John Baxter (footballer)

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John Baxter
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-10-15)15 October 1936
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 12 December 2014(2014-12-12) (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

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

  1. ^ "John Baxter". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "John Baxter profile". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. ^ "JOHN BAXTER". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

Sources

  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. .