George Herd

George Herd (born 6 May 1936) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Inverness Thistle, Queen's Park, Clyde, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, Hartlepool United and Scotland.

Player
Herd began his professional football career in the Highland League with Inverness Thistle whilst undertaking his National Service at Fort George Barracks, just outside Inverness. Herd transferred from Inverness Thistle to Scottish Football League amateur club Queen's Park in 1956. He turned professional in May 1957 after moving to Clyde. In his first season at Clyde, he won the 1957–58 Scottish Cup and won his first Scotland cap, a 4–0 defeat to England in April 1958. He won a further four Scotland caps during his time at Clyde before departing for Sunderland in 1961 where he also took up a coaching role in 1969.

He later had a spell at Hartlepool United in 1970–71 before retiring from playing.

Coach and manager
After his playing career, he had coaching spells at Newcastle United and Sunderland.

Herd was appointed manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South in May 1980 where he worked with players such Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, George Cloy, Nobby Clark and Jimmy Robertson. He left this position midway through the following season from which the club went on a promotion winning run.

Herd joined Darlington in a coaching capacity.

At Northern League outfit Seaham Red Star in 2005, Herd began working with Neil Hixon and Stuart Gooden on the coaching staff. With Hixon as manager, Herd acted as head coach. They earned promotion to Division One of the Northern League, as Division Two runners up in 2006–07

Along with Nixon, Herd moved to Sunderland RCA the following season. They again got promotion from Northern League Division Two in their second season (2009–10).

Honours
Inverness Thistle


 * Inverness Cup: 1953–54

Clyde


 * Scottish Cup: 1957–58
 * Glasgow Cup: 1958–59
 * Glasgow Charity Cup: 1957–58
 * Runner up: 1958–59

Sunderland
 * Football League Second Division: Promotion 1963–64

Individual


 * Clyde FC Hall of Fame: Inducted, 2011