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)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Benburb
Senior career*
Years	Team
1955–1966	Hibernian
1966–1967	Falkirk
1967–1968	Clydebank
Total
International career
1959	Scotland under-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

^ "John Baxter". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
^ "John Baxter profile". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b Gibbons, Glenn (30 July 2008). "Fifty years on, Clyde and Hibs remember the good old days". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
^ "JOHN BAXTER". Hibernian FC. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. 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.

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[1] "John Baxter". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

[2] "John Baxter profile". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

[clyde-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. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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