Sammy Baird
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Samuel Baird | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Denny, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Bangor, Northern Ireland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left Left half |
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| Youth career | |||
| Rutherglen Glencairn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1954 | Clyde | 90 | (25) |
| 1954–1955 | Preston North End | 15 | (2) |
| 1955–1960 | Rangers | 122 | (39) |
| 1960–1962 | Hibernian | 39 | (5) |
| 1962–1963 | Third Lanark | 24 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | Stirling Albion | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 302 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1958 | Scotland | 7 | (2) |
| 1954–1958 | Scottish League XI[2] | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1968 | Stirling Albion | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Samuel "Sammy" Baird (13 May 1930 – 21 April 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Career
During his playing career he played for Clyde, Preston North End, Rangers, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stirling Albion. He won three Scottish league titles (1956, 1957 and 1959) and one Scottish Cup (1960) with Rangers.
He earned seven international caps for Scotland from 1956 to 1958. He scored on his debut against Yugoslavia, and also in his last match, a 2–1 defeat by France in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The latter goal was the first time a Rangers player scored in a World Cup Finals match.[3]
As the manager of Stirling Albion he led them to promotion to Division One in the 1964–65 season, but he was sacked in 1968 because the club were heading for relegation back to Division Two.[1]
Baird died on the morning of 21 April 2010.[3]
References
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- 1930 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Denny, Falkirk
- Association football utility players
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Stirling Albion F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Sportspeople from Falkirk (council area)
- Scottish Football League managers
