Willie Ormond
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This article is about the former Scotland player and manager. For the former Oldham Athletic and Barrow player, see Willie Ormond (footballer, born 1926).
William Esplin Ormond OBE (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.
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Personal information | |||
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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 |
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Ormond was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1975 New Year Honours.[4]