| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fraser | ||
| Date of birth | 1936[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edinburgh Thistle[2][3] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1968 | Hibernian[4] | 195 | (24) |
| 1968–1969 | Stenhousemuir[5] | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Fraser is a retired Scottish association football player, who played primarily as an outside right for Hibernian in the late 1950s and early 1960s. After a brief spell with Stenhousemuir, Fraser returned to Hibs as a coach, a position he held for 10 years under three different managers.[3]
Fraser signed for Hibs in 1954, but was initially a part-time player while he completed his national service.[3] He had the unenviable task of covering for and eventually replacing Gordon Smith, who Fraser idolised.[3] Fraser played in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final and some of Hibs' famous European nights in the early 1960s, including a friendly match win against Real Madrid and a Fairs Cup win against Barcelona.[3]
After spending a few years as a player-coach in Hibs' reserve team, Fraser briefly played for Stenhousemuir, before returning to Hibs as a coach. Bob Shankly brought him back initially, and Willie MacFarlane then offered Fraser a full-time coaching position.[3] Fraser continued in this position under Eddie Turnbull, as Hibs enjoyed one of the most successful periods in their history in the early 1970s.[3]