James Alexander Douglas Wardhaugh (21 March 1929 – 2 January 1978)[1] was a professional footballer, who was part of the Terrible Trio Heart of Midlothian forward line of the 1950s, alongside Willie Bauld and Alfie Conn.
[6] On 9 October 1948, after a mediocre start to the 1948–49 season Hearts' manager Davie McLean combined Wardhaugh with two fellow young forwards, Willie Bauld and Alfie Conn, for the first time.
Quickly dubbed the Terrible Trio, they continued to score freely in the following four seasons, with Wardhaugh notching 77 goals, as Hearts became regular top four finishers, although defensive inconsistency ensured they failed to collect any silverware.
He scored seven times during Hearts progress to the League Cup final in October 1954, including home and away goals against Celtic in the initial group stage.
His selection could be viewed as controversial as, despite his Scottish parentage and sense of identity,[5] he was born in England, at a time when the home football associations had strict eligibility restrictions for their national sides.
Other "Scots" such as Joe Baker and Gordon Marshall were obliged to seek selection for the England national team due to their place of birth.
His case was helped by the fact that Berwick Rangers, based to the south of his Marshall Meadows birthplace, had competed in Scottish football since 1905.
His first role was with the Edinburgh Evening News, where he developed a particular enthusiasm for ice hockey and was responsible for the paper's coverage of the local Murrayfield Racers.