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John
Greig
exact date TBC — exact date TBC
Date of birth
11 September 1942 Edinburgh, Scotland
Signed from
1961 from Schools Football
Competitive debut
Rangers v Airdrie 4-1 2 September 1961
Left to join
1978 Retired
860
Appearances
138
Goals
0.16
Goals/game
753
Competitive apps
John Greig
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Rangers v Airdrie 4-1 2 September 1961
First team debut (all)
Rangers v Airdrie 2 September 1961
Last competitive
Rangers v Aberdeen 6 May 1978
Last match (all)
Rangers v Aberdeen 6 May 1978
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameJohn Greig
Date of birth11 September 1942 Edinburgh, Scotland
PositionMidfield
Signedexact date TBC
Signed from1961 from Schools Football
Leftexact date TBC
Left to join1978 Retired
Competitive debutRangers v Airdrie 4-1 2 September 1961
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Airdrie 2 September 1961
Last competitiveRangers v Aberdeen 6 May 1978
Last match (all)Rangers v Aberdeen 6 May 1978
First goalRangers v Airdrie 1961-09-02
Last goalRangers v Scotland XI 1978-04-16
Honours
League 5 x 1962-63, 1963-64, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, Scottish Cup 6 x 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976,1978, League Cup 4 x 1963, 1964,1975, 1978, Europe 1 x 1971-72
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League494485
League Cup121017
Scottish Cup7209
Europe6207
Other104320
Competitive total7494118
Overall (incl. other)860 apps138
Honours & medals
League 5 x 1962-63, 1963-64, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, Scottish Cup 6 x 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976,1978, League Cup 4 x 1963, 1964,1975, 1978, Europe 1 x 1971-72
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Airdrie 1961-09-02
Last goal
Rangers v Scotland XI 1978-04-16
Personal & career info
Full nameJohn Greig
Date of birth11 September 1942 Edinburgh, Scotland
PositionMidfield
Date signedexact date TBC
Signed from1961 from Schools Football
Date leftexact date TBC
Left to join1978 Retired
Competitive debutRangers v Airdrie 4-1 2 September 1961
Debut — all matchesRangers v Airdrie 2 September 1961
Last competitiveRangers v Aberdeen 6 May 1978
Last match — allRangers v Aberdeen 6 May 1978
First goalRangers v Airdrie 1961-09-02
Last goalRangers v Scotland XI 1978-04-16
Appearance & goal totals
League starts494
League subs4
League goals85
League Cup starts121
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals17
Scottish Cup starts72
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals9
Europe starts62
Europe subs0
Europe goals7
Other starts104
Other subs3
Other goals20
Total competitive apps753
Total competitive goals118
Overall apps860
Overall goals138
Archive images
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Archive footage
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▶ Video 3
Data & analytics
Career breakdown
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Overall strike rate
16%
138 goals in 860 games
League strike rate
17%
85 goals in 498 games
European strike rate
11%
7 goals in 62 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Airdrie 1961-09-02
Last goal
Rangers v Scotland XI 1978-04-16
Total competitive goals
118
Overall goals
138
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