The Rise and Eventual Fall of Turnbull’s Tornadoes

About the Book: 

Although the Hibs fans could not possibly have known it at the time, that evening at Easter Road they had just witnessed the first ever outing as a complete unit in a competitive fixture of an 11 that were destined to become part of Scottish football folklore. Herriot, Brownlie and Schaedler, Stanton, Black and Blackley, Edwards, O’Rourke, Gordon, Cropley and Duncan.
TOM WRIGHT

Following the sudden resignation of manager Dave Ewing in 1971, former player Eddie Turnbull was to turn over a new leaf for a team facing relegation. Playing from 1946 to 1959 and forming part of the Hibernian’s ‘Famous Five’ forward line, Turnbull would now take the managerial hot seat at his hallowed Easter Road.

From Hibernian historian Tom Wright comes a fascinating, in-depth look into the whirlwind seasons for a Hibs side under Eddie Turnbull: the players, fans, successes, clashes, defeats, controversies and more.

Going down in history with just one major title, behold the rise and eventual fall of the magical Turnbull’s Tornadoes – possibly Hib’s greatest-ever side.

Praise for Eddie Turnbull:

To play for Hibs during the time of the Turnbull’s Tornadoes was a truly fantastic experience. As a Hibs supporter it was a joy to line up alongside so many great players. I made my debut a short while before Eddie Turnbull joined the club in 1971, but he made me a player, and I owe everything I achieved in the game to him. ALEX CROPLEY

About the Author:

TOM WRIGHT was taken to his first game aged nine, a friendly against Leicester City at Easter Road in February 1957. He did not realise at the time that football, and Hibs in particular, would become such a major influence in his life from that day on. Former secretary of the Hibs Former Players’ Association, he is now the official club historian and curator of the Hibernian Historical Trust, a supporter-led initiative whose aims are to protect, preserve and promote the proud history of Hibernian Football Club.