Danny McGrain
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| Danny McGrain | ||
| Image:Danny McGrain.jpg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Fergus McGrain | |
| Date of birth | May 1 1950 (age 58) | |
| Place of birth | Finnieston, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | N/A | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Maryhill | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1970-87 1987-88 | Celtic Hamilton Academical | 439 (4) 21 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1972-1982 | Scotland | 62 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| Arbroath | ||
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow May 1, 1950) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Celtic F.C. in defence. He made 657 appearances scoring 8 goals. He was also a Scotland international.
McGrain, a talented fullback described as a "footballing legend" [1], was selected for Celtic's all-time greatest XI. He is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having won 62 caps.
In 1974, he was diagnosed as suffering from diabetes but was able to continue playing top-level football. He played for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup, missed the 1978 World Cup because of injury, and was captain of Scotland at the 1982 World Cup.
McGrain supported Rangers (Celtic's Glasgow rivals) as a boy. He wrote two autobiographies, one when his career was at its peak and another shortly after he retired. In both, McGrain (a Protestant) told how he had been spotted by a Rangers scout when he was still a boy, but the team refused to sign him, assuming he was a Catholic because of his name. In the first, he made some comments on Scotland's erratic performance in the 1978 World Cup, but said it could not all be blamed on the controversial manager Ally McLeod.
[edit] References
- Celtic: My Team, Danny McGrain 1978, ISBN 0-285-62369-9
- In Sunshine And In Shadow, Danny McGrain and Hugh Keevins, 1987, ISBN 0-85976-191-6
| Preceded by John Greig | Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1977 | Succeeded by Derek Johnstone |
| Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | Scotland squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg |
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1 Harvey | 2 Jardine | 3 McGrain | 4 Bremner | 5 Holton | 6 Blackley | 7 Johnstone | 8 Dalglish | 9 Jordan | 10 Hay | 11 Lorimer | 12 Allan | 13 Stewart | 14 Buchan | 15 Cormack | 16 Donachie | 17 Ford | 18 Hutchison | 19 Law | 20 Morgan | 21 McQueen | 22 Schaedler | Coach: Ormond | ||
| Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | Scotland squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg |
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1 Rough | 2 McGrain | 3 Gray | 4 Souness | 5 Hansen | 6 Miller | 7 Strachan | 8 Dalglish | 9 Brazil | 10 Wark | 11 Robertson | 12 Wood | 13 McLeish | 14 Narey | 15 Jordan | 16 Hartford | 17 Evans | 18 Archibald | 19 Sturrock | 20 Provan | 21 Burley | 22 Leighton | Coach: Stein | ||
Categories: Scottish Footballers of the Year | Scotland international footballers | Scottish football managers | Celtic F.C. players | Hamilton Academical F.C. players | Arbroath F.C. managers | FIFA World Cup 1974 players | FIFA World Cup 1982 players | Football (soccer) defenders | 1950 births | Living people
