ABERDEEN and Hibs have announced that their final match of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League season will be a tribute to Eddie Turnbull, who died last Saturday aged 88.
Turnbull, who spent his entire playing career with Hibs, also won nine caps for Scotland before going on to manage the Easter Road outfit for nearly a decade.
He won three league titles during his 13 years playing for the club and in 1955 became the first British player to score in a European club competition.
He was part of Hibs' 'Famous Five' forward line alongside Gordon Smith, Willie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone and Lawrie Reilly. He went on to manage the club between 1971 and 1980 following spells with Queen's Park and Aberdeen. Hibs play Aberdeen at Easter Road on May 14 in a match which will celebrate Turnbull's life.
Turnbull's daughter, Valerie Low, said: "The whole family has been humbled and very touched by the messages of condolence and support we have received from Hibernian supporters and supporters of other clubs since my father passed away.
"It is fitting that the next game at Easter Road will be versus Aberdeen, and we hope to see as many of Dad's friends and fans on the day as possible."
Source: PA
Source: PA