John Baxter (footballer)

John Baxter

Personal information
Date of birth	15 October 1936
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	12 December 2014 (aged 78)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Wing half
Youth career
	Benburb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1966	Hibernian	208	(22)
1966–1967	Falkirk	14	(0)
1967–1968	Clydebank	27	(3)
Total		249	(25)
National team
1959	Scotland under–23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Baxter (15 October 1936 – 12 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half for Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank during the 1950s and 1960s.^[1] He was capped once by Scotland at under–23 level,^[2] and played for Hibs in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost 1–0 to Clyde.^[3] Clyde's winning goal was scored with a shot that deflected off Baxter.^[3]

John Baxter died on 12 December 2014, aged 78.^[4]

References

1. "John Baxter". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. "John Baxter profile". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
3. Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
4. "JOHN BAXTER". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

Sources

• Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.

External links

• John Baxter profile, www.ihibs.co.uk; accessed 13 December 2014.