Ian Riddell | |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Death Date: | 25 September 2021 (aged 82 or 83) |
Death Place: | Erskine, Scotland |
Position: | Left-back |
Youthclubs1: | Jordanhill T.C. |
Years1: | 1958–1966 |
Clubs1: | St Mirren |
Caps1: | 126 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 1966–1968 |
Clubs2: | Berwick Rangers |
Caps2: | 42 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 168 |
Totalgoals: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 1960–1961 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland U23[2] |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Ian Riddell (1937/1938 – 25 September 2021)[3] was a Scottish semi-professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Riddell played for Jordanhill T.C., St Mirren and Berwick Rangers.[4] [5] He was a member of the Berwick team which famously beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup in 1967.
He played semi-professionally, combining his football career with a day job as a PE teacher.[1]
He represented Scotland at under-23 level.[1]
Riddell died in September 2021, in a care home in Erskine.[6] [7]
His son is actor Derek Riddell.[8]