Cyril Grant

Cyril Grant
Personal information
Date of birth	10 July 1920
Place of birth	Wath-on-Dearne, England
Date of death	2002 (aged 81–82)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1946	Lincoln City
1946–1947	Arsenal
1947–1948	Fulham
1948–1955	Southend United
	Gravesend & Northfleet
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Grant (10 July 1920 – 2002) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Wath, Yorkshire.

Grant started his career with Lincoln City during World War II as a centre forward. He was transferred to Arsenal in August 1946 as a possible replacement for Ted Drake, but he spent only five months with the club. During this time he played two league matches before being transferred to Fulham in January 1947 as part of a swap deal for Ronnie Rooke.^[1]

He scored four goals in fourteen league matches for Fulham, but he left the club in March 1948 for Southend United of the Third Division South. In seven years with the club, he scored 64 goals in 183 matches.^[2] He finished his career with Gravesend & Northfleet.

References

^ Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.
^ "Cyril Grant". SUFC Database. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2009.

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[1] Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.

[2] "Cyril Grant". SUFC Database. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2009.

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