Gordon Taylor Logan (born 3 October 1949) is a Scottish former

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who played at

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for

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and

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. He helped Port Vale to win

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out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70. His father was the footballer Rennie Logan, and his son, Grant Logan, played lawn

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Career

The son of former

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footballer Rennie Logan, Logan attended Broxburn High School, played for Tynecastle Athletic and

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ed the county schools team to the final of the Scottish Schools' Cup. At the age of 16, he was signed to the

junior team by

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in June 1966. He captained the "Valiants"

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and played in the team that reached the

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quarter finals. He also won three caps for Scotland youth. He signed professional forms with the club in March 1967. He played seven Fourth Division games towards the end of the 1966–67 season. He played 17 matches in the 1967–68 campaign, though Matthews came into trouble when it was revealed that Logan had been paid illegal bonuses. He featured just four times in the 1968–69 season, as he fell out of favour under new boss Gordon Lee. Logan played nine league and five

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games in the 1969–70

campaign, and scored his first senior goal on 13 September, in a 3–2 win over

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. He was given a free transfer to Southern League side

in May 1970. He returned to Scotland to become a police officer in the summer of 1971. Also, he signed for SJFA side

, featuring regularly as a right-back for a team that reached the finals of the Brown Cup & R L Rae Cup that season.

Family

His father, Rennie Logan, and his son, Grant Logan, both represented Scotland at lawn

Career statistics

Honours

Port Vale *

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fourth-place promotion: 1969–70

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, Gordon Footballers from Edinburgh Officers in Scottish police forces Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Port Vale F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish police officers 1949 births Living people 20th-century Scottish sportsmen