Jim Baxter

2016-11-10

[...] goals, three other Scots – Jimmy Fleming of Rangers in 1930, Lawrie Reilly of Hibs in 1953 and Jim Baxter of Rangers in 1963 have also scored twice against England in a single Wembley match. Reilly, [...]

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2016-11-08

[...] against England have to be recognised. Central midfield – Tommy Walker (1936-1938) – Jim Baxter (1963 – 1967) Tommy Walker Jim Baxter with another player who might get into a Scotland team [...]

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2016-11-03

[...] . Manager Bobby Brown, and seven of his side: Ronnie Simpson, Tommy Gemmell, John Greig, Jim Baxter, Billy Bremner, Denis Law and Bobby Lennox are already in the SFHoF – what have Eddie [...]

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2016-10-16

[...] , Graeme Souness, Alex McLeish, Willie Miller; Jimmy Johnstone, Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish, Jim Baxter and Davie Cooper. Pick an XI from the players Strachan has at his disposal to give that XI a [...]

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2016-09-29

[...] Willie Henderson, John Hughes, David Wilson, Willie Johnston, Jim Forrest. Central midfielders: Jim Baxter, Davie Gibson, Paddy Crerand, Willie Hamilton, Billy Bremner, Bobby Murdoch, Charlie Cooke. [...]

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2016-09-26

[...] England, good young talent is less-likely to hang around with even the Old Firm, but, as Jim Baxter famously said: “Better to be the King in Glasgow than a Prince in Milan”. Any way, once [...]

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2016-09-16

[...] , no Scottish player, and I include the two above, has had the range of hurting passes which Jim Baxter, Bobby Murdoch and to a lesser degree Bertie Auld possessed. These three could all play the “ [...]

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2016-07-04

[...] to have it all his own way at Hampden, after Scotland team manager John Prentice named Jim Baxter, a player who never thought any player was better than him in the number 10 shirt, [...]

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2016-04-28

[...] top Scottish talent in Scotland, rather than seeing these players taking the High Road south. Jim Baxter, one bought-in talent from the 1961 team For Example: Rangers team v Fiorentina (1961 European [...]

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2016-03-25

[...] - We beat World Champions England at Wembley : only nine months too late, it didn't matter. Jim Baxter plays keepie-uppie at Wembley in 1967 1978 - We beat Netherlands in Mendoza, Archie Gemmill [...]

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