Hugh Strachan (21 February 1939 – 22 May 2023) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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for

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, Morton,

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. Strachan died on 22 May 2023, at the age of 84.Hugh Strachan
obituary, ptfc.co.uk

References

1939 births 2023 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Kilmarnock Men's association football central defenders Scottish Football League players Motherwell F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Cumnock Juniors F.C. players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub