Peter Grant (footballer, born 1994)

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Peter Grant
Personal information
Full name Peter Grant
Date of birth (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Clyde
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Thurrock (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 → Histon (loan) 22 (1)
2014–2018 Falkirk 101 (6)
2018–2019 Plymouth Argyle 6 (0)
2019 Carlisle United 4 (0)
2019–2020 Greenock Morton 16 (1)
2020–2022 Queen's Park 33 (3)
2022– Clyde 33 (0)
2023 → Dumbarton (loan) 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Peter Grant (born 11 March 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Clyde.

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Career

Grant began his career with Peterborough United, but was unable to break into the first team and spent time on loan to Thurrock [2] and Histon [3] before being released by the club in May 2014. [4]

In July 2014, Grant signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. [5] In his first season at Falkirk, the club reached the Scottish Cup Final, where they played Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Grant scored in the final, making it 1–1, although Falkirk went on to lose 2–1. [6] His second season at the club ended early when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in a match against Livingston in January 2016. [7] It was the second time Grant had sustained this injury, having injured his left knee as a seventeen-year-old at Peterborough. [8] He was released by Falkirk after the 2017–18 season. [9]

Grant signed for Plymouth Argyle in June 2018. [10] Plymouth cancelled his contract by mutual consent in January 2019. [11]

Grant then signed for League Two side Carlisle United until the end of the 2018–19 season, [12] when he was released. [13]

On 8 July 2019, Grant signed for Greenock Morton. [14] After spells with Queen's Park and Clyde, Grant joined Dumbarton on loan in February 2023. [15]

Personal life

Grant is the son of Peter Grant, who played for Celtic in the 1980s and 1990s. [16] His brother Ray is also a footballer. [17]

Career statistics

As of 20:10, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2011–12 EFL Championship 0000000000
2012–13 0000000000
2013–14 League One 0000000000
Total0000000000
Thurrock (loan) 2011–12 [18] Conference South 2000—0020
Histon (loan) 2013–14 [18] Conference South 22100—00221
Falkirk 2014–15 [19] Scottish Championship 303511000364
2015–16 [20] 23010311 [lower-alpha 1] 1282
2016–17 [21] 21100001 [lower-alpha 2] 0221
2017–18 [22] 27220401 [lower-alpha 1] 0342
Total10168181311209
Plymouth Argyle 2018–19 [23] League One6000003 [lower-alpha 3] 090
Carlisle United 2018–19 [23] League Two 4000000040
Greenock Morton 2019–20 [24] Scottish Championship12120411 [lower-alpha 1] 0192
Queen's Park 2019–20 Scottish League Two 8100000081
2020-21 152104000152
2021–22 Scottish League One 100000040140
Total333104040373
Clyde 2022–23 Scottish League One 210104030290
Dumbarton 2022–23 Scottish League Two 150000020170
Career total16281011229119312
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ "Thurrock Borrow Posh Youngsters". Pitchero Non-League. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Adlam, Phil (30 August 2013). "Ajose joins Robins". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Peterborough United: Tommy Rowe among five released". BBC Sport. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "FALKIRK ADD FIVE NEW FACES". Scottish Professional Football League. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Faskin, Neil (10 February 2016). "Football: Blow for Falkirk as injury rules out Peter Grant for the rest of the season". The National. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Posh on the right track - Peterborough Telegraph". Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Players Depart Club". Falkirk F.C. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Peter Grant: Plymouth Argyle sign Falkirk defender". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Cole, Daniel (29 January 2019). "Peter Leaves the Pilgrims". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  12. ↑ Hall, Andy (29 January 2019). "CONTRACT: Half-season deal for defender". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Morton sign former Falkirk defender Peter Grant". Greenock Telegraph. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ↑ Galloway, Andy (1 February 2023). "SQUAD CHANGES - SONS AND CLYDE SWAP DEFENDERS". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Argyle sign defenders Grant and Wootton". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ Oliver, David (25 May 2019). "Ray and Peter Grant: What a difference four years makes..." The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  18. 1 2 Peter Grant at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Peter Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Peter Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Peter Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Peter Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Peter Grant in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Peter Grant in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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