Jock Grieve

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

Jock Grieve

Personal information
Full name	John Grieve[1]
Date of birth	1887[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1965 (aged 77–78)[1]
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Distillery
1905–1909	Hibernian	91	(5)
1909–1911	Watford	62	(1)
1911–1912	Stoke	23	(1)
1912	South Shields
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian[3]	1905–06	Scottish Division One	24	0	5	0	29	0
	1906–07	Scottish Division One	28	2	9	0	37	2
	1907–08	Scottish Division One	28	3	3	0	31	3
	1908–09	Scottish Division One	11	0	2	0	13	0
	Total		91	5	19	0	110	5
Watford[4]	1909–10	Southern League Division One	34	1	0	0	34	1
	1910–11	Southern League Division One	28	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		62	1	0	0	62	1
Stoke	1911–12	Southern League Division One	23	1	1	0	24	1
Career total			179	7	20	0	199	7

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
3. "John Grieve". Fitiba. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
4. "John GRIEVE" (PDF). Watford FC Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

External links

• Jock Grieve, www.ihibs.co.uk