Johnny Valentine (footballer)

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Johnny Valentine
Personal information
Full name John Cheyne Valentine [1]
Date of birth(1930-03-13)13 March 1930
Place of birth Rathview, Scotland
Date of death 17 February 2019(2019-02-17) (aged 88)
Place of death Forres, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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