Career
He played as a wing half. He played for the Scottish schoolboy international side in 1949 which brought him to the attention of Chelsea who signed him in 1951 on his 17th birthday. He played only one game in Chelsea"s league winning team of 1954-1955.
He moved to Hearts in 1955 for a transfer fee of £1,000.
He made 135 appearances for Hearts, scoring eight goals. He then signed for Newport County in 1961, before moving on to non-league Tonbridge.
After a spell in the United States, he returned to Scotland, playing for Hamilton Academical and Hawick Royal Albert. After retiring from football, he spent most of his working life with Scottish & Newcastle breweries.
He died on 2 March 2009, following a heart attack, having suffered from Alzheimer"s disease during his latter years.
