| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Anthony Grant | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Northwich Victoria | 11 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Hereford United | 26 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Telford United | 32 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Halifax Town | 49 | (13) |
| 2006–2010 | Aldershot Town | 127 | (47) |
| 2010 | → Oxford United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Barrow | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Macclesfield Town | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | England C | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:35, 1 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Anthony Carlton Grant (born 9 August 1981 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer and plays as a striker for Macclesfield Town.
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Grant started his career at Crewe Alexandra who were at the time playing in the Division One. He said his brother Daniel Grant, a former schoolboy player at Manchester United, inspired him to play football so he signed in July 1999 and made his debut against Crystal Palace on the opening day of the 1999-2000 season. He was also a promising basketball player and trialed with Manchester Giants
He was later loaned to Hyde United, and Northwich Victoria.
In the 2002 close season, Grant signed for Hereford United, before going on to join the now defunct Telford United in July 2003. In the summer of 2004, Grant then signed for Shrewsbury Town, who had just beaten Aldershot Town in the Conference play off final.
Grant was on the move again in March 2005, when he joined Halifax Town.[1] Grant played and scored for Halifax Town in the 2006 Conference play off final, at Leicester City's Walkers Stadium, against his former club Hereford United. Halifax Town lost the final.[2] That season Grant finished as Halifax Town’s top scorer with 14 goals. Despite being offered a new contract by Halifax Town, he decided to join Aldershot Town in the summer of 2006.
In July 2006, Grant signed for Aldershot Town.[3] He scored twice on his debut against Gravesend & Northfleet,[4] on the opening day of the 2006–07 season. At the end of the season, Grant was Aldershot Town's top scorer with 23 goals and he was voted the fans 'Player of the Year'.
In December 2007, Grant scored his first and only senior hat-trick against Salisbury City. In February 2008, he committed himself to the club until the end of the 2009–10 season.[5] Grant ended the 2007–08 season as top-scorer with 25 goals, as Aldershot Town won the Conference National title and the Conference League Cup. He was also one of five Aldershot Town players that were named in the Conference Team of the Year.[6]
Grant made his 100th appearance for Aldershot Town against Notts County in September 2008 and he scored his 50th goal for Aldershot Town against Rotherham United in November 2008. In February 2010, he joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season.[7]
Grant was released by Aldershot at the end of the 2009–10 season. Subsequently he joined Conference National club Barrow on 19 November 2010.[8] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Grimsby Town.[9] Grant left Barrow by mutual consent on 31 January 2011.[10]
He also made his England National Game XI debut in May 2007 against the Republic of Ireland. Grant was in the squad that won that year's Four Nations Tournament and scored against Scotland on his full debut in the 3–0 victory on 25 May 2007.
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