Jock Govan

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Jock Govan
Personnel
birthday January 16, 1923
place of birth Larkhall ,  Scotland
date of death February 17, 1999
position Defense
Juniors
Years station
0000-1942 Larkhall Thistle
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1942-1954 Hibernian Edinburgh 163 (0)
1942-1944 →  Hamilton Academical  (loan)
1954-1955 Ayr United 7 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1947-1948 Scotland 6 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Jock Govan (born January 16, 1923 in Larkhall , Scotland , † February 17, 1999 ) was a Scottish football player . During his career as a player with Hibernian Edinburgh , he won the Scottish Championship three times .

Career

society

Jock Govan was born in 1923 in Larkhall, about 30 kilometers southeast of Glasgow . He began his football career at his hometown club Larkhall Thistle for which he played until 1942. In 1942 he signed a contract with Hibernian Edinburgh . However, Govan was initially awarded for two years at Hamilton Academical before he should complete his first competitive game for the Hibs . With the Hibs he won the Scottish Championship three times in the following years . In his last season as an active player, he was under contract with the second division Ayr United .

National team

Jock Govan played for the Scottish national team in 1947 and 1948 . He made his debut for the Bravehearts on November 12, 1947 against Wales during the British Home Championship 1947–48 . With the national team he was able to win the British Home Championship the following season . In total, Govan made six caps for Scotland.

successes

with Scotland:

with Hibernian Edinburgh:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scotland 1: 2 (1: 2) Wales. Scottish FA, accessed September 8, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Govan, jock
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Larkhall , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1999