Johnny_Valentine_(footballer)

Johnny Valentine (footballer)

Johnny Valentine (footballer)

Scottish footballer (1930–2019)

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]

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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]

References

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    "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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    "QUEEN'S PARK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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    "RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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    "ST JOHNSTONE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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    "George Niven". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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    "Rangers Player John Valentine Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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    "Former Rangers football player who lived in Inverness dies". Inverness Courier. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.[permanent dead link]


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