Eddie Turnbull's funeral took place at lunchtime in Edinburgh today. Here's some YouTube footage shot by fans outside Easter Road stadium.
Eddie Turnbull scored the first ever goal by a British footballer in Europe as well as as becoming a successful and innovative manager of both Aberdeen and Hibs. His death has sadly not received the coverage it ought to have done south of the border - possibly due to the deaths of Henry Cooper and Seve Ballesteros.
Edit - Michel Platini, President of UEFA issued the following tribute on Tuesday 10 May 2011: "It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing away of Mr Eddie Turnbull. He was, among his other achievements, the first British player to score a goal in the European Champion Clubs' Cup – what is now the UEFA Champions League.
"We know he achieved much more as player, captain and manager,but for this reason alone he holds a special place in the heart of UEFA."
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