Cyril Grant (10 July 1920 – 2002) was an English professional

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. He was born in

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. Grant started his career with Lincoln City during

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as a

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. He was transferred to

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in August 1946 as a possible replacement for

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, but he spent only five months with the club. During this time he played two league matches before being transferred to

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in January 1947 as part of a swap deal for

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. He scored four goals in fourteen league matches for Fulham, but he left the club in March 1948 for

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of the

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. In seven years with the club, he scored 64 goals in 183 matches. He finished his career with Gravesend & Northfleet.

References

1920 births 2002 deaths English men's footballers Arsenal F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Men's association football forwards People from Wath upon Dearne Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Footballers from South Yorkshire English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub