John Grant (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer (born 1931)

John Grant (16 June 1931 – 28 January 2021)[3][4] was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Edinburgh. He played played for Hibernian, Raith Rovers and the Scotland national team.

John Grant
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-06-16)16 June 1931
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 28 January 2021(2021-01-28) (aged 89)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Merchiston Thistle[1]
1949–1954 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1964 Hibernian[1] 224 (2)
1964–1965 Raith Rovers[1] 28 (0)
Total 252 (2)
National team
1958 Scotland[2] 2 (0)
1958–1961 Scottish League XI 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "JOHN GRANT". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. John Grant, London Hearts.
  3. Edinburgh Evening News: John Grant obituary
  4. "His memory marches on: John Grant". Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.