Frederick Glidden (7 September 1927 – 1 January 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian.
[1] He earned selection for the Scottish junior international team in that role and eventually the chance to sign for a professional League side.
[3] After returning to Hearts in 1948 and playing several seasons of reserve-team football, Glidden made his debut in November 1951 against Queen of the South.
In 1954 Hearts' Bobby Dougan sustained the second serious injury of his career and required a cartlidge operation.
Throughout his playing career Glidden had been registered on a part-time contract, simultaneously working in the West Lothian County Water Department.