William Russell Logan Bauld (24 January 1928 – 11 March 1977) was a footballer who played for Newtongrange Star, Heart of Midlothian, Edinburgh City and the Scotland national team.

Heart of Midlothian

Bauld was born in

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and joined Hearts from junior side Newtongrange Star in 1946 and was immediately loaned to Edinburgh City. Upon his return, he made an immediate impact, scoring a

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on his debut for the first-team. He, along with striking team-mates Alfie Conn and

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, became known as the ''Terrible Trio''. He helped Hearts to a

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, the League Championship in 1957–58 and 1959–60 and

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successes in 1955 and 1959. He scored 355 goals in 510 Hearts games.

Scotland

Bauld was

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three times by Scotland, all in 1950, scoring two goals. He also scored 15 goals in 13 appearances for the

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Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Profile at London Hearts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauld, Willie 1928 births 1977 deaths Association football forwards Edinburgh City F.C. (1928) players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Newtongrange Star F.C. players Scotland international footballers Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductees Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scottish footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish league football top scorers Place of death missing People educated at Musselburgh Grammar School