?A superb full back who never really got the recognition he deserved in the game?. - Pat Stanton.

THE son of a German Prisoner of War who had played for Borussia Moenchengladbach, Biggar-born Erich Peter Schaedler signed for Stirling Albion from Juvenile side Melbourne Thistle in 1969. After 24 games for the club, he moved to Hibs in a ?7,000 deal. A left-back, nicknamed ?Shades,? he was famed for his ?no-nonsense? style.

When Hibs? boss Willie McFarlane signed Schaedler he described him to his senior players as, ?a cross between [legendary Italian defender] Facchetti and [Lisbon Lion] Tommy Gemmell?. He also added that that he could, “take really long throws as well.?
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