Walter Boyd (Scottish footballer)

Walter Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956
Place of birth Bangour, West Lothian, Scotland
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1979 Bo'ness United
1979–1992 Meadowbank Thistle 456 (30)
1991-1993 Arbroath 61 (1)
Linlithgow Rose
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Boyd (born 9 December 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender for Meadowbank Thistle, Arbroath and Linlithgow Rose.[1]

Club career

He started his career with Bo'ness United and was part of the side that was defeated in the 1979 Scottish Junior Cup final.[2]

Boyd played for Meadowbank Thistle, turning out 456 times for the first team. He holds the record for most league appearances of any player to have played for Ferranti Thistle, Meadowbank or Livingston.[3][4][5][6] He received a testimonial in 1988.[7]

In 1991, Boyd signed for Arbroath.[8][9][10] He went on to make 61 league appearances in two seasons for the Lichties.[11][12][13]

He signed for Linlithgow Rose in 1993.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Walter Boyd". Neil Brown.
  2. ^ "Boyd's plea". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 August 1993.
  3. ^ "New Record for Livingston's Fantastic Mr Fox". SPFL. 23 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Airdrie keep up the chase". The Herald. 20 December 1989.
  5. ^ Match programme Meadowbank Thistle v Morton 14 September 1991 shows 523 apps and 41 goals
  6. ^ "Thistle ace Walter seeks blues cure". Edinburgh Evening News. 13 December 1988.
  7. ^ "We'll pitch in for Thistle veteran". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 October 1988.
  8. ^ "Thistle ace (0 MEADOWBANK THISTLE'S longestserving player Walter Boyd has been transferred to Arbroath". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 October 1991.
  9. ^ "New Lichties". Aberdeen Evening Express. 12 October 1991.
  10. ^ "TRANSFER ACTIVITY". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 11 October 1991.
  11. ^ "Walter Boyd". Arbroath Archive.
  12. ^ "Arbroath free Boyd". Dundee Courier. 10 June 1993.
  13. ^ "Freed". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 9 June 1993.
  14. ^ "LINLITHGOW ROSE have confirmed th they'll have former Bo'ness Unite Meadowbank and Arbroath utility m: Walter Boyd in their line-up at Prestonfie next season". Linlithgowshire Gazette. 25 June 1993.
  15. ^ "Unitedfired-up for Boyd by Gordon Scott". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 September 1993.
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