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John Divers (8 March 1940 – 23 September 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Partick Thistle.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2014 (aged 74) | ||
| Position(s) | inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glentyan Thistle[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1966 | Celtic | 171 | (80) |
| 1956–1957 | → Renfrew[1] | ||
| 1966–1969 | Partick Thistle | 30 | (5) |
| Total | 201 | (85) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1963 | Scottish League XI[2] | 3 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club
Born in Clydebank, Divers was the son of former Scottish international John Divers and grand-nephew of ex-Celtic player Patsy Gallacher.[1] He played 248 games for Celtic between November 1957 and September 1965.[4] Playing mostly as an inside left, he scored 110 goals for the club, which helped gain him a reputation as a skilful, clever and hard working player.[5][1]
He contributed to Celtic's nine consecutive league championships in a row by scoring the first goal of that period, away against Dundee United in 1965.[6] After joining Partick Thistle in the early part of the 1966–67 season, he later retired from the Senior game in 1969 to attend Strathclyde University.[5]
International
Divers was part of a number of Scotland squads (including a 1962 match against Uruguay) but never got onto the field.[1] He played on three occasions for the Scottish League XI, scoring 4 goals.[2]
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Divers spent some of his later life in teaching, spending most of his career in St Patrick's High (where he'd also been a pupil), later Our Lady and St Patrick's High School in Dumbarton.[1] He died in September 2014.[6] His family connections mean he was related to fellow footballing descendants of Patsy Gallacher: sons Willie and Tommy, and grandsons Brian and Kevin.[7]
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