered as the second Ibrox disaster. Initial reports speculated that Rangers supporters who had left the ground turned back upon hearing the crowd roar at Stein's goal, leading to the disaster. The official inquiry into the tragedy conclusively proved that all the spectators were moving in the same direction at the time of the collapse, however.

Stein is the last player to score a hat-trick for Scotland, scoring four goals in a match against Cyprus in 1969. He won a total of 21 caps for Scotland, scoring nine goals.

In the twilight of his career, after leaving Kilmarnock, Stein also played for Elgin City, who were then a Highland League side.

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 December 1968	Lefkosia, Nicosia	Cyprus	5–0	5–0	WCQG7
2	3 May 1969	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Wales	2–0	5–3	BHC
3	6 May 1969	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	1–1	1–1	BHC
4	10 May 1969	Wembley Stadium, London	England	1–2	1–4	BHC
5	17 May 1969	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Cyprus	3–0	8–0	WCQG7
6	17 May 1969	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Cyprus	4–0	8–0	WCQG7
7	17 May 1969	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Cyprus	5–0	8–0	WCQG7
8	17 May 1969	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Cyprus	6–0	8–0	WCQG7
9	21 September 1969	Dalymount Park, Dublin	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–1	Friendly

References

• Colin Stein at scottishfa.co.uk
• International stats at Londonhearts.com
• Profile at Neil Brown's statistics database