Roy Erskine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 1931 (age 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Peebles Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Stirling Albion | 9 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Cowdenbeath | 37 | (0) |
| Total | 46 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Roy Erskine (born September 1931)[1] is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back. Erskine made a total of 46 appearances in the Scottish Football League.
Career[]
After completing his spell of National Service, Erskine began his football career with Hibernian.[2] He played in some other first team matches, including an East of Scotland Shield Final,[3] but never made a league appearance for the team.[4] Erskine later played for Peebles Rovers, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath.[5][6]
Personal life[]
An optician by profession, Roy Erskine is the maternal grandfather of professional tennis players Jamie and Andy Murray by his daughter Judy Murray.[7][8] Erskine himself was a tennis player, but he was prohibited by the Scottish tennis authorities from continuing that sport actively after he became a professional footballer.[2]
References[]
- ^ @JudyMurray (8 September 2021). "Yes this former Hibee is 90 and look what someone gave him #GGTTH @HibernianFC