John Divers (footballer, born 1940)

John Divers
Personal information
Full name John Divers
Date of birth (1940-03-08)8 March 1940
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland
Date of death 23 September 2014(2014-09-23) (aged 74)
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
Glentyan Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1966 Celtic 171 (80)
1966–1969 Partick Thistle 30 (5)
Total 201 (85)
National team
1962–1963 Scottish League XI[1] 3 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Divers (8 March 1940 – 23 September 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Partick Thistle.[2]

Born in Clydebank, Divers was the son of former Scottish international John Divers and grand-nephew of ex-Celtic player Patsy Gallacher. He played 242 games for Celtic between 1957 and 1966. 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.[3][4]

Divers was part of a number of Scotland squads and played on three occasions for the Scottish League XI, scoring 4 goals.[1] He contributed to Celtic's nine consecutive league championships in a row by scoring the first goal of that period; which was away against Dundee United in 1965.[5] 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.[3]

John Divers spent some of his later life in teaching, spending most of his career in Our Lady and St. Patrick's High School in Dumbarton. He died in September 2014.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Divers". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ↑ John Divers profile neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 Heaney, Bill (14 October 2014). "Paying tribute to late Celtic star Johnny Divers". The Irish Voice. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Hannan, Martin (24 September 2014). "Obituary: John Divers, footballer and teacher". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 Scottish football: Former Celtic striker John Divers has died aged 74, Sky Sports


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