Peter Grant (footballer, born 1879)

Peter Gunn Grant (3 June 1879 – 10 December 1937) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Queen's Park as a full back.[3]

Peter Grant
Personal information
Full name Peter Gunn Grant[1]
Date of birth 3 June 1879
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland
Date of death 10 December 1937(1937-12-10) (aged 58)[2]
Place of death Castlecary, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1897 Glasgow Perthshire
1897–1900 Motherwell 40 (3)
1900–1902 Hamilton Academical 12 (0)
1902–1908 Queen's Park 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

In 1917, three years since the outbreak of the First World War, Grant joined the French Army's Special Ambulance Service as a driver/mechanic.[2] He was twice awarded the Croix de Guerre for "outstanding acts of bravery".[2] Grant died in the Castlecary rail accident on 10 December 1937.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 1897–98[3] Scottish Second Division 9 2 0 0 9 2
1898–99[3] 14 0 0 0 14 0
1899-00[3] 17 1 8 0 25 1
Total 40 3 8 0 48 3
Hamilton Academical 1900–01[4] Scottish Second Division 11 0 0 0 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 16 0
1901–02[5] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 12 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
Queen's Park 1902–03[1] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 54 3 8 0 5 0 67 3
  1. Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup

References

  1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. "1900–01". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. "1901–02". Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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