词条 | John Divers (footballer, born 1940) |
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| name = John Divers | image = | caption = | fullname = John Divers | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|03|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = Clydebank, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|09|23|1940|03|08|df=yes}} | death_place = | height = | position = inside forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Glentyan Thistle[1] | years1 = 1956–1966 | clubs1 = Celtic | caps1 = 171 | goals1= 80 | years2 = 1956–1957 | clubs2 = → Renfrew[1] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1966–1969 | clubs3 = Partick Thistle | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 201 | totalgoals = 85 | nationalyears1 = 1962–1963 | nationalteam1 = Scottish League XI[2] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | medaltemplates = }}John Divers (8 March 1940 – 23 September 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Partick Thistle.[3] Playing careerClubBorn in Clydebank, Divers was the son of former Scottish international John Divers and grand-nephew of ex-Celtic player Patsy Gallacher.[1] He played 248 games for Celtic between November 1957 and September 1965.[4] Playing mostly as an inside left, he scored 110 goals for the club, which helped gain him a reputation as a skilful, clever and hard working player.[5][1] He contributed to Celtic's nine consecutive league championships in a row by scoring the first goal of that period, away against Dundee United in 1965.[9] After joining Partick Thistle in the early part of the 1966–67 season, he later retired from the Senior game in 1969 to attend Strathclyde University.[5] InternationalDivers was part of a number of Scotland squads (including a 1962 match against Uruguay) but never got onto the field.[1] He played on three occasions for the Scottish League XI, scoring 4 goals.[2] Later lifeDivers spent some of his later life in teaching, spending most of his career in Our Lady and St Patrick's High School in Dumbarton (where he had also been a pupil).[1] He died in September 2014.[6] His family connections mean he was related to fellow footballing descendants of Patsy Gallacher: sons Willie and Tommy, and grandsons Brian and Kevin.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-john-divers-footballer-and-teacher-1-3550544|title=Obituary: John Divers, footballer and teacher|work= |publisher=The Scotsman|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=2 October 2017}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/johndivers.html|title=John Divers|work=Londonhearts.com|publisher=London Hearts Supporters' Club|accessdate=4 December 2011}} 3. ^John Divers profile neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2632|title=Celtic player John Divers profile|work= |publisher=Fitbastats|date=|accessdate=2 October 2017}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Heaney|first1=Bill|title=Paying tribute to late Celtic star Johnny Divers|url=http://i.imgur.com/pGfKQz9.jpg|accessdate=17 November 2014|publisher=The Irish Voice|date=14 October 2014|page=5}} 6. ^1 Scottish football: Former Celtic striker John Divers has died aged 74, Sky Sports 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/tommy-gallacher-1-587793|title=Tommy Gallacher obituary|date=6 October 2001|publisher=The Scotsman|accessdate =2 October 2017}} External links
14 : 1940 births|2014 deaths|People from Clydebank|Scottish footballers|People educated at Our Lady & St Patrick's High School|Alumni of the University of Strathclyde|Scottish schoolteachers|Association football inside forwards|Scottish Junior Football Association players|Renfrew F.C. players|Scottish Football League players|Celtic F.C. players|Partick Thistle F.C. players|Scottish Football League representative players |
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