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The Scottish League Cup Winners (October 1958) At the Brown Gymnasium, Tynecastle Park By David Speed Standing Left-to-Right Donald Macleod Hearts’ assistant trainer and an unsung hero during a decade of success. He was Edinburgh born and always a Hearts supporter, but Donald enjoyed a long career as a wing-half with Motherwell, after signing from Whitburn Juniors in 1938. He served in the Navy during the War and played as a guest for Portsmouth before returning to Motherwell in 1946. In 1952, Donald was appointed assistant trainer of Hearts and he extended his activities to coaching and physiotherapy in support of Tommy Walker and John Harvey. Bobby Kirk Bobby always wanted to play for Hearts, but the former miner from Arniston Engine took a long road to Tynecastle by way of Arniston Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers. The redoubtable and dependable full-back cost Hearts a bargain £2,500 when he signed from Raith Rovers in 1955. Bobby became a “B” Internationalist and helped win the Scottish
Cup; two Championship titles; and two League Cup Finals. He played in Hearts’ first European games and was released in 1963 after 292 competitive appearances. Freddie Glidden A resolute centre-half, Freddie famously captained Hearts’ Scottish Cup winners in 1956 and played his part in winning the League Cup in 1954 and 1958, and the Championship in 195758. Born at Bonkle, but raised in Stoneyburn, Freddie was recruited from Murrayfield Rovers and farmed out to Whitburn Juniors and Newtongrange Star. The Water Board engineer was then recalled in May 1948 and Freddie recorded 229 competitive appearances, including Hearts’ first two European matches, before joining Dumbarton in March 1959. Gordon Marshall Born at Farnham, as his father was a soldier, this daring and athletic keeper was good enough to play for England U23. Gordon really belongs to Edinburgh and came from Balgreen Rovers in 1956. He was briefly loaned to Dalkeith Thistle, but was in Hearts’ team by 1957 and played 267 competitive
games before joining Newcastle United in 1963 for £17,500. He was the anchor man as Hearts won the Championship in 1957-58 and 195960 and Gordon added three League Cup winners’ medals. He also appeared in the early European ventures. Tommy Walker Awarded an OBE for services to football, Tommy’s contribution to Hearts is unsurpassed. As manager, he was the architect of the teams that won seven domestic trophies and played in European competition for the first time. He also had a distinguished playing career with his creative work being acclaimed after he joined Hearts in 1932 from Linlithgow Rose. Tommy scored a remarkable 224 goals in 408 competitive games for Hearts and although he earned no winners’ medals, he was an established International player. He served in the Army during the War and joined Chelsea in 1946. Tommy then returned in 1948 as assistant manager and took full control in 1951. He fashioned the squads that led Hearts through its finest era and after leaving in 1966, the supporters welcomed his return as a director in 1974.
