Derek Grant (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985-1988 | Cowdenbeath | 81 | (9) |
| 1988-1990 | Airdrieonians | 79 | (4) |
| 1990-1992 | Meadowbank Thistle | 77 | (4) |
| 1992-1996 | Montrose | 118 | (27) |
| 1996-1997 | Berwick Rangers | 22 | (1) |
| Bo'ness United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek Grant (born 19 May 1966) is a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender for Meadowbank Thistle.[1]
Club career
[edit]Grant started his career at Cowdenbeath. He made 81 appearances for the Blue Brazil between 1985 and 1988.[2]
His good form earned him a £35,000 move to Airdrieonians in 1988. He spent 3 years with the Diamonds and turned out 79 times in the league for the North Lanarkshire club.[3]
The defender signed for Meadowbank Thistle in 1990 where he made 77 league appearances over the next two years.[4]
He was on the move again in 1992, this time signing for Montrose. He made 118 appearances for the Gable Endies, including a stunning winner in a 1-0 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter final tie against Stirling Albion.[5]
Grant signed for Berwick Rangers in 1996. It would prove to be his final stint in the Scottish Football League.[6] After one season at the Borderers, he left the club and moved into the Lowland Football League with Bo'ness United.
References
[edit]- ^ "Derek Grant". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Stark, Jim (7 May 2020). "Some big money has changed hands for Cowden talent". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Boag does the damage". The Herald. 2 February 1989. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Meadowbank Th 2 Clydebank 3 League (Division 1)". Bankies Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Grant's late strike books Montrose a last-four spot". The Herald. 28 October 1992. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "McGraw's header rescues Falkirk". The Herald. 5 February 1997. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1966 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Montrose F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Bo'ness United F.C. players