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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.