John Baxter (footballer)

John Baxter (15 October 1936 – 12 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer. He played as a wing half for Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank during the 1950s and 1960s.

John Baxter
Personal information
Date of birth(1936-10-15)15 October 1936
Date of death12 December 2014(2014-12-12) (aged 78)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionWing half
Youth career
Benburb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1955–1966Hibernian[1]208(22)
1966–1967Falkirk[2]15(0)
1967–1968Clydebank[3]26(3)
National team
1959Scotland under–231(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was capped once by Scotland at under–23 level.[4] He played for Hibs in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost 1–0 to Clyde.[5][5]

Baxter died in December 2014, aged 78.[6]

References

  1. "Hibernian". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. "Falkirk". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. "Clydebank: 1966/67 - 2001/02". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. "John Baxter". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/scottish-cup/Glenn-Gibbons-Fifty-years-on.4337196.jp. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  6. "JOHN BAXTER". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2014.