Edward Hunter Turnbull (12 April 1923 – 30 April 2011) was a Scottish professional football player and
manager
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Scotland
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, forming part of the Hibs " Famous Five" forward line. He then had successful spells as manager of
Aberdeen
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and Hibs, winning a major trophy with each club.
Early life
Turnbull was in the
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during the
Second World War
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, serving aboard , and . In November 2015, he was posthumously awarded an Arctic Star military campaign medal.
Playing career
Making his professional debut at the age of 23 when the war ended, during the late 1940s and 1950s he was one of the Famous Five, the noted Hibernian forward line, along with
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Bobby Johnstone
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Willie Ormond
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. During his time with Hibernian they won three Scottish Football League titles, and in 1955 he was the first British player to score in a European club competition.
Although Turnbull was selected nine times to play for
Scotland
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and played in the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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, he did not physically receive an international cap at the time. This was because he did not play in any Home International matches, and caps were only awarded for playing in those matches until the mid-1970s. This situation was rectified in 2006 as a result of Gary Imlach's successful campaign for his father Stewart Imlach and other players affected by this rule to receive recognition.
Coaching career
He was manager of
Aberdeen
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between 1965 and 1971 winning the
1969–70 Scottish Cup
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and finishing second in the league in 1970–71. After that he returned to Hibernian, winning the 1972–73 Scottish League Cup. He also managed their 7–0 win over their Edinburgh derby rivals Heart of Midlothian on 1 January 1973.
Turnbull died on 30 April 2011, aged 88. Hibernian chairman Rod Petrie stated that no-one had made a greater contribution to the club than Turnbull.
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1969–70
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Scottish League Cup
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Drybrough Cup
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