Bertie Auld

Robert Auld (23 March 1938 – 14 November 2021) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions, who won the 1967 European Cup Final.

As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League in England with Birmingham City. He also earned three caps for Scotland early in his career.

He spent six years as manager at Partick Thistle, and was appointed to the club's hall of fame. He also managed Hibernian, Hamilton Academical and Dumbarton.

Early life and club career Auld was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, the eldest of eight children, and at the age of 15 joined local club Maryhill Harp. Rejecting offers from Clyde and Partick Thistle, but his headstrong character and poor discipline impeded his progress and after spending a season on loan to Dumbarton, he was sold to Birmingham City in 1961 for £15,000, With the Midlands club he won a League Cup medal in 1963, as Birmingham beat city rivals Aston Villa 3-1 on aggregate.

In 1965 Auld returned to Celtic in a £12,000 deal,

Auld left Celtic again in 1971, this time joining Hibernian on a free transfer. While at Easter Road he combined his playing role with one as a trainer, eventually focusing solely on the latter role.

International career Auld made three appearances for Scotland, all in 1959. Thistle also reached the semi-finals of Scottish Cup twice (1978 and 1979), Scottish League Cup (1975), and Anglo-Scottish Cup (1977) under Auld's management. He then spent a year in charge of Hamilton Academical before returning to manage Thistle for a brief second spell in 1986. His final appointment was with Dumbarton in 1988.

Personal life From 1963 until his death, Auld was married to Liz, with whom he had two children. During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Auld stated his support for the Better Together campaign against Scottish independence. Auld died on 14 November 2021, aged 83.

Player

Celtic European Cup: 1967 Runners-up 1970 Intercontinental Cup: runners-up 1967 Scottish league championship (5): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 1966–67, 1968–69 Scottish League Cup (4): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 Glasgow Cup (2): 1964–65, 1966–67

Birmingham City Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: runners-up 1960–61

Scotland British Home Championship: 1959–60 (shared)

Manager Partick Thistle Scottish First Division: 1975–76

Hibernian Scottish First Division: 1980–81 East of Scotland Shield: 1980–81