| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Cheyne Valentine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Rathview, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 2019 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Forres, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Buckie Thistle | |||
| 1953–1957 | Queen's Park | 105 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 1958–1960 | St Johnstone | 49 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Cheyne Valentine (13 March 1930 – 17 February 2019) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and St Johnstone in the Scottish League.[1][2][3][4]
He is known for his ill-fated appearance at the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final, where he played centre-half for the Rangers team which lost 7–1 to Celtic.[5] Valentine made only 10 appearances for Rangers, all in the 1957–58 season.[6]
Valentine died in February 2019, aged 88.[7]
References
- 1 2 "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "QUEEN'S PARK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "ST JOHNSTONE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "George Niven". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Rangers Player John Valentine Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Former Rangers football player who lived in Inverness dies". Inverness Courier. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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