John Grant (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer (1931-2021)

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

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  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.