Roger Hynd

John Roger Shankly Hynd (2 February 1942 – 18 February 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a centre half.

Roger Hynd

Personal information
Full name	John Roger Shankly Hynd[1]
Date of birth	(1942-02-02)2 February 1942
Place of birth	Falkirk,[1] Scotland
Date of death	18 February 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death	Glasgow,[1] Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1969	Rangers	31	(4)
1969–1970	Crystal Palace	30	(0)
1970–1975	Birmingham City	170	(4)
1975	→ Oxford United (loan)	5	(0)
1975–1978	Walsall	89	(1)
Total		325	(9)
Teams managed
1977–1978	Motherwell
1980	St Johnstone (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started his playing career at Rangers, for whom he played in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, before moving to the Football League.

He played nearly 300 League games for Crystal Palace, Birmingham City. For a short time, he served as manager of Motherwell before leaving professional football to work as a PE teacher. He was the nephew of Bill Shankly.

In 2012, Hynd was one of seven former players elected to Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.^[2] Hynd died in February 2017, aged 75.^[3]

Honours

Rangers

• European Cup Winners' Cup runners-up: 1966–67

Birmingham City

• Football League Second Division runners-up: 1971–72

Individual

• Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame: inducted 2012^[4]

References

1. "Roger Hynd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
2. "The magnificent seven". Birmingham City F.C. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
3. "Roger Hynd: 1942-2017". Motherwell FC. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

References