Roddy Grant
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| Roddy Grant | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roderick Grant | |
| Date of birth | September 16, 1966 (age 40) | |
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | |
| Height | 5'11" | |
| Playing position | Forward (retired) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Strathbrock | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986-1989 1989-1992 1992-1993 1993-1995 1995-2000 1999-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 |
Cowdenbeath St. Johnstone Dunfermline Athletic Partick Thistle St. Johnstone → Ayr United (loan) Brechin City Peterhead |
64 (27) 120 (32) 32 (4) 60 (18) 122 (34) 13 (2) 84 (40) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Roddy Grant (born September 16, 1966 in Gloucester) is an English-born Scottish former professional footballer. He played for seven clubs during a 19-year playing career, beginning as a trainee with Cowdenbeath in 1989 and closing out his professional career with Peterhead in 2003.
He had two spells with St. Johnstone, during the latter of which he scored Saints' second goal in a 3-1 win at home to then Airdrieonians, securing promotion into the Premier League.
Grant moved into junior football with Linlithgow, playing for them until midway through the 2004/5 season. He finished the season with Pumpherston juniors. As of September 2006, he is assistant manager to Steve Pittman at Recreation Park.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- Prior to becoming a full-time footballer, Grant was a stonemason.[2]
- Played in his testimonial match against Coventry on November 12, 1999.
- He is the only player to play and score at every Scottish league ground.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://eteamz.active.com/pumpherstonjuniors/roster/
- ^ http://www.blueheaven.org.uk/roddy/
- ^ http://eteamz.active.com/pumpherstonjuniors/roster/index.cfm?season=252546&sport=5&id=4727643
