Mark I'Anson

Jim Baxter, 1939 - 2001. Footballer

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About this artwork

Footballer Jim Baxter, or 'Slim Jim' as he was known to his fans, is shown here wearing the Scotland kit. Baxter was born in Hill of Beath in Fife. He went on to become one of Scottish football's greatest talents. He played for Raith Rovers, Glasgow Rangers, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest and was capped thirty-four times for Scotland between 1960 and 1967. In the early 1960s he was regarded as one of the most gifted players in Europe. Baxter’s most memorable performance was in the 1967 international game at Wembley when Scotland beat then World Champions, England, 3-2; Sir Alex Ferguson is reported as saying that his performance in this game could have been 'set to music'. A memorial statue of Baxter, by sculptor Andy Scott, was unveiled in 2003 in Hill of Beath.

Updated March 2022

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Mark I'Anson

Mark I'Anson