Tom Forsyth
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Forsyth | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 August 2020 | (aged 71)||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1972 | Motherwell | 150 | (17) |
1972–1982 | Rangers | 218 | (2) |
Total | 368 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1971–1978 | Scotland | 22 | (0) |
1971–1976 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1982–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Forsyth (23 January 1949 – 14 August 2020) was a Scottish football player and coach. Forsyth played as a defender for Motherwell, Rangers and Scotland.
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.[2] Forsyth's cup winning goal is still referred to when players score goals from close range in Scottish football.[3] During his Rangers career Forsyth won three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two League Cups. These successes included two domestic trebles, in 1975–76 and 1977–78.[4]
International
Forsyth played 22 times for Scotland, including at the 1978 World Cup.[4] He captained Scotland once, against Switzerland in 1976.[5]
Managerial career
After his playing retirement, Forsyth was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 1982, although he relinquished the position within a year.[4] He then accepted a position as assistant-manager to former Rangers team-mate Tommy McLean at Morton in 1983.[4] Forsyth was appointed McLean's assistant at Motherwell then Hearts, when McLean moved to these clubs in 1984 and 1994 respectively.[4]
On 14 August 2020, Forsyth passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side.
References
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/tom-forsyth/
- ^ Murray, Ewan (4 February 2007). "Cup classics: pick out the all-time best". Scotland on Sunday.
- ^ Ralston, Gary (17 November 2008). "Hibernian 2–2 Aberdeen". Daily Record.
- ^ a b c d e "Tom Forsyth: Former Motherwell, Rangers & Scotland defender dies at age 71". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Scotland v Switzerland, Scottish Football Association.
External links
- Tom Forsyth at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Tom Forsyth at the Scottish Football Association
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1949 births
- 2020 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish football managers
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. non-playing staff
- Rangers F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. managers
- Scotland international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- Greenock Morton F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Association football central defenders
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. non-playing staff