Eddie Turnbull

Eddie Turnbull

Edward Hunter Turnbull (born 12 April 1923, Falkirk, Scotland) is a former Scottish professional footballer and manager.

During the 1950s he was one of "the Famous Five", the noted Hibernian forward line, along with Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond. During his time with Hibernian they won three Scottish Football League titles, and in 1955 he was the first British player to score in a European club competition.

He was manager of Aberdeen between 1965 and 1971 during which time he had some success, winning the Scottish Cup in 1970 and finishing second in the league in 1971.

After that he returned to Edinburgh to become manager of Hibernian. While at Hibernian they won the Scottish League Cup in 1972, and he masterminded their most famous victory, a 7-0 win over their rivals Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on the 1 January 1973.

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