| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Hunter Turnbull[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-04-12)12 April 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Carronshore,Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 April 2011(2011-04-30) (aged 88) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1959 | Hibernian | 349 | (150) |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1958 | Scotland | 9 | (0) |
| 1949–1958 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1965 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1965–1971 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1967 | →Washington Whips(USA) | ||
| 1971–1980 | Hibernian | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Hunter Turnbull (12 April 1923 – 30 April 2011) was a Scottish professionalfootball player andmanager. He played as aforward forHibernian andScotland, forming part of the Hibs "Famous Five" forward line. He then had successful spells as manager ofAberdeen and Hibs, winning a major trophy with each club.
Turnbull was in theRoyal Navy during the Second World War, serving aboardHMS Bulldog,HMS Alnwick Castle andHMS Plover.[2] In November 2015, he was posthumously awarded anArctic Star military campaign medal.[2]
Making his professional debut at the age of 23 when the war ended, during the late 1940s and 1950s he was one of theFamous Five, the notedHibernian forward line, along withGordon Smith,Bobby Johnstone,Lawrie Reilly, andWillie Ormond. During his time with Hibernian they won threeScottish Football League titles, and in 1955 he was the first British player to score in a European club competition.
Although Turnbull was selected nine times to play forScotland and played in the1958 FIFA World Cup, he did not physically receive an international cap at the time.[3] This was because he did not play in anyHome International matches, and caps were only awarded for playing in those matches until the mid-1970s.[3] This situation was rectified in 2006 as a result ofGary Imlach's successful campaign for his fatherStewart Imlach and other players affected by this rule to receive recognition.[3][4][5]
He was manager ofAberdeen between 1965 and 1971 winning the1969–70 Scottish Cup and finishing second in the league in1970–71.[6] After that he returned to Hibernian, winning the1972–73 Scottish League Cup. He also managed their 7–0 win over theirEdinburgh derby rivalsHeart of Midlothian on 1 January 1973.
Turnbull died on 30 April 2011, aged 88.[7] Hibernian chairmanRod Petrie stated that no-one had made a greater contribution to the club than Turnbull.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | |||
| 1948 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Queen's Park[9] | 1963 | 1965 | 104 | 44 | 19 | 41 | 042.31 |
| Aberdeen[10] | 1965 | 1971 | 315 | 150 | 66 | 99 | 047.62 |
| Hibernian[11] | 1971 | 1980 | 454 | 219 | 110 | 125 | 048.24 |
| Total | 873 | 413 | 195 | 265 | 047.31 | ||
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