Gordon Boyd (footballer)

Gordon Boyd

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Boyd
Date of birth	27 March 1958 (1958-03-27) (age 53)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974–1978	Glasgow Rangers	1	(0)
1977–1978	Morton on loan	1	(0)
1978–1980	Fulham F.C.	5	(0)
1980	Glasgow Rangers	1	(0)
1980–1982	Barnsley F.C.	4	(0)
1982	Scunthorpe United	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gordon Boyd (born 27 March 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is best known for his time with Rangers.^[1]

Boyd played for the West of Scotland’s elite amateur boys clubs Glasgow United AFC and Eastergraigs AFC. He was an outstanding schoolboy footballer captured by Rangers FC as a 12 year old making history in 1970 by being the youngest ever youth to sign S.F.A. schoolboy forms for Rangers on his thirteenth birthday.

An under 15 Scottish schoolboy international,Boyd also had spells with Fulham Barnsley and Scunthorpe United. In 1974-75 Boyd made his professional international Scotland debut age 16 in a Under 18 European Championship match v Denmark at Rugby Park Kilmarnock.

The following year 1974-76 Boyd continued his international career for Scotland Under 18’s managed by Andy Roxbourgh to win a prestigious international professional youth tournament in Cannes. Scotland beat Finland and Italy drawing with Brazil 0-0 in the decider qualifying match to win the group, Boyd scored the only goal in the final to beat the host nation France 1-0. Boyd never full filled his exceptional young talent. He finished his playing career at semi professional non-league Goole Town in 1986.

References

1. ^ "Boyd Saves Face For Rangers". The Glasgow Herald. 14 February 1980. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nM5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1611,3251575&dq=gordon-boyd+rangers&hl=en. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Boyd, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	27 March 1958
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death