John Grieve (1887 – 1955) was a Scottish

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who played for

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and

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

Career

Grieve was born in

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

and began his career with Irish side

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before returning to play for

in 1905. He spent four years at Hibs making 91 League appearances scoring five goals and then moved south to

in 1909. After two seasons at Watford he joined

where he played 25 times scoring once a penalty against

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

. He later played for

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was once known in Roman Britain, Roman times as ''Arbeia'' and as ''Caer Urfa'' by the Early Middle Ag ...

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Jock Grieve
www.ihibs.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Grieve, Jock Scottish men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players Gateshead A.F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Watford F.C. players 1887 births 1955 deaths Scottish Football League players English Football League players Footballers from Edinburgh Men's association football midfielders