Roger Hynd

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Roger Hynd
Personal information
Full name	John Roger Shankly Hynd
Date of birth	2 February 1942 (1942-02-02) (age 66)
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Playing position	Centre-half
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1961–1969 1969–1970 1970–1975 1975 1975–1978	Rangers Crystal Palace Birmingham City → Oxford United (loan) Walsall	031 0(4) 030 0(0) 170 0(4) 005 0(0) 089 0(1)
Teams managed
1978–1979	Motherwell
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Roger Shankly Hynd, known as Roger Hynd, (born 2 February 1942 in Falkirk) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He started his playing career at Rangers, for whom he played in the 1967 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, before moving to the Football League. He played nearly 300 League games for Crystal Palace, Birmingham City – with whom he played more than 200 games in total and won promotion to the First Division in 1972 – Oxford United and Walsall. He had a brief spell as manager of Motherwell before leaving professional football to work as a PE teacher. He is the nephew of the late Bill Shankly.

[edit] Honours

• with Rangers
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runners up 1967.
• with Birmingham City
  • Second Division promotion 1972.

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 100. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
• Roger Hynd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.

Persondata
NAME	Hynd, John Roger Shankly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hynd, Roger
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1942-02-02
PLACE OF BIRTH	Falkirk, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH