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Tom Forsyth
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Thomas Forsyth (23 January 1949 – 14 August 2020) was a Scottish football player and coach. Forsyth played as a defender for Motherwell, Rangers and Scotland.
Key Information
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Forsyth started his career at junior club Stonehouse Violet, then spent five years at Motherwell, playing over 200 times for the club[4] before being signed by Rangers in October 1972. He scored the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final against Old Firm rivals Celtic from six inches.[5]
During his Rangers career, Forsyth made 332 appearances in all competitions and won three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two League Cups; these successes included two domestic trebles, in 1975–76 and 1977–78.[6][7]
International
[edit]Forsyth played 22 times for Scotland, including at the 1978 World Cup.[6] He captained Scotland once, against Switzerland in 1976.[8]
Managerial career
[edit]After his playing retirement, Forsyth was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 1982, although he relinquished the position within a year.[6] According to his assistant and successor Jim Leishman, Forsyth left his role as Dunfermline manager due to frustration with the club's part-time status: "I think the problem when Tam came to Dunfermline was that he was geared for full-time football at the time, and Dunfermline were part-time. The players would come in and Tam wanted that much on the Tuesday and the Thursday I think he forgot that these guys were part-time."[9] He then accepted a position as assistant-manager to former Rangers team-mate Tommy McLean at Morton in 1983.[6] Forsyth was appointed McLean's assistant at Motherwell then Hearts when McLean moved to these clubs in 1984 and 1994 respectively.[6]
On 14 August 2020, Forsyth died peacefully at home with his family by his side, at the age of 71.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Forsyth".
- ^ (Scotland U23 player) Forsyth, Tom, FitbaStats
- ^ (SFL player) Thomas Forsyth, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Tom Forsyth, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Murray, Ewan (4 February 2007). "Cup classics: pick out the all-time best". Scotland on Sunday. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Tom Forsyth: Former Motherwell, Rangers & Scotland defender dies at age 71". BBC Sport. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ (Rangers player) Forsyth, Tom, FitbaStats
- ^ Scotland v Switzerland, Scottish Football Association.
- ^ Hart, Ross (22 August 2020). "Jim Leishman remembers ex-Dunfermline manager Tom Forsyth". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Tom Forsyth: Former Motherwell, Rangers and Scotland defender dies aged 71". Sky Sports News. Sky. 14 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Tom Forsyth at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Tom Forsyth at the Scottish Football Association
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