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Willie Ormond OBE
Personal information
Full name
William Esplin Ormond[1]
Date of birth
(1927-02-23)23 February 1927
Place of birth
Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death
4 May 1984(1984-05-04) (aged 57)
Place of death
Musselburgh, Scotland
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)
Outside left
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1946
Stenhousemuir
9
(0)
1946–1961
Hibernian
335
(147)
1961–1962
Falkirk
27
(4)
Total
371
(151)
International career
1947–1958
Scottish League XI
10
(3)
1952[2]
Scotland B
1
(0)
1954–1959
Scotland
6
(2)
1959[3]
SFL trial v SFA
1
(0)
Managerial career
1967–1973
St Johnstone
1973–1977
Scotland
1977–1980
Heart of Midlothian
1980
Hibernian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
William Esplin OrmondOBE (23 February 1927 – 4 May 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. After a successful spell managing St Johnstone he led Scotland to the 1974 World Cup finals. Scotland were unbeaten at that World Cup, but were eliminated on goal difference.
Ormond was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours.[4]
^"Willie Ormond". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club.
^Scotland B player Ormond, Willie, FitbaStats
^The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
^United Kingdom list: "No. 46444". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1974. p. 12.
each Ormond goal. As of 28 March 2015[update] "WillieOrmond". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Scotland B player Ormond, Willie, FitbaStats...
1960s. After Tommy Docherty's brief spell as manager, WillieOrmond was hired in 1973. Ormond lost his first match in charge 5–0 to England, but recovered...
His appointment was made to take the strain off manager WillieOrmond. Stein accompanied Ormond for the Wales under-23s match on 25 February, but only...
Rasic Head coach: Luis Alamos Head coach: Mário Zagallo Head coach: WillieOrmond Head coach: Miljan Miljanić Head coach: Blagoje Vidinić Head coach:...
named the Ormond Stand, after WillieOrmond, a successful manager of St Johnstone who left the club in 1973 to manage Scotland. The Ormond Stand also...
1950s, along with Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and WillieOrmond. Reilly is rated amongst the top forwards in Scottish football history...
Danny McGrain RM 20 Willie Morgan CM 10 David Hay CM 4 Billy Bremner (c) LM 8 Kenny Dalglish SS 11 Peter Lorimer CF 9 Joe Jordan Manager: WillieOrmond...
their group. However, Bremner was nearly not selected by manager WillieOrmond after Ormond found him drunk in a bar not long after Jimmy Johnstone had to...
second half, but succumbed to a 3–2 defeat. WillieOrmond was appointed Scotland manager in 1973. Ormond lost his first match in charge 5–0 to England...
Jimmy Mullen added a fourth seven minutes from time, and although WillieOrmond scored a consolation for Scotland, England topped the competition for...
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resigned from the Scotland job to become manager of Manchester United. WillieOrmond was appointed Scotland manager in 1973. Despite losing his first match...
in November 1972. He left the job a month later and was succeeded by WillieOrmond, who secured qualification for the World Cup by winning a home match...
club management echoed that of his predecessor in the Scotland job, WillieOrmond. MacLeod's departure left Scotland needing to quickly appoint a manager...
to replace Ally MacLeod as Scotland manager, with Alex Ferguson and WillieOrmond both suggesting him as a possible choice, though McLean himself stated...
end of the war in 1945, but McCartney continued to build the side. WillieOrmond and Eddie Turnbull were signed during the 1946–47 season, while a young...
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