George Herd

Football player infobox
playername = George Herd
dateofbirth = 6 May 1936
cityofbirth = Lanark
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = height|ft=5|in=7
position = Midfielder
years = 195?-1956
1956-1957
1957-1961
1961-1970
1970-1971
clubs = Inverness Thistle
Queen's Park
Clyde
Sunderland
Hartlepool United
caps(goals) =
025 0(6)
111 (20)
278 (47)
015 0(0)
nationalyears = 1958-1960
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
manageryears = 1980-1981
managerclubs = Queen of the South
pcupdate = 13 July 07
ntupdate = 13 July 07

George Herd (born 6 May 1936 in Lanark) was a Scottish footballer who played for Inverness Thistle, Queen's Park, Clyde, Sunderland, Hartlepool United and the Scotland national team.

Herd began his career at Inverness Thistle before moving to the Football League with Queen's Park in 1956. He turned professional in May 1957 after moving to Clyde. In his first season at Clyde, he won the 1957-58 Scottish Cup and won his first Scotland cap, a 4-0 defeat to England in April 1958. He won a further 4 Scotland caps during his time at Clyde before departing for Sunderland in 1961 where he also took up a coaching role in 1969.

He later had a spell at Hartlepool United in 1970-71 before retiring. After his playing career, he had coaching spells at Newcastle United and Sunderland until being appointed Queen of the South's manager in May 1980. He left this position a year later and joined Darlington in a coaching capacity.

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