Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 October 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 December 2014 | (aged 78)||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Benburb | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1966 | Hibernian | 208 | (22) |
1966–1967 | Falkirk | 14 | (0) |
1967–1968 | Clydebank | 27 | (3) |
Total | 249 | (25) | |
International career | |||
1959 | Scotland under-23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Baxter (15 October 1936 – 12 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half for Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] He was capped once by Scotland at under-23 level,[2] and played for Hibs in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost 1–0 to Clyde.[3] Clyde's winning goal was scored with a shot that deflected off Baxter.[3]
John Baxter died on 12 December 2014, aged 78.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Baxter". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "John Baxter profile". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ a b Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "JOHN BAXTER". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
Sources
[edit]- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
External links
[edit]- John Baxter profile, www.ihibs.co.uk; accessed 13 December 2014.