Scottish footballer and manager
Gordon Rae (born 3 May 1958) is a retired Scottish footballer , who played mainly as a defender for Hibernian , Partick Thistle , Hamilton Academical and Meadowbank Thistle . He also played sometimes as a centre forward , scoring over 50 goals in the Scottish Football League in his career.
Career
Rae signed for Hibernian as a 17-year-old from Whitehill Welfare in 1975. He made his first team debut two years later, and scored in a 2–0 win against Rangers at Ibrox in his second appearance. He became club captain, appeared in the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final and won a First Division winners' medal in 1981 .
Rae was awarded a testimonial match by Hibs in 1988, played against Manchester United .[ 1] Joe Tortolano was sent off during the match for a tackle on Gordon Strachan .[ 1]
He joined Partick Thistle for £65,000 in 1990, and helped them win promotion to the Premier Division in 1992 . He finished his playing career after the 1992–93 season, during which he played for Hamilton Academical and then Meadowbank Thistle .
He left Meadowbank to become manager of Gala Fairydean , in a spell that coincided with their failed attempt to enter the Scottish Football League in 1994.[ 2] He was sacked by Gala after a Scottish Cup defeat by East Fife , who then recruited him as an assistant coach.[ 2]
He went on to manage Edinburgh City before working in Hibs' youth system. He left Hibs in November 2002 to manage junior side Newtongrange Star .[ 3]
References
Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946 . Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2 .
External links
Gordon Rae at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database