Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 January 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 August 2020 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Stonehouse Violet | |||
1967–1972 | Motherwell | 150 | (17) |
1972–1982 | Rangers | 218 | (2) |
Total | 368 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1971 [2] | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
1971–1976 [3] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
1971–1978 | Scotland | 22 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1982–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Forsyth (23 January 1949 – 14 August 2020) was a Scottish football player and coach. Forsyth played as a defender for Motherwell, Rangers and Scotland.
Forsyth started his career at junior club Stonehouse Violet, then spent five years at Motherwell, playing over 200 times for the club [4] before being signed by Rangers in October 1972. He scored the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final against Old Firm rivals Celtic from six inches. [5]
During his Rangers career, Forsyth made 332 appearances in all competitions and won three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two League Cups; these successes included two domestic trebles, in 1975–76 and 1977–78. [6] [7]
Forsyth played 22 times for Scotland, including at the 1978 World Cup. [6] He captained Scotland once, against Switzerland in 1976. [8]
After his playing retirement, Forsyth was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 1982, although he relinquished the position within a year. [6] According to his assistant and successor Jim Leishman, Forsyth left his role as Dunfermline manager due to frustration with the club's part-time status: "I think the problem when Tam came to Dunfermline was that he was geared for full-time football at the time, and Dunfermline were part-time. The players would come in and Tam wanted that much on the Tuesday and the Thursday I think he forgot that these guys were part-time." [9] He then accepted a position as assistant-manager to former Rangers team-mate Tommy McLean at Morton in 1983. [6] Forsyth was appointed McLean's assistant at Motherwell then Hearts when McLean moved to these clubs in 1984 and 1994 respectively. [6]
On 14 August 2020, Forsyth died peacefully at home with his family by his side, at the age of 71. [10]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 January 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 August 2020 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Stonehouse Violet | |||
1967–1972 | Motherwell | 150 | (17) |
1972–1982 | Rangers | 218 | (2) |
Total | 368 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1971 [2] | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
1971–1976 [3] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
1971–1978 | Scotland | 22 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1982–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Forsyth (23 January 1949 – 14 August 2020) was a Scottish football player and coach. Forsyth played as a defender for Motherwell, Rangers and Scotland.
Forsyth started his career at junior club Stonehouse Violet, then spent five years at Motherwell, playing over 200 times for the club [4] before being signed by Rangers in October 1972. He scored the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final against Old Firm rivals Celtic from six inches. [5]
During his Rangers career, Forsyth made 332 appearances in all competitions and won three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two League Cups; these successes included two domestic trebles, in 1975–76 and 1977–78. [6] [7]
Forsyth played 22 times for Scotland, including at the 1978 World Cup. [6] He captained Scotland once, against Switzerland in 1976. [8]
After his playing retirement, Forsyth was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 1982, although he relinquished the position within a year. [6] According to his assistant and successor Jim Leishman, Forsyth left his role as Dunfermline manager due to frustration with the club's part-time status: "I think the problem when Tam came to Dunfermline was that he was geared for full-time football at the time, and Dunfermline were part-time. The players would come in and Tam wanted that much on the Tuesday and the Thursday I think he forgot that these guys were part-time." [9] He then accepted a position as assistant-manager to former Rangers team-mate Tommy McLean at Morton in 1983. [6] Forsyth was appointed McLean's assistant at Motherwell then Hearts when McLean moved to these clubs in 1984 and 1994 respectively. [6]
On 14 August 2020, Forsyth died peacefully at home with his family by his side, at the age of 71. [10]