Jimmy Wardhaugh

Jimmy Wardhaugh
Personal information
Full name James Alexander Douglas Wardhaugh[1]
Date of birth (1929-03-21)21 March 1929
Place of birth Berwick-upon-Tweed, England[1]
Date of death 2 January 1978(1978-01-02) (aged 48)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Shaftesbury Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1959 Heart of Midlothian 303 (206)
1959–1961 Dunfermline Athletic 12 (4)
Total 315 (210)
International career
1951–1956 Scottish Football League XI 9 (8)
1954–1956 Scotland 2 (0)
1957[2] Scotland B 1 (0)
1958[3] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Alexander Douglas Wardhaugh (21 March 1929 – 2 January 1978)[1] was a professional footballer, who was part of the Terrible Trio Heart of Midlothian forward line of the 1950s, alongside Willie Bauld and Alfie Conn. He was also the club's record League goal-scorer for almost 40 years, until his tally of 206 was surpassed by John Robertson in 1997.[4] Born in England, he made two appearances for the Scotland national team.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Strange was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Scotland B player Wardhaugh, Jimmy, FitbaStats
  3. ^ Scottish trial match at Easter Road, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
  4. ^ Hearts record goalscorers Archived 6 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine, London Hearts Supporters Club