Ian Redford (footballer)

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Ian Redford
Personal information
Full name Ian Petrie Redford[1]
Date of birth (1960-04-05)5 April 1960
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Date of death 10 January 2014(2014-01-10) (aged 53)
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1976 Errol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Dundee 85 (35)
1980–1985 Rangers 172 (23)
1985–1988 Dundee United 101 (20)
1988–1991 Ipswich Town 68 (8)
1991–1993 St Johnstone 44 (5)
1993–1994 Brechin City 44 (3)
1994–1995 Raith Rovers 12 (0)
Total 526 (94)
International career
1980–1982 Scotland U21[2] 6 (0)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Brechin City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Petrie Redford (5 April 1960 – 10 January 2014) was a Scottish professional

Raith Rovers
.

Background

Redford grew up on a farm in Perthshire. He became deaf in one ear as a child and hid this fact during his football career.[3] When Redford was 12 his younger brother, Douglas, died of leukemia. He later described this as a turning point in his life.[4]

Playing career

Dundee

Redford began his career at Errol Rovers, a youth football team set up by his father.[5][6] From there he joined and came through the youth system at Dundee and made his first appearance for the senior team as a substitute 11 days after his 17th birthday during season 1976/77.[7] Redford played mostly as a forward during his time at Dundee F.C. and is remembered for scoring the goals that clinched the First Division Championship in the 1978/79 season.[7] He was a consistent goal scorer for Dundee with 35 strikes from his 85 league games. He played only six months with Dundee in the top flight. Redford joined Rangers in February 1980 from Dundee for what was then a record fee between two Scottish clubs of £210,000.

Rangers

He stayed for at Ibrox for six seasons when Rangers won four domestic cup trophies.

1984 Scottish League Cup Final (October)
he collected a winners medal yet again against Dundee United. This time Rangers won 1–0.

In his 172 league games he scored 23 times.

Dundee United

He joined

1987 Scottish Cup Final
. United were runners up in the same tournament the year after but Redford didn't play in the final.

In his 101 league games at United he scored 20 goals.[10] He was one of four ex-United players inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame in 2017.[11]

Ipswich Town

During 1988–89 season he transferred to Ipswich Town in England. In his 68 league games there he scored 8 times.

St Johnstone

In summer of 1991 he joined St Johnstone of Perth. In his 44 league games over two seasons he scored five goals.

Brechin City

In Summer 1993 he became

player-manager of Brechin City
.

Raith Rovers

His final club was Raith Rovers who he joined in season

1994 Scottish League Cup Final. Redford joined the fray in that final as a substitute as the game finished 2–2 after extra time. Redford was scheduled to take Rovers' next penalty when Paul McStay needed to score when 6–5 down on penalties. McStay failed to score meaning Redford's spot kick was no longer necessary. This game on 27 November 1994 was Redford's last as a professional.[13]

After playing

After retiring from football he provided fishing holidays in Perthshire.[14]

His autobiography Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head was published in November 2013.[4]

Death

Redford was found dead on the morning of 10 January 2014 in Irvine, North Ayrshire.[15] His son, Ian junior, described the autobiography published two months before as the longest suicide note in history.[16]

Honours

Dundee

Rangers

Dundee United

Raith Rovers

References

  1. ^ "Ian Redford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Player details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ Grant, Michael (30 October 2013). "Redford: the player who went quietly about his business". The Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1-84502-735-3. Archived from the original
    on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Ian Petrie Redford, footballer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ Brown, John (19 October 2013). "Blether with Brown: European Cup winner ran a Perthshire youth team". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b "IAN REDFORD 1960–2014". Dundee Football Club Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Former football star Ian Redford found dead in woods". BBC News Scotland 11 January 2014. BBC News. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  9. ^ "The forgotten story of ... Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean " The Guardian
  10. ^ "Ian Redford". Press release 10 January 2014. Dundee United FC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Hall of Fame 2017". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Ian Redford | Raith Rovers FC". Raithrovers.net. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Fair Game Scotland – About Us". Fair Game Scotland. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.
  15. ^ Loxton, Rachel (10 January 2014). "Death of a Rangers legend: Ian Redford's body found in Ayrshire woods". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Ian Redford junior to induct dad into Dundee United Hall of Fame" The Scotsman"

External links

  • Ian Redford at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • Ian Redford at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
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