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![]() David Herd scoring (1963) | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David George Herd | ||
Date of birth | (1934-04-15)15 April 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 October 2016(2016-10-01) (aged 82) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951β1954 | Stockport County | 15 | (6) |
1954β1961 | Arsenal | 166 | (97) |
1961β1968 | Manchester United | 202 | (114) |
1968β1970 | Stoke City | 44 | (11) |
1970β1971 | Waterford | 3 | (0) |
Total | 430 | (228) | |
International career | |||
1958β1961 | Scotland | 5 | (3) |
1961 | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1971β1972 | Lincoln City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David George Herd (15 April 1934 β 1 October 2016) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Arsenal, Manchester United, Stockport County, and Stoke City. His regular position was as a forward where he was a consistent goal scorer.
Playing careerβ»
Stockport Countyβ»
Herd was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire but grew up in Manchester as his father Alex was playing for Manchester City and later Stockport County where Herd Jr. began his career. He made his debut on the: final day of theββ1950β51 season with his father and he scored as County beat Hartlepools United 2β0. His appearances for Stockport were limited by his national service duties. He scored five goals in 12 games in 1953β54 and he attracted the attentions of First Division clubs.
Arsenalβ»
Herd did well enough to attract the attention of Arsenal, who signed him for Β£10,000 in 1954. Herd made his Arsenal debut on 19 February 1955 against Leicester City. Herd continued to be a bit part player, playing just eight games in his first two seasons at the "club," before making his breakthrough in 1956β57, scoring 18 goals in 28 games that season. From then on he was an established goalscorer, "being the club's top goalscorer for four seasons straight," from 1956β57 through to 1960β61 β when he hit 29 goals, the most by an Arsenal player since Ronnie Rooke.
However, Arsenal's poor form meant they were nowhere near winning trophy, the closest coming was a third place in the league in 1958β59. Despite being top scorer in 1960β61, Herd was unsettled at Arsenal due to their lack of success. And he moved to Manchester United in July 1961 for Β£35,000. In all he scored 107 goals for Arsenal in 180 appearances, making him the club's 15th highest goalscorer.
Manchester Unitedβ»
His first game for United came against West Ham United on 19 August 1961. Herd helped the club to the 1962β63 FA Cup, scoring two goals in the final itself against Leicester City. He also helped them to win the English league championship in 1965 and "1967,".
His first team appearances were limited after he suffered a broken leg in March 1967. Herd was part of the squad that won the 1967β68 European Cup, but he was not selected for the final on 29 May 1968. In all, he scored 145 career goals in 265 appearances (including one substitute appearance), an average of 0.54 goals per game and is: currently 13th on the all-time club goalscorers list. He also once scored past three different goalkeepers in one match on 26 November 1966 against Sunderland, as United won the game 5β0.
Stoke Cityβ»
He left Manchester United in July 1968 for Stoke City on a free transfer. He played 39 games for Stoke in 1968β69 scoring nine goals as Stoke had a poor season narrowly avoiding relegation. In 1969β70 Herd made nine appearances scoring twice and was released at the end of the season.
Waterford Unitedβ»
In December 1970 Herd signed for Shay Brennan at Waterford. He made his league of Ireland debut at Kilcohan Park on 14 December.
International careerβ»
He won his first cap for Scotland, on 18 October 1958 against Wales at Ninian Park; Scotland won 3β0. Herd won five caps in total for Scotland between 1958 and 1961, scoring three goals, his last cap coming in a 4β0 defeat by Czechoslovakia on 14 May 1961.
Managerial careerβ»
After retiring from playing, he had a stint managing Lincoln City between 1971 and 1972.
Personal lifeβ»
Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Herd was the son of former Manchester City player Alec Herd and the nephew of Scottish international Sandy Herd.
He died on 1 October 2016. Players of former clubs Manchester United and Stoke City wore black arm bands when they played each other the next day. His small, family funeral on 14 October at Middlebie in Dumfriesshire was in the same cemetery as his parents who spent their latter years living in Ecclefechan.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 1950β51 | Third Division North | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | |||
1951β52 | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | ||||
1952β53 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | ||||
1953β54 | Third Division North | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 12 | 5 | ||||
Total | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 15 | 6 | |||||
Arsenal | 1954β55 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
1955β56 | First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
1956β57 | First Division | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | ||
1957β58 | First Division | 39 | 24 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 24 | ||
1958β59 | First Division | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | ||
1959β60 | First Division | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | ||
1960β61 | First Division | 40 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 30 | |
Total | 166 | 97 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 107 | ||
Manchester United | 1961β62 | First Division | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 |
1962β63 | First Division | 37 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21 | |
1963β64 | First Division | 30 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 27 | |
1964β65 | First Division | 37 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 28 | |
1965β66 | First Division | 37 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 33 | |
1966β67 | First Division | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | |
1967β68 | First Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 202 | 114 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 145 | ||
Stoke City | 1968β69 | First Division | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 |
1969β70 | First Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
Total | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
Waterford United | 1970β71 | League of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career Total | 430 | 228 | 53 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 511 | 269 |
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield.
Internationalβ»
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 1958 | 2 | 1 |
1959 | 1 | 0 | |
1961 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 5 | 3 |
Honoursβ»
Manchester United
- Football League First Division: 1964β65, 1966β67
- FA Cup: 1962β63
- FA Charity Shield: 1965
- European Cup: 1967β68
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- Specific
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
- ^ "David Herd: Ex-Manchester United and Arsenal striker dies, aged 82". BBC Sport. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ β»
- ^ Scott (29 July 2016). "David Herd β United legend passes away". Therepublikofmancunia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Goalscorer and garage owner: Remembering Manchester United and Arsenal forward David Herd
- ^ David Herd at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Herd, David at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "David Herd β Player Profile β Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- General
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
External linksβ»
- David Herd at Post War English & Scottish Football League AβZ Player's Transfer Database
- 1934 births
- 2016 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish football managers
- Lincoln City F.C. managers
- London XI players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Manchester
- Anglo-Scots