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William ‘Willie’ Esplin Ormond OBE (February 23, 1927 – May 4, 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Playing career

Born in Falkirk, Ormond signed for Hibernian in November 1946 from Stenhousemuir. An outside-left, he played for Hibs over a fifteen year period. He was one of the “Famous Five”, the Hibs forward line during the 1950s, one of the strongest group of players ever in Scottish football outside the “Old Firm” of Celtic and Rangers. (The others were Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull). They all scored over 100 goals for the club, he scored a total 193. During his playing career, he won the Scottish League Championship three times with Hibernian and won six Scotland caps. He was the last member of the Five to leave Hibs, signing for hometown Falkirk in 1961.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Ormond became assistant trainer at Falkirk. In 1967, he was appointed as manager of St. Johnstone. He led the club to the 1969 League Cup final and third in the League one year, ahead of Rangers, taking them into Europe for the first time, a serious achievement for a Scottish club outside the major cities.

When the Scottish Football Association wanted someone capable of bringing stability to the job of Scotland manager after Tommy Docherty left, Ormond was a natural choice and he was appointed in 1973. He was blessed with a talented squad and steered them to the 1974 World Cup Finals in West Germany. Although Scotland didn’t lose any of their games and came back as the only unbeaten team in the tournament, they were eliminated after the first round. This was actually the best ever performance by a Scotland team in a World Cup.

Willie Ormonds Scotland Manager record:
Played 38
Won 18
Drawn 8
Lost 12
For 80
Against 70

Later, minor breaches of player discipline accumulated and after four years the SFA came to believe it wanted a more forceful and charismatic figure as manager. In May 1977 he resigned and was appointed as manager of Hearts – the arch rivals of his old team, Hibs. Many Hearts fans at the time were less than happy given Ormond’s background but he soon won them over before being sacked in 1980, whereupon he moved to Hibernian as assistant to his old Famous Five colleague Eddie Turnbull. When Turnbull resigned, Ormond took over but his health was not good and forced him to retire soon after.

Willie Ormond
Personal information
Full name	William Esplin Ormond
Date of birth	February 23, 1927
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	May 4, 1984 (aged 57)
Place of death	unknown,
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Left winger
Senior clubs1
1946 1946–1961 1961-1962	Stenhousemuir Hibernian Falkirk	335 (147) 027 00(4)
National team
1954–1959	Scotland	006 00(2)
Teams managed
1967-1973 1973-1977 1977-1980 1980	St Johnstone Scotland Hearts Hibernian

Trivia

• The South Stand at McDiarmid Park, St. Johnstone’s ground since 1989, is named in his honour.
• His brother Gibby also played League football, for semi-professional Cowdenbeath in the mid 1960s.

Hibernian

Miller’s big break came when he signed for Hibernian, and made his debut during the end of the 1997-98 season. A loan spell at Stenhousemuir saw Miller score five doubles – 10 goals – in 11 league and Scottish Cup games, before he returned to Hibernian to establish himself as a regular player. Highlights of his four years at the club included being top scorer in season 1999-00 and receiving the Scottish Young Player of the Year crown in 2000

The Birth of Keith Wright

Born : Edinburgh

Scored in every round of the ‘91 SKOL CUP.

All time playing career

Club	From	To	Fee	League		FA Cup		League cup		Other
Cowdenbeath	27-06-2000	01-07-2003	Free	33 (29)	17	1 (0)	0	1 (1)	2	1 (0)	0
Stenh’semuir	31-03-2000	27-06-2000	Signed	4 (1)	1	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Morton	20-11-1998	31-03-2000	£ 30000	28 (12)	11	0 (4)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (1)	0
Raith	11-07-1997	20-11-1998	Signed	26 (11)	12	3 (0)	0	4 (0)	2	1 (0)	1
Hibernian	01-08-1991	11-07-1997	£ 420000	184 (12)	59	2 (1)	0	2 (0)	1	0 (0)	0
Dundee	05-12-1986	01-08-1991	Signed	167 (0)	62	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Raith	01-08-1985	31-05-1997		131 (0)	61	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Totals			£ 450000	573 (65)	223	6 (5)	0	7 (1)	5	2 (1)	1
			goals / game	0.34		0		0.62		0.33
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Alexander Hector McMillan “Ally” McLeod (born January 1, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for many league clubs in Scotland and England.

MacLeod began his career with St. Mirren. He scored four goals in one game against Rangers, which attracted the attention of bigger clubs. Southampton signed him, but he failed to settle in Hampshire and he returned to Scotland with Hibernian. MacLeod, who was a relatively prolific goalscorer in a defensive era, scored for Hibernian in the 1979 Scottish Cup Final second replay against Rangers.

1970-1973 St. Mirren 080 (53)
1973-1974 Southampton 003 0(0)
1974→ Huddersfield Town (loan)004 0(1)
1974-1982 Hibernian 208 (71)
1982 Stenhousemuir 003 0(0)
1982-1983 Hamilton Academical 003 0(0)
1983-1984 Queen of the South 002 0(0)

Black, Jim Hibernian Sat 13 Nov 1943

Spells with Airdrie (x2) Hibs and Stenhousemuir

League Apps (Goals)
Airdrie (1st spell) 62-69 144 (0)
Hibernian 69-74 152 (0)
Airdrie (2nd spell) 74-79 148 (3)
Stenhousemuir [to follow]

Article about Jim’s signing from programme notes :
http://progs.fairlyoriginal.com/hibernian-vs-newcastle-utd

[August 5, 1969]

JIM BLACK Joined Hibs in 1969 and played 152 times before returning to Airdrie in 1974. Worked as a lorry driver.
Jim played in:

• the ‘72 LC win
• the 7-0 game

William ‘Willie’ Esplin Ormond OBE (February 23, 1927 – May 4, 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Playing career

Born in Falkirk, Ormond signed for Hibernian in November 1946 from Stenhousemuir. An outside-left, he played for Hibs over a fifteen year period. He was one of the “Famous Five”, the Hibs forward line during the 1950s, one of the strongest group of players ever in Scottish football outside the “Old Firm” of Celtic and Rangers. (The others were Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull). They all scored over 100 goals for the club, he scored a total 193. During his playing career, he won the Scottish League Championship three times with Hibernian and won six Scotland caps. He was the last member of the Five to leave Hibs, signing for hometown Falkirk in 1961.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Ormond became assistant trainer at Falkirk. In 1967, he was appointed as manager of St. Johnstone. He led the club to the 1969 League Cup final and third in the League one year, ahead of Rangers, taking them into Europe for the first time, a serious achievement for a Scottish club outside the major cities.

When the Scottish Football Association wanted someone capable of bringing stability to the job of Scotland manager after Tommy Docherty left, Ormond was a natural choice and he was appointed in 1973. He was blessed with a talented squad and steered them to the 1974 World Cup Finals in West Germany. Although Scotland didn’t lose any of their games and came back as the only unbeaten team in the tournament, they were eliminated after the first round. This was actually the best ever performance by a Scotland team in a World Cup.

Willie Ormonds Scotland Manager record:
Played 38
Won 18
Drawn 8
Lost 12
For 80
Against 70

Later, minor breaches of player discipline accumulated and after four years the SFA came to believe it wanted a more forceful and charismatic figure as manager. In May 1977 he resigned and was appointed as manager of Hearts – the arch rivals of his old team, Hibs. Many Hearts fans at the time were less than happy given Ormond’s background but he soon won them over before being sacked in 1980, whereupon he moved to Hibernian as assistant to his old Famous Five colleague Eddie Turnbull. When Turnbull resigned, Ormond took over but his health was not good and forced him to retire soon after.

Willie Ormond
Personal information
Full name	William Esplin Ormond
Date of birth	February 23, 1927
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	May 4, 1984 (aged 57)
Place of death	unknown,
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Left winger
Senior clubs1
1946 1946–1961 1961-1962	Stenhousemuir Hibernian Falkirk	335 (147) 027 00(4)
National team
1954–1959	Scotland	006 00(2)
Teams managed
1967-1973 1973-1977 1977-1980 1980	St Johnstone Scotland Hearts Hibernian

Trivia

• The South Stand at McDiarmid Park, St. Johnstone’s ground since 1989, is named in his honour.
• His brother Gibby also played League football, for semi-professional Cowdenbeath in the mid 1960s.