Davie Baird
David Baird (4 March 1869 – 19 March 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell and Scotland.[3][4] Baird won the Scottish Cup three times with Hearts, playing in three different positions in each of the finals (1891, 1896 and 1901), though he was most commonly deployed as an outside forward.[5] After retiring as a player in 1904, Baird was a director of Hearts between 1926 and 1936.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Baird | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 March 1946 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Lasswade, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dalry Primrose | ||
| 1887–1888 | St Bernard's | ||
| 1888–1903 | Heart of Midlothian | 140 | (54) |
| 1903–1904 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 141 | (54) | |
| National team | |||
| 1890–1892[1] | Scotland | 3 | (1) |
| 1893–1894[2] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- (Scotland player) David Baird, London Hearts Supporters Club
- (SFL player) Davie Baird, London Hearts Supporters Club
- (Smith 2013, p. 18)
- (Hearts player) Davie Baird, London Hearts Supporters Club
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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