Bobby Grant (footballer, born 1940)

{{About|the Scottish footballer|the English footballer|Bobby Grant (footballer, born 1990)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Robert Grant

| image =

| fullname = Robert Grant{{Hugman|7608|accessdate=15 January 2019}}

| birth_date = 25 September 1940

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| death_date = February 2017 (aged 76)

| death_place = Spain

| height =

| position = Inside forward

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Ormiston Primrose

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| goals1 =

| years2 = 1959–1960

| clubs2 = Rangers

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1960–1961

| clubs3 = Leyton Orient

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 =

| clubs4 = Stirling Albion

| caps4 =

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1961–1962

| clubs5 = St Johnstone

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1962–1963

| clubs6 = Carlisle United

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 1963–1964

| clubs7 = Chelmsford City

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| goals7 =

| years8 = 1964–1965

| clubs8 = Cheltenham Town

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| years9 = 1965–1967

| clubs9 = Gloucester City

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| years10 =

| clubs10 = Queen of the South

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| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 1966–1968

| clubs11 = Newtongrange Star

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| goals11 =

| manageryears1 = 1965–1966

| managerclubs1 = Gloucester City

}}

Robert Grant (25 September 1940 – February 2017) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Grant began his career at Ormiston Primrose, before signing for Rangers in 1959. On 27 April 1960, Grant made his only appearance for Rangers, in a 4–1 defeat to away to Clyde.{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1524|title=Grant, Robert|website=FitbaStats|accessdate=15 January 2019}} In 1961, Grant signed for St Johnstone, making three Scottish Football League appearances during his time at the club. In 1962, Grant moved to England, signing for Carlisle United. Grant made two English Football League appearances for the club, scoring once.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/bobbygrant.html|title=Bobby Grant|website=Neil Brown|accessdate=15 January 2019}} After a spell at Carlisle, Grant dropped into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City and Cheltenham Town. In 1965, Grant signed for Gloucester City, taking up a player-manager role. Grant made 100 appearances in all competitions, scoring 36 times. Following the culmination of his spell at Gloucester, Grant moved back up to Scotland, playing for Queen of the South{{cite web |url=http://tigerroar.co.uk/bobbygrant.php|title=Bobby Grant|website=Tiger Roar|accessdate=15 January 2019}} and Newtongrange Star.{{cite web |url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php|title=Player search|website=English National Football Archive|accessdate=15 January 2019}}

Personal life

Grant's son, Roddy, was also a footballer for St Johnstone.{{cite web |url=http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/obituaries-bobby-grant-roger-hynd|title=Obituaries: Bobby Grant & Roger Hynd|website=St Johnstone F.C.|date=20 February 2017|accessdate=15 January 2019}}