Roger Hynd Explained

Roger Hynd
Fullname:John Roger Shankly Hynd
Birth Date:2 February 1942
Birth Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Centre half
Years1:1961–1969
Clubs1:Rangers
Caps1:31
Goals1:4
Years2:1969–1970
Caps2:30
Goals2:0
Years3:1970–1975
Caps3:170
Goals3:4
Years4:1975
Clubs4:Oxford United (loan)
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:1975–1978
Clubs5:Walsall
Caps5:89
Goals5:1
Totalcaps:325
Totalgoals:9
Manageryears1:1977–1978
Managerclubs1:Motherwell
Manageryears2:1980
Managerclubs2:St Johnstone (caretaker)

John Roger Shankly Hynd (2 February 194218 February 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.

He started his playing career at Rangers, for whom he played in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, before moving to the English Football League.[1] He played nearly 300 League matches for Crystal Palace, Birmingham Citywith whom he played more than 200 games and was named Player of the Year as they won promotion to the First Division in 1972[1] [2] Oxford United and Walsall.[3] He had a brief spell as manager of Motherwell and a six-game spell as interim manager of St Johnstone[4] before leaving professional football to work as a PE teacher.[1] He was the nephew of Bill Shankly.[1]

In 2012, Hynd was one of seven former players elected to Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.[5] He died in February 2017, aged 75.[6]

Honours

Rangers

Birmingham City

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . Breedon Books . Derby . 1995 . 100 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. Web site: Player of the Year . The Birmingham City FC Archive . 13 December 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030330145401/http://www.bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk/poty.htm . 30 March 2003.
  3. Web site: Roger Hynd . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 24 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Obituaries: Bobby Grant & Roger Hynd . St Johnstone F.C. . 20 February 2017 . 20 February 2017.
  5. Web site: The magnificent seven . Birmingham City F.C. . 9 March 2012 . 24 April 2018 . live. https://archive.today/20120805045956/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2642994,00.html . 5 August 2012.
  6. Web site: Roger Hynd: 1942-2017 . Motherwell F.C. . 19 February 2017 . 24 April 2018.