Derek Grant (footballer) explained

Derek Grant
Birth Date:19 May 1966
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Defender
Years1:1985-1988
Clubs1:Cowdenbeath
Caps1:81
Goals1:9
Years2:1988-1990
Clubs2:Airdrieonians
Caps2:79
Goals2:4
Years3:1990-1992
Caps3:77
Goals3:4
Years4:1992-1996
Clubs4:Montrose
Caps4:118
Goals4:27
Years5:1996-1997
Clubs5:Berwick Rangers
Caps5:22
Goals5:1
Clubs6:Bo'ness United

Derek Grant (born 19 May 1966) is a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender for Meadowbank Thistle.[1]

Club career

Grant started his career at Cowdenbeath. He made 81 appearances for the Blue Brazil between 1985 and 1988.[2]

His good form earned him a £35,000 move to Airdrieonians in 1988. He spent 3 years with the Diamonds and turned out 79 times in the league for the North Lanarkshire club.[3]

The defender signed for Meadowbank Thistle in 1990 where he made 77 league appearances over the next two years.[4]

He was on the move again in 1992, this time signing for Montrose. He made 118 appearances for the Gable Endies, including a stunning winner in a 1-0 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter final tie against Stirling Albion.[5]

Grant signed for Berwick Rangers in 1996. It would prove to be his final stint in the Scottish Football League.[6] After one season at the Borderers, he left the club and moved into the Lowland Football League with Bo'ness United.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derek Grant . 2023-10-14 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database .
  2. Web site: Stark . Jim . 2020-05-07 . Some big money has changed hands for Cowden talent . 2023-10-15 . Central Fife Times . en.
  3. Web site: 1989-02-02 . Boag does the damage . 2023-10-15 . The Herald . en.
  4. Web site: Meadowbank Th 2 Clydebank 3 League (Division 1) . 2023-10-15 . Bankies Archive . en.
  5. Web site: 1992-10-28 . Grant's late strike books Montrose a last-four spot . 2023-10-15 . The Herald . en.
  6. Web site: 1997-02-05 . McGraw's header rescues Falkirk . 2023-10-15 . The Herald . en.