Jim Baxter

A Scottish Footballing Legend. R.I.P mate 1939 - 2001.

Jim Baxter was born in the Fife mining village of Hill O'Beath on 29 September 1939.
Having begun work down the mines while playing junior football with local side, Crossgates Primrose, Baxter continued his day job after signing part-time for Raith Rovers in 1957.

He soon signed on full-time at Starks Park and picked up international recognition for the first time when he was selected for Scotland under-21s against Wales in 1958.

A move to Rangers materialised in June 1960 for a fee of £17,500 and he made his competitive debut for the club against Partick Thistle in the League Cup on 13 August that year.

In April 1965, Baxter made his final appearance for Rangers in that period before moving to Sunderland for £72,000.

He spent 18 months at Roker Park but never quite recaptured the form he had shown at Ibrox.

Baxter had never been the best trainer in the world and, like fellow genius George Best, he was often to be seen with a drink in one hand and a lady on the other.

A move to Nottingham Forest in December of 1967 was less successful yet and 18 months later he found himself back at Ibrox.

But he was not the player that had left Glasgow four years previously and with the arrival of new manager Willie Waddell, he knew his days were numbered.

He played his last game in the light blue of Rangers in December 1969 in a 3-2 win over Aberdeen, retiring soon after.

That brought to a close a Rangers career encompassing 254 games and 24 goals.

Baxter ran his own pub for some time, but his love of the good life eventually saw that collapse.

His drinking habits finally led to two life-saving live transplants in the mid-90s, after which he pledged to stop drinking.

He was diagnosed as having cancer of the pancreas at the beginning of February and died on Saturday 14 April at home in Glasgow.

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[graemesouness]

Jim Baxter was the greatest...never to be forgotten!

[uuuuvf]

shut up ya sick cunt away shag the preist

[lordlucan17]

@lpiuikk you muppet

[220773]

Now, please, FUCK OFF ALL THOSE CUNTS WHO KEEP REDUCING OUR FOOTBALL PASSION INTAE THE BORING AULD SECTARIAN STUFF... if it's about joking and taking the piss out of each other, that's obviously right, otherwise FUCK OFF AND LET RANGERS LEGENDS GO ON, RIGHT?

I will admit there's a whole lot on my side, of course, but DO LOOK AT YER OWN.

[weebash]

Pele said Baxter was the best

[CumOnYourUglyFace]

@hearts76100 you wished that you could still suck hid Scottish cock.

[hearts76100]

Terrific player......

Wish Scotland had him now

[1933cowden]

when i was a kid i lived in the same street as him in Cowdenbeath i left Fife to go and live in Glasgow in 1965 i have supported Celtic all my life i am now in my 50s i cannie remember him playing but they tell me he was brilliant .

[IMTHEMAN1980]

scotlands finest player mu ass! who did he ever play for that where any good? scotlands greatest was jinky!!!!!!!!! hail hail

[ronjob99]

sorry pal but crossgates primrose was jimmys 1st pro club signed for £50. the greatest ever ranger, feared and greatly respected by his celtic peers and could not give a flying fuck about prods or tims

[berdivhala1]

did he make the soup?

[TheBhoyJoe]

Tremendous player, one of the best, just ask Pele.