John Baxter (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benburb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1966 | Hibernian[1] | 208 | (22) |
| 1966–1967 | Falkirk[2] | 15 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Clydebank[3] | 26 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Scotland under–23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Baxter is a retired Scottish association football player, who played as a defender for Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank during the 1950s and 1960s. He was capped once by Scotland at under–23 level, and played for Hibs in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost 1–0 to Clyde.[4] Clyde's winning goal was scored with a shot that deflected off Baxter.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hibernian". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.htm. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Falkirk". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/falkirk/falkirk.htm. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Clydebank: 1966/67 - 2001/02". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clydebank/clydebank.htm. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ a b Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/scottish-cup/Glenn-Gibbons-Fifty-years-on.4337196.jp. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
[edit] External links
- John Baxter, www.ihibs.co.uk
