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Derek
Grierson
exact date TBC
Date of birth
Prestonpans, Scotland
Signed from
1952 from Queens Park
Competitive debut
Rangers v Clube Brugge 6 July 2025
Left to join
1957 to Falkirk
127
Appearances
59
Goals
0.46
Goals/game
106
Competitive apps
DG
Profile image
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Rangers v Clube Brugge 6 July 2025
First team debut (all)
Hearts v Rangers 9 August 1952
Last competitive
Rangers v Ayr Utd 29 September 1956
Last match (all)
Rangers v British Army 18 December 1956
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameDerek Grierson
Date of birthPrestonpans, Scotland
PositionInside Right
Signedexact date TBC
Signed from1952 from Queens Park
Left to join1957 to Falkirk
Competitive debutRangers v Clube Brugge 6 July 2025
Debut (all matches)Hearts v Rangers 9 August 1952
Last competitiveRangers v Ayr Utd 29 September 1956
Last match (all)Rangers v British Army 18 December 1956
First goalRangers v Aberdeen 1952-08-16
Last goalRangers v Partick Thistle 1956-09-17
Honours
League 1 x 1952-53, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League72036
League Cup2109
Scottish Cup1306
Europe000
Other2108
Competitive total106051
Overall (incl. other)127 apps59
Honours & medals
League 1 x 1952-53, Scottish Cup 1 x 1953
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Aberdeen 1952-08-16
Last goal
Rangers v Partick Thistle 1956-09-17
Personal & career info
Full nameDerek Grierson
Date of birthPrestonpans, Scotland
PositionInside Right
Date signedexact date TBC
Signed from1952 from Queens Park
Left to join1957 to Falkirk
Competitive debutRangers v Clube Brugge 6 July 2025
Debut — all matchesHearts v Rangers 9 August 1952
Last competitiveRangers v Ayr Utd 29 September 1956
Last match — allRangers v British Army 18 December 1956
First goalRangers v Aberdeen 1952-08-16
Last goalRangers v Partick Thistle 1956-09-17
Appearance & goal totals
League starts72
League subs0
League goals36
League Cup starts21
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals9
Scottish Cup starts13
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals6
Europe starts0
Europe subs0
Europe goals0
Other starts21
Other subs0
Other goals8
Total competitive apps106
Total competitive goals51
Overall apps127
Overall goals59
Archive images
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Archive footage
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Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
46%
59 goals in 127 games
League strike rate
50%
36 goals in 72 games
European strike rate
0%
0 goals in 0 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Aberdeen 1952-08-16
Last goal
Rangers v Partick Thistle 1956-09-17
Total competitive goals
51
Overall goals
59
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