John Divers (footballer, born 1940)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Divers | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2014 (aged 74) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glentyan Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1957–1966 | Celtic | 171 | (80) |
| 1966–1969 | Partick Thistle | 30 | (5) |
| Total | 201 | (85) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1963 | Scottish League XI[1] | 3 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Divers (8 March 1940 – 23 September 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Partick Thistle.[2]
Born in Clydebank, Divers was the son of former Scottish international John Divers and grand-nephew of ex-Celtic player Patsy Gallacher. He played 242 games for Celtic between 1957 and 1966. Playing mostly as an inside left; he scored 110 goals for the club, which helped gain him a reputation as a skilful, clever and hard working player.[3][4]
Divers was part of a number of Scotland squads and played on three occasions for the Scottish League XI, scoring 4 goals.[1] He contributed to Celtic's nine consecutive league championships in a row by scoring the first goal of that period; which was away against Dundee United in 1965.[5] After joining Partick Thistle in the early part of the 1966–67 season, he later retired from the Senior game in 1969 to attend Strathclyde University.[3]
John Divers spent some of his later life in teaching, spending most of his career in Our Lady and St. Patrick's High School in Dumbarton. He died in September 2014.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "John Divers". Londonhearts.com (London Hearts Supporters' Club). Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ John Divers profile neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Heaney, Bill (14 October 2014). "Paying tribute to late Celtic star Johnny Divers". The Irish Voice. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Hannan, Martin (24 September 2014). "Obituary: John Divers, footballer and teacher". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scottish football: Former Celtic striker John Divers has died aged 74, Sky Sports
External links
- The Scotsman obituary
- John Divers profile thecelticwiki.com