Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Britton Weir[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Fauldhouse, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 7 January 2003 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
–1942 | Leith Renton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1942–1947 | Hibernian | 19 | (14) |
1947–1948 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | (7) |
1948–1952 | Celtic | 81 | (22) |
1952–1953 | Falkirk | 15 | (2) |
1953 | Llanelli | ||
1953–1954 | Dumbarton | 16 | (5) |
1954– | Portadown | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Britton Weir (20 October 1923 – 7 January 2003) was a Scottish professional football player,[2] most notable for scoring a hat-trick for Celtic on the final day of the 1947–48 season that prevented the Glasgow club from being relegated.