Sandy Jardine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Pullar Jardine | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 2014 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1982 | Rangers | 451 | (42) |
| 1982–1988 | Heart of Midlothian | 187 | (3) |
| Total | 638 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1979 | Scotland | 38 | (1) |
| 1971–1972 | Scotland U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1988 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William "Sandy" Pullar Jardine (31 December 1948 – 24 April 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Hearts and represented Scotland. He twice won the Scottish Football Writers Association Player of the Year award and was part of the Rangers team that won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. Jardine was also co-manager of Hearts with Alex MacDonald and later worked for Rangers. He died in April 2014, 18 months after being diagnosed with liver cancer.
Jardine grew up in Edinburgh in close proximity to Tynecastle Park, the home ground of Hearts who he supported as a youngster. His ability at football shone through at an early age as he earned local and national schoolboy honours with Balgreen Primary and Tynecastle Secondary. As a youth he played for North Merchiston Boys Club, United Crossroads Boys Club and Edinburgh Athletic. He also trained at Hearts' ground.
Although his full name was William Pullar Jardine, he became known as 'Sandy' due to his hair colour.
Jardine signed for Rangers in 1964. Signed as a midfielder, he spent a couple of years in the reserves before making his debut aged 18 in a 5–1 league win at home to Hearts on 4 February 1967, playing at right-half. This match took place a week after Rangers had been knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Berwick Rangers. He scored his first Rangers goal a few weeks later on 18 March 1967 in a league match against Ayr United. That same season Jardine played in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final against Bayern Munich, losing 1–0 after extra time.
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