Tom Forsyth

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Tom Forsyth

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Forsyth
Date of birth	23 January 1949 (1949-01-23)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1967–1972	Motherwell	150	(17)
1972–1982	Rangers	218	(2)
Total		368	(19)
National team
1971–1978	Scotland	22	(0)
1971–1976	Scottish League XI	2	(0)
Teams managed
1982–1983	Dunfermline Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas "Tom" Forsyth (born 23 January 1949) is a former Scottish assocation footballer and manager who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was born in Paisley, Scotland and moved to Stonehouse, Lanarkshire when he was 6 months old and still lives to this day.

Playing career

Club

Forsyth started his career at Motherwell before being signed by Rangers in October 1972. He went on to play 326 times for Rangers, most famously when he scored the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final against Old Firm rivals Celtic from six inches. Forsyth's cup winning goal is still referred to when players score goals from close range in Scottish football.

International

Forsyth played 22 times for Scotland. He captained Scotland once, against Switzerland in 1976.

Managerial career

After his playing retirement, Forsyth was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 1982, although he relinquished the position within a year. He then accepted a position as assistant-manager to former Ibrox team-mate Tommy McLean at Greenock Morton in 1983. The combination proved successful and Forsyth was appointed McLean's assistant at Motherwell then Heart of Midlothian when McLean moved to these clubs in 1984 and 1994 respectively.

External links

• Newcastle Fans profile
• Tom Forsyth at scottishfa.co.uk