John Greig

John Greig
CBE
Greig in January 1969
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-09-11) 11 September 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
United Crossroads
1959–1959 Whitburn
1959–1961[1] Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1978 Rangers 498 (87)
International career
1963–1976[2] Scottish League XI 14 (1)
1963–1968[3] Scotland U23 3 (0)
1964[4] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
1964–1975 Scotland 44 (3)
Managerial career
1978–1983 Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Greig CBE[5] (born 11 September 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Rangers, as a player, manager and director. Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the club's supporters,[6] and has been elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference autobio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Under 9000 see Scots defeated, Glasgow Herald, 18 March 1976
  3. ^ Scotland U23 player Greig, John, FitbaStats
  4. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-245-8.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  6. ^ "John Greig". STV Sport. STV. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010.