George Herd
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Herd[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
195?–1956 | Inverness Thistle | ||
1956–1957 | Queen's Park | 25 | (6) |
1957–1961 | Clyde | 111 | (20) |
1961–1970 | Sunderland | 278 | (47) |
1967 | → Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)[2] | 6 | (3) |
1970–1971 | Hartlepool United | 15 | (0) |
International career | |||
1957–1958[3] | Scotland U23 | 2 | (1) |
1958–1960 | Scotland | 5 | (1) |
1960[4] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
1960[5] | Scottish League XI | 3 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1980–1981 | Queen of the South | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Herd (born 6 May 1936) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Inverness Thistle, Queen's Park, Clyde, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, Hartlepool United and Scotland.
Player
Herd began his professional football career in the Highland League with Inverness Thistle whilst undertaking his National Service at Fort George Barracks, just outside Inverness. Herd transferred from Inverness Thistle to Scottish Football League amateur club Queen's Park in 1956.[6] He turned professional in May 1957 after moving to Clyde. In his first season at Clyde, he won the 1957–58 Scottish Cup and won his first Scotland cap, a 4–0 defeat to England in April 1958.[7] He won a further four Scotland caps during his time at Clyde before departing for Sunderland in 1961 where he also took up a coaching role in 1969.
He later had a spell at Hartlepool United in 1970–71 before retiring from playing.
Coach and manager
After his playing career, he had coaching spells at Newcastle United and Sunderland.
Herd was appointed manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South in May 1980 where he worked with players such Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, George Cloy, Nobby Clark and Jimmy Robertson. He left this position midway through the following season from which the club went on a promotion winning run.
Herd joined Darlington in a coaching capacity.
Honours
Clyde
- Scottish Cup: 1957–58[8]
- Glasgow Cup: 1958–59[9]
- Glasgow Charity Cup: 1957–58;[10] Runner up: 1958–59[11]
Sunderland
- English Second Division promotion: 1963–64[12]
References
- ^ "George Herd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Herd.George.htm
- ^ Scotland U23 player Herd, George, FitbaStats
- ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
- ^ [https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/georgeherd.html SFL player George Herd, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Herd, George, QPFC.com
- ^ Hall of Fame - George Herd, Clyde FC
- ^ "HERD RECALLS 1957 CLASSIC WITH RANGERS BEFORE BECOMING A BULLY WEE STAR". SPFL. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1958–59: Rangers 0 v 1 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1957–58: Rangers 0 v 4 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1958–59: Celtic 5 v 0 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "THE ROKER ROAR: George Herd". SAFC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
- George Herd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- George Herd at the Scottish Football Association
- Clyde FC Hall of Fame profile
- 1936 births
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Inverness Thistle F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Vancouver Royals players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Queen of the South F.C. managers
- Living people
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- United Soccer Association players
- Association football inside forwards
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Sportspeople from Lanark
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Scotland amateur international footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff
- Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Darlington F.C. non-playing staff