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Lex Grant
Personal information
Full name Alexander Grant [1]
Date of birth (1962-02-27) 27 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1979 Gartcosh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1984 Queen's Park 95 (28)
1984–1986 Ayr United 62 (10)
1986–1987 Clydebank 39 (8)
1987–1988 Falkirk 20 (0)
1988–1989 Partick Thistle 17 (1)
1989–1990East Stirlingshire (loan) 5 (2)
1990–1996 Stranraer 183 (34)
Arthurlie
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Grant (born 27 February 1962) is a Scottish retired football forward who made over 430 appearances in the Scottish League, most notably for Stranraer and Queen's Park. [1] [2] [3] He also played for Ayr United, Clydebank, Falkirk, East Stirlingshire and Falkirk. [2] [4] In a 2006 Football Focus poll, Grant was voted as Stranraer's all-time cult hero. [5]

Honours

Queen's Park

Stranraer

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – G". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. Lex Grant at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. "Lex Grant | Player Statistics | Clydebank (Bankies Archive)". www.clydebankfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "BBC SPORT | Football | Football Focus | Stranraer's cult heroes". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Queen's Park League Table 1980-1981 - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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