Legendary Player
Jim Baxter
Few Scots will forget the sight of ‘Slim Jim’ juggling the ball on the halfway line as Scotland sealed a famous 3-2 win over reigning world champions, England at Wembley. A statue of him stands in his native Fife, a permanent tribute to one of Scotland’s most precocious talents.
Legend
Jim Baxter
Position(s) Midfielder
Birthplace Hill of Beath, Scotland
Date of birth 29/9/1939
Clubs Raith Rovers, Rangers, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, Nottingham Forest
Biography
Few Scots will forget the sight of ‘Slim Jim’ juggling the ball on the halfway line as Scotland sealed a famous 3-2 win over reigning world champions, England at Wembley. A statue of him stands in his native Fife, a permanent tribute to one of Scotland’s most precocious talents.