John Baxter (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1936 | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2014 (aged 78) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benburb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1966 | Hibernian[1] | 208 | (22) |
| 1966–1967 | Falkirk[2] | 15 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Clydebank[3] | 26 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Scotland under–23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Baxter (15 October 1936 – 12 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half for Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank during the 1950s and 1960s. He was capped once by Scotland at under–23 level,[4] and played for Hibs in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost 1–0 to Clyde.[5] Clyde's winning goal was scored with a shot that deflected off Baxter.[5]
John Baxter died on 12 December 2014, aged 78.[6]
References
- ↑ "Hibernian". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "Falkirk". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "Clydebank: 1966/67-2001/02". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "John Baxter profile". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ "JOHN BAXTER". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
Sources
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
External links
- John Baxter profile, www.ihibs.co.uk; accessed 13 December 2014.