Frank Munro

Early

Munro started his career as a centre-forward with Chelsea at junior and amateur level in 1961–62, after leaving school, but he left without signing professional forms. Following this, he returned home to his native Scotland and signed as a professional for Dundee United. He broke into the first team in 1964 and won four Scotland youth caps during his time at Tannadice. In October 1966, he moved to fellow Division 1 outfit Aberdeen for £10,000. His first season proved a success as he collected a runners-up medal as the team fought its way through to the 1967 Scottish Cup Final, losing 0–2 to Celtic at Hampden Park. This was sufficient to qualify for Europe though, and they competed in the Cup Winners' Cup the following season, giving Munro his first – but not last – taste of European football. Munro scored Aberdeen's first goal in European competition, in a 10–1 win against KR Reykjavik. In the summer of 1967, Munro and Aberdeen travelled to America to compete in the newly formed United Soccer Association league. Due to the lack of existing teams, the league organisers instead imported several established teams from around the globe to compete under 'franchise' names. Aberdeen competed as the "Washington Whips", based in the capital. The Whips won the Eastern division and so progressed through to the championship play-off match in July, where they faced the Western champions, Los Angeles Wolves (represented by Wolverhampton Wanderers). The Whips eventually lost…

Aberdeen

Scottish Cup runner-up: 1966–67 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Football League Second Division: 1976–77 Football League Cup: 1973–74 UEFA Cup runner-up: 1971–72 Celtic

Scottish League Cup runner-up: 1977–78