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5 unusual facts about John Greig


Colin Tartt

He was a key member of the side that lifted the last ever instalment of the Anglo-Scottish Cup, despite Rangers manager John Greig calling him "the worst full-back in Europe".

John F. McClelland

On 17 October 2011, McClelland and John Greig resigned from their posts as non-executive directors at Ibrox.

John Greig

John Greig MBE (born 11 September 1942 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player, manager and director.

In his first season, Rangers performed creditably to reach the quarter-final of the European Cup, defeating Italian champions Juventus and becoming the first club to win in European club competition at PSV's Philips Stadion, before eventual elimination to Cologne.

Greig was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 15 November 1977.



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