Willie Ormond
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Esplin Ormond | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1984 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | Stenhousemuir | 9 | (0) |
| 1946–1961 | Hibernian | 335 | (147) |
| 1961–1962 | Falkirk | 27 | (4) |
| Total | 371 | (151) | |
| National team | |||
| 1947–1958 | Scottish League XI | 10 | (3) |
| 1952 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1954–1959 | Scotland | 6 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–1973 | St Johnstone | ||
| 1973–1977 | Scotland | ||
| 1977–1980 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 1980 | Hibernian | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Esplin "Willie" Ormond OBE (23 February 1927 – 4 May 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then returned to prominence as a manager, first with a successful spell at St Johnstone, and then taking Scotland to the 1974 World Cup. Scotland were unbeaten at that World Cup, but were eliminated on goal difference.
Born in Falkirk, Ormond signed for Hibernian in November 1946 from Stenhousemuir. An outside-left, he played for Hibs over a fifteen-year period. He was one of the "Famous Five" forward line, one of the strongest front fives ever in Scottish football . The other forwards were Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith and Eddie Turnbull, who each scored over 100 goals for the club. Ormond scored a total of 193 goals in all competitions for Hibs. During his playing career, he won the Scottish League Championship three times (all with Hibs) and won six Scotland caps. Ormond also represented the Scottish League XI 10 times. He was the last member of the Famous Five to leave Hibs, signing for hometown Falkirk in 1961.
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