Ian Redford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Petrie Redford | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2014 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Errol Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1980 | Dundee | 85 | (34) |
| 1980–1985 | Rangers | 171 | (23) |
| 1985–1988 | Dundee United | 101 | (20) |
| 1988–1991 | Ipswich Town | 68 | (8) |
| 1991–1993 | St Johnstone | 44 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | Brechin City | 44 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Raith Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 525 | (93) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1982 | Scotland U21[1] | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1994 | Brechin City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ian Petrie Redford (5 April 1960 – 10 January 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Career
Redford began his career at Errol Rovers, a youth football team set up by his father.[2][3] He came up through the youth system at Dundee and made his first appearance for the senior team as a substitute just 11 days after his 17th birthday.[4]
He also played professionally for Rangers, Dundee United, Ipswich Town, St Johnstone, Brechin City (as player/manager) and Raith Rovers.[5] Redford played mostly as a striker during his time at Dundee F.C. and is remembered for scoring the goals that clinched the First Division Championship in the 1978/79 season.[4]
Redford joined Rangers in February 1980 from Dundee for what was then a record Scottish fee of £210,000 and played for six seasons when Rangers won four domestic cup trophies.[6] Redford went on to play for Dundee United during one of this club's most successful spells in its history and scored the winning goal against Borussia Monchengladbach in the semi final of the UEFA Cup in 1987.[7]
While playing with Raith Rovers, he won a First Division Championship medal and a League Cup medal.His League Cup medal came as a substitute in the final, and this was his last game as a professional.[8]
Personal life and death
After retiring from football he provided fishing holidays in Perthshire.[9]
His autobiography 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head' was published in November 2013.[10]
In an interview given in October 2013 Redford discussed becoming deaf in one ear as a child and how he had hidden this fact during his football career.[11] In December 2013 he described the loss of his younger brother Douglas as a turning point for his family.[12]
Redford was found dead on the morning of 10 January 2014 in Irvine, North Ayrshire.[13]
References
- ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=77
- ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-ian-petrie-redford-footballer-1-3265732
- ↑ Brown, John (19 October 2013). "Blether with Brown: European Cup winner ran a Perthshire youth team". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "IAN REDFORD 1960-2014". Dundee Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Former football star Ian Redford found dead in woods". BBC News Scotland 11 January 2014. BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ian Redford". Press release 10 January 2014. Dundee United FC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ian Redford | Raith Rovers FC". Raithrovers.net. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ "Fair Game Scotland - About Us". Fair Game Scotland.
- ↑ Redford, Ian (2013). Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing. ISBN 1 84502 735 3.
- ↑ Grant, Michael (30 October 2013). "Redford: the player who went quietly about his business". The Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ McGowan, Stephen (14 December 2013). "Guilt and the glory: 'The death of my younger brother left me angry and feeling confused. Football gave me an escape.'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Loxton, Rachel (10 January 2014). "Death of a Rangers legend: Ian Redford's body found in Ayrshire woods". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 10 January 2014.