| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest George Copland | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-10-14)14 October 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Montrose, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | December 1971(1971-12-00) (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Elizabeth, Australia | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1944–1948 | Hillside United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948 | Montrose Roselea[1] | ||
| 1948–1950 | Arbroath | 15[1] | (5) |
| 1950–1951 | Dundee | 6[2] | (3) |
| 1951–1958 | Raith Rovers | 178[3] | (105) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernie Copland (14 October 1924 – December 1971) was a Scottishfootballer who played forArbroath,Dundee andRaith Rovers. He was selected forScotland's1954 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not travel to the finals and never actually played for the national side.
Although selected for the 22-man squad for the1954 FIFA World Cup, theScottish Football Association only budgeted to take 13 players (including only onegoalkeeper) to the finals in Switzerland.[4] Copland was one of the players who stayed at home on reserve, with the likes ofBobby Combe andJimmy Binning.[4]
Copland was chosen as reserve in the Scottish team for the World Cup qualifiers in 1957, and travelled toBasel (Switzerland),Stuttgart (Germany), andMadrid (Spain), but did not play.
Copland diedElizabeth, South Australia in December 1971, at the age of 47.[5]
