Jock Grieve Explained

Jock Grieve
Fullname:John Grieve
Birth Date:1887
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Years2:1905–1909
Clubs2:Hibernian
Caps2:91
Goals2:5
Years3:1909–1911
Clubs3:Watford
Caps3:62
Goals3:1
Years4:1911–1912
Clubs4:Stoke
Caps4:23
Goals4:1
Years5:1912

John Grieve (1887 – 1955) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Stoke and Watford.[1] [2]

Career

Grieve was born in Edinburgh and began his career with Irish side Distillery before returning to play for Hibernian in 1905.[1] He spent four years at Hibs making 91 League appearances scoring five goals and then moved south to Watford in 1909. After two seasons at Watford he joined Stoke where he played 25 times scoring once a penalty against Coventry City. He later played for South Shields.[1]

Career Statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian[3] 1905–06Scottish Division One24050290
1906–07Scottish Division One28290372
1907–08Scottish Division One28330313
1908–09Scottish Division One11020130
Total9151901105
Watford[4] 1909–10Southern League Division One34100341
1910–11Southern League Division One28000280
Total62100621
Stoke1911–12Southern League Division One23110241
Career total17972001997

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Book: Jones, Trefor. The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. 1996. 0-9527458-0-1.
  3. Web site: John Grieve. Fitiba. 13 April 2018.
  4. Web site: John GRIEVE. Watford FC Archive. 13 April 2018. 14 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091718/http://watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/+Grieve-Harrison.pdf. dead.