Bobby Grant (footballer, born 1940)

Robert Grant (born 25 September 1940) was a former Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the English footballer, see Bobby Grant (footballer, born 1990).
Robert Grant
Personal information
Full name Robert Grant[1]
Date of birth 25 September 1940
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death February 2017 (aged 76)
Place of death Spain
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ormiston Primrose
1959–1960 Rangers 1 (0)
Leyton Orient 0 (0)
Stirling Albion (0)
1961–1962 St Johnstone 3 (0)
1962–1963 Carlisle United 2 (1)
Chelmsford City
Cheltenham Town
1965–1967 Gloucester City
Queen of the South (0)
Newtongrange Star
Teams managed
1965–1966 Gloucester City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Grant began his career at Ormiston Primrose, before signing for Rangers in 1959. On 27 April 1960, Grant made his only appearance for Rangers, in a 4–1 defeat to away to Clyde.[2] In 1961, Grant signed for St Johnstone, making three Scottish Football League appearances during his time at the club. In 1962, Grant moved to England, signing for Carlisle United. Grant made two English Football League appearances for the club, scoring once.[3] After a spell at Carlisle, Grant dropped into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City and Cheltenham Town. In 1965, Grant signed for Gloucester City, taking up a player-manager role. Grant made 100 appearances in all competitions, scoring 36 times. Following the culmination of his spell at Gloucester, Grant moved back up to Scotland, playing for Queen of the South[4] and Newtongrange Star.[5]

Personal life

Grant's son, Roddy, was also a footballer for St Johnstone.[6]

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References
  1. "Bobby Grant". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Grant, Robert". FitbaStats. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "Bobby Grant". Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Bobby Grant". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "Obituaries: Bobby Grant & Roger Hynd". St Johnstone F.C. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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