Peter Gunn Grant (3 June 1879 – 10 December 1937) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Queen's Park as a full back.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Gunn Grant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorbals, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 1937 (aged 58)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Castlecary, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1897 | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
| 1897–1900 | Motherwell | 40 | (3) |
| 1900–1902 | Hamilton Academical | 12 | (0) |
| 1902–1908 | Queen's Park | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editIn 1917, three years since the outbreak of the First World War, Grant joined the French Army's Special Ambulance Service as a driver/mechanic.[2] He was twice awarded the Croix de Guerre for "outstanding acts of bravery".[2] Grant died in the Castlecary rail accident on 10 December 1937.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 1897–98[3] | Scottish Second Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| 1898–99[3] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1899–1900[3] | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 1900–01[4] | Scottish Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1901–02[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Queen's Park | 1902–03[1] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Grant, Peter Gunn". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "1900–01". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "1901–02". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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