Johnny Valentine (footballer)

John Cheyne Valentine (13 March 1930 – 17 February 2019) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and St Johnstone in the Scottish League.[1][2][3][4]

Johnny Valentine
Personal information
Full name John Cheyne Valentine[1]
Date of birth (1930-03-13)13 March 1930
Place of birth Rathview, Scotland
Date of death 17 February 2019(2019-02-17) (aged 88)
Place of death Forres, Scotland
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Buckie Thistle
1953–1957 Queen's Park 105 (0)
1957–1958 Rangers 2 (0)
1958–1960 St Johnstone 49 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is known for his ill-fated appearance at the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final, where he played centre-half for the Rangers team which lost 7–1 to Celtic.[5] Valentine made only 10 appearances for Rangers, all in the 1957–58 season.[6]

Valentine died in February 2019, aged 88.[7]

References

  1. "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. "QUEEN'S PARK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. "RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. "ST JOHNSTONE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. "George Niven". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. "Rangers Player John Valentine Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. "Former Rangers football player who lived in Inverness dies". Inverness Courier. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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