Freddie Glidden
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Glidden | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Newmains, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 January 2019 | (aged 91)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Murrayfield Rovers | |||
West Calder Juveniles | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1946 | Whitburn Juniors | ||
1946–1959 | Heart of Midlothian | 165 | (2) |
1946–1948 | → Newtongrange Star (loan) | ||
1959–1962 | Dumbarton | 97 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Glidden (7 September 1927 – 1 January 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Raised in Stoneyburn, Glidden played for several different juvenile sides as a forward before moving to a half-back role upon joining junior side Whitburn.[1] He earned selection for the Scottish junior international team in that role and eventually the chance to sign for a professional League side.[2]
Hearts
[edit]He signed provisionally for Hearts in 1946 but spent two years farmed out to local junior side Newtongrange Star, where he played alongside future Hearts teammate Willie Bauld.[3]
After returning to Hearts in 1948 and playing several seasons of reserve-team football, Glidden made his debut in November 1951 against Queen of the South.[2] Although he played as a right-back on that occasion, it was as right-half that he gained a regular role in the first team later that season. In 1954 Hearts' Bobby Dougan sustained the second serious injury of his career and required a cartlidge operation. After covering for Dougan during his enforced lengthy absence, Glidden took over the position on a permanent basis.[1] He was part of the side that ended Hearts 48-year trophy drought by winning the 1954-55 League Cup and captained the team to Scottish Cup victory in 1955-56, a moment he recalls as the "sweetest" in his footballing career.[3]
Glidden completed his set of domestic medals as Hearts won the League title for the first time since 1897 in the 1957-58 season but a recurring back injury during the following season limited his appearances and eventually led to his departure from Tynecastle.[3]
Dumbarton
[edit]He joined Dumbarton in 1959 and played three seasons for the Second Division club before retiring in 1962.
Away from playing
[edit]Throughout his playing career Glidden had been registered on a part-time contract, simultaneously working in the West Lothian County Water Department.[2] He later worked as a sub-postmaster in Edinburgh.[3] He continued to follow former side Hearts and was a regular spectator at their home games for many years.[3]
Death
[edit]Glidden died on 1 January 2019, at the age of 91.[4][5]
Honours
[edit]- Heart of Midlothian
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hoggan, Andrew (1995). Hearts in Art (Hardback). Mainstream. ISBN 1-85158-736-5.
- ^ a b c Heart of Midlothian Official Annual 1955 (Paperback). Heart of Midlothian. 1955.
- ^ a b c d e Robertson, Rob; Kiddie, Paul (2005). Hearts: Great Tynecastle Tales. Mainstream. p. 186. (ISBN 1-84596-003-3).
- ^ "Hearts' Scottish Cup-winning skipper Freddie Glidden dies aged 91". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Hearts great Freddie Glidden dies aged 91". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- Freddie Glidden at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Profile at londonhearts.com