Boyd's professional career began at Motherwell, where he made 252 league appearances. The most notable of his achievements in his time at Fir Park was skippering the Well side that defeated Dundee United 4–3 in the 1991 Scottish Cup Final, considered one of the most exciting in the competition's history.
Chelsea
Boyd's form as an attacking full back saw him win a move to Chelsea that year. However, Boyd struggled to settle and spent only one year at Stamford Bridge.
Celtic
Boyd was transferred to boyhood heroes Celtic in an exchange deal which saw Tony Cascarino going to Chelsea. He played for Celtic for the remainder of his career, serving as club captain from 1997 to 2002. He holds the distinction of having been the captain who lifted Celtic's first league title in ten years in 1998, preventing rivals Rangers from securing a record-breaking ten championships in a row.
As Boyd's career moved on, he began playing more in the centre of defence, whilst continuing to operate at full back on either side of the pitch when required, making him a versatile defender. Boyd continued to captain the club after the arrival of Martin O'Neill at Celtic Park in 2000. In O'Neill's first season in charge Boyd played a significant part in the securing of a domestic treble, only the third in the club's history; Boyd became only the second Celtic captain (after Billy McNeill) to captain Celtic in a treble-winning season. He also helped them win another Scottish Premier League title in 2001–02.
International career
Boyd is the sixth most capped player for Scotland with 72 caps, meaning that he is a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour and can be found in the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park. His international career saw him garner 72 Scotland caps, playing at UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996 and also the 1998 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored an own goal in a match against Brazil when the ball deflected off him as he ran back facing his goalkeeper, giving the Brazilians a 2–1 win in the tournament's opening match.[4]
Post-playing career
Boyd retired from playing in 2003, but has remained working with Celtic. In 2016, he was named along with Davie Hay as new ambassadors of the club, joining Billy McNeill (who was named an ambassador in 2009) in this role. He has also participated in several charity events such as the Tommy Burns Tribute match and climbing Ben Nevis.
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For the American football player see Tom Boyd American football For the Australian rules footballer see Tom Boyd Australian footballer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Tom Boyd Scottish footballer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thomas Boyd MBE born 24 November 1965 is a Scottish former professional footballer He played for Motherwell Chelsea and Celtic and appeared 72 times for Scotland which means he is a member of the Scottish FA International Roll of Honour Boyd now works in the hospitality area at Celtic Park Tom BoydMBEPersonal informationFull nameThomas Boyd 1 Date of birth 1965 11 24 24 November 1965 age 57 Place of birthGlasgow ScotlandHeight1 81 m 5 ft 11 in Position s DefenderYouth careerGartcosh UnitedSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1983 1991Motherwell252 6 1991 1992Chelsea23 0 1992 2003Celtic304 2 Total579 8 International career1986 1987Scotland U21 2 5 0 1990 3 Scottish League XI1 0 1990 2001Scotland72 1 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Motherwell 1 2 Chelsea 1 3 Celtic 1 4 International career 2 Post playing career 3 Career statistics 4 Honours 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksClub career EditMotherwell Edit Boyd s professional career began at Motherwell where he made 252 league appearances The most notable of his achievements in his time at Fir Park was skippering the Well side that defeated Dundee United 4 3 in the 1991 Scottish Cup Final considered one of the most exciting in the competition s history Chelsea Edit Boyd s form as an attacking full back saw him win a move to Chelsea that year However Boyd struggled to settle and spent only one year at Stamford Bridge Celtic Edit Boyd was transferred to boyhood heroes Celtic in an exchange deal which saw Tony Cascarino going to Chelsea He played for Celtic for the remainder of his career serving as club captain from 1997 to 2002 He holds the distinction of having been the captain who lifted Celtic s first league title in ten years in 1998 preventing rivals Rangers from securing a record breaking ten championships in a row As Boyd s career moved on he began playing more in the centre of defence whilst continuing to operate at full back on either side of the pitch when required making him a versatile defender Boyd continued to captain the club after the arrival of Martin O Neill at Celtic Park in 2000 In O Neill s first season in charge Boyd played a significant part in the securing of a domestic treble only the third in the club s history Boyd became only the second Celtic captain after Billy McNeill to captain Celtic in a treble winning season He also helped them win another Scottish Premier League title in 2001 02 International career Edit Boyd is the sixth most capped player for Scotland with 72 caps meaning that he is a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour and can be found in the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park His international career saw him garner 72 Scotland caps playing at UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996 and also the 1998 World Cup In the latter tournament he scored an own goal in a match against Brazil when the ball deflected off him as he ran back facing his goalkeeper giving the Brazilians a 2 1 win in the tournament s opening match 4 Post playing career EditBoyd retired from playing in 2003 but has remained working with Celtic In 2016 he was named along with Davie Hay as new ambassadors of the club joining Billy McNeill who was named an ambassador in 2009 in this role He has also participated in several charity events such as the Tommy Burns Tribute match and climbing Ben Nevis Career statistics EditAppearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsScotland 5 1990 3 01991 3 01992 7 01993 6 01994 6 01995 6 01996 10 01997 10 11998 10 01999 4 02000 3 02001 4 0Total 72 1Honours EditMotherwell Scottish Cup 1990 91Celtic Scottish Premier League 1997 98 2000 01 2001 02 Scottish Cup 1994 95 2000 01 Scottish League Cup 1997 98 1999 00 2000 01Individual Scottish FA International Roll of Honour 1997 Motherwell Player of Year 1985 86 1989 90 6 Motherwell Young Player of Year 1983 84 7 See also EditList of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances 500 List of Scotland national football team captainsReferences Edit Tom Boyd Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 6 March 2017 Tom Boyd www fitbastats com Retrieved 11 October 2012 From the archives Centenary match Scottish Professional Football League 18 August 2016 Retrieved 29 October 2019 Brazil 2 Scotland 1 BBC Sport Archived from the original on 18 November 2000 Retrieved 19 June 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Tom Boyd at the Scottish Football Association Motherwell FC Player of the Year List Motherwell Mad 10 April 2011 Retrieved 9 May 2022 He s a free wheeler Press and Journal 16 May 1984 Retrieved 9 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive External links EditTom Boyd at Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Boyd Scottish footballer amp oldid 1119133934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
