Sandy Jardine

Sandy Jardine
Personal information
Full name William Pullar Jardine
Date of birth (1948-12-31)31 December 1948
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 24 April 2014(2014-04-24) (aged 65)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
North Merchiston BC
United Crossroads BC
Edinburgh Athletic
1964–1966 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1982 Rangers 451 (42)
1982–1988 Heart of Midlothian 187 (3)
Total 638 (45)
International career
1970–1979 Scotland 38 (1)
1971–1972 Scotland U23 4 (1)
1972–1973 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
Managerial career
1986–1988 Heart of Midlothian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William "Sandy" Pullar Jardine (31 December 1948 – 24 April 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Hearts and represented Scotland. He played over 1000 professional games and twice won the Scottish Football Writers Association Player of the Year award. He won several honours with Rangers, including two domestic trebles in 1976 and 1978, and was part of the Rangers team that won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. He won 38 caps for Scotland and played in the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. Jardine was also co-manager of Hearts with Alex MacDonald and later worked for Rangers.

Jardine died in April 2014, 18 months after being diagnosed with liver cancer.