Graham Fyfe (footballer, born 1951) explained

Graham Fyfe
Birth Date:18 August 1951
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Position:Winger
Years1:1969–1976
Clubs1:Rangers
Caps1:64
Goals1:22
Years2:1976–1977
Clubs2:Hibernian
Caps2:10
Goals2:1
Years3:1977–1979
Clubs3:Dumbarton
Caps3:59
Goals3:11
Years4:1978
Clubs4:Adelaide City (loan)
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:1979–1980
Clubs5:Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor)
Caps5:31
Goals5:37
Years6:1980–1983
Clubs6:Cleveland Force (indoor)
Caps6:33
Goals6:38
Years7:1983–1984
Clubs7:St. Louis Steamers (indoor)
Caps7:52
Goals7:34
Totalcaps:252
Totalgoals:143

Graham Fyfe (18 August 1951 – 19 April 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer, best known for his time with Rangers, who played as a winger.

Career

Fyfe made his first appearance for Rangers at Ibrox in league match against Heart of Midlothian on 25 March 1969. He started on the right wing in a 3–2 home win. He went on to make 70 appearances for the club, including the first match against Ajax in the first ever European Super Cup. Fyfe also scored 23 goals which was not bad at all from a midfielder.

He left to join Hibernian after seven seasons in Govan, but his stay in Edinburgh was short lived, as he moved on to Dumbarton the following year. He played at Boghead Park for two seasons before moving to the US to play with Major Indoor Soccer League sides Pittsburgh Spirit and Cleveland Force.

In 1980, Fyfe said that he had to leave Rangers because he had married a girl who was Catholic.[1] However, the media of the period approached other Rangers players who had married Catholic women, including Bobby Russell (who played 370 games for Rangers), and they did not support Fyfe's claims.[2]

Fyfe signed with the St. Louis Steamers in 1983 and spent one season with them.[3]

Death

Fyfe died in April 2022, at the age of 70.[4]

Honours

Rangers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Murray, Bill . The Old Firm . 2000 . John Donald . Edinburgh . 0-85976-542-3 . 201.
  2. Book: Ferrier, Bob & McElroy, Robert . Rangers Player By Player . 1998 . Hamlyn . London . 0-600-59495-5 . 98.
  3. http://members.fortunecity.com/lori19/roster.html St. Louis Steamers Rosters
  4. Web site: Rangers pay tribute to Graham Fyfe as UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club hero dies. Football Scotland. Euan. Robertson. 19 April 2022. 19 April 2022.