- Willie Bauld
Football player infobox
playername = Willie Bauld
fullname = William Russell Logan Bauld
dateofbirth =24 January 1928
cityofbirth =Newcraighall ,Edinburgh
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1977|3|11|1928|1|24
position =Striker
years = 19??-1946
1946
1946-1962
19??-19??
clubs = Newtongrange Star
Musselburgh Athletic
Hearts
→ Edinburgh City (loan)
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1950
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (2)
pcupdate = 13 July 07
ntupdate = 13 July 07William "Willie" Russell Logan Bauld (
24 January 1928 –11 March 1977 ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Newtongrange Star, Heart of Midlothian, Edinburgh City and the Scotland national team.Bauld was born in
Newcraighall ,Edinburgh and joined Hearts from junior side Newtongrange Star in 1946 and was immediately loaned to Edinburgh City. Upon his return, he made an immediate impact, scoring ahat-trick on his debut for the first-team. He, along with striking team-mates Alfie Conn andJimmy Wardhaugh , became known as the "Terrible Trio". He helped Hearts to aScottish Cup triumph in 1956, the League Championship in 1957-58 and 1959-60 and League Cup successes in 1955 and 1959.He was capped three times by Scotland, all in 1950, scoring two goals.
He retired in 1962.
After his death this peom was written about him. Willie Bauld - The King of Hearts
The Scots were always brawly led,As history books have shown,But yet another king is dead,Who didn’t have a throne.
No man I know had bigger heart,Nor Hearts a braver man,He gave his all from whistles start,Exciting where’er he ran.
For the game he had a burning love,Yet even though he’s gone,The football history books will show,His name will linger on.
The thought that from this life he’s free,Leaves the heart so cold, so chilly,But to older fans he’ll always be,Tynecastle’s own King Willie.
His goal scoring record is sensational, as can been seen on the London Hearts website.
http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/bauldwillie.html
External links
*SFA Profile|id=112899|name=Willie Bauld
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