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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | August 2025 (aged 78) | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benburb | |||
| 1966–1968 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1978 | Ayr United | 290 | (11) |
| 1978–1979 | Hibernian | 12 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Berwick Rangers | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rikki Fleming (29 December 1946 – August 2025) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a central defender for Ayr United, Hibernian and Berwick Rangers in the Scottish Football League.
Fleming died in August 2025, at the age of 78.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rikki Fleming - Scotland Football League Record from 20 Mar 1974 to 20 Mar 1974 clubs - Ayr United".
- ↑ Wilson, Stuart (12 August 2025). "Ayr United in mourning as tributes paid to iconic defender Rikki Fleming". The Daily Record. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rikki Fleming at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1946 births
- 2025 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Men's association football central defenders
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Benburb F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish football defender, 1940s birth stubs