Archive for the ‘Preston North End’ Category
The Birth of Colin Murdock
Wednesday, July 2nd, 1975The Birth of John Henderson Blackley
Wednesday, May 12th, 1948
John Henderson Blackley (born 12 May 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Accies. He won seven Scottish international caps and represented his country in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Blackley began a mangerial career with Hamilton in 1982, before taking charge of another former club, Hibs, between 1984 and 1986. His final managerial role was at Cowdenbeath, which he left to become Gordon Wallace’s assistant at Dundee.
The Birth Of Sammy Baird
Tuesday, May 13th, 1930
Sammy Baird
D.O.B 13 May 1930
Appearances 7
Goals 2
Yellow Cards 0
Red Cards 0
Samuel Baird was born in Denny (Stirlingshire) on 13 May 1930.
An inside left who scored on his debut for Scotland and also in his last match (in the 1958 World Cup). His career took him to many clubs starting with Clyde in 1949, on to Preston North End (1954), Rangers (1955), Hibernian (October 1960), Third Lanark (November 1962), and finally as player manager of Stirling Albion from June 1963, playing just 12 matches before hanging up his boots. He won a B Division championship medal with Clyde in 1951/52 and further honours with Rangers, including the Scottish League in 1955/56, 1956/57 and 1958/59 and the Scottish Cup in 1960.
Matches
British International Championship
05 Oct 1957 NORTHERN IRELAND 1 – 1 SCOTLAND
F.I.F.A. World Cup
15 Jun 1958 FRANCE 2 – 1 SCOTLAND (1 Goal )
F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifier
26 May 1957 SPAIN 4 – 1 SCOTLAND
19 May 1957 SWITZERLAND 1 – 2 SCOTLAND
08 May 1957 SCOTLAND 4 – 2 SPAIN
International Challenge Match
22 May 1957 GERMANY (WEST) 1 – 3 SCOTLAND
21 Nov 1956 SCOTLAND 2 – 0 YUGOSLAVIA (1 Goal )
Scored a Penalty in Europe for Hibernian vs Belenenses, September 4, 1961 (Link Here)

- wikipedia