Peter Grant (footballer, born 1879)

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Peter Grant
Personal information
Full name Peter Gunn Grant[1]
Date of birth 3 June 1879
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland
Date of death 10 December 1937(1937-12-10) (aged 58)[2]
Place of death Castlecary, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1897 Glasgow Perthshire
1897–1900 Motherwell 40 (3)
1900–1902 Hamilton Academical 12 (0)
1902–1908 Queen's Park 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Gunn Grant (3 June 1879 – 10 December 1937) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Queen's Park as a full back.[3]

Personal life[edit]

In 1917, three years since the outbreak of the First World War, Grant joined the French Army's Special Ambulance Service as a driver/mechanic.[2] He was twice awarded the Croix de Guerre for "outstanding acts of bravery".[2] Grant died in the Castlecary rail accident on 10 December 1937.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 1897–98[3] Scottish Second Division 9 2 0 0 — 9 2
1898–99[3] 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
1899–1900[3] 17 1 8 0 — 25 1
Total 40 3 8 0 — 48 3
Hamilton Academical 1900–01[4] Scottish Second Division 11 0 0 0 5[a] 0 16 0
1901–02[5] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 12 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
Queen's Park 1902–03[1] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 54 3 8 0 5 0 67 3
  1. ^ Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Grant, Peter Gunn". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ "1900–01". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "1901–02". Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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