John Colquhoun (Scottish footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = John Colquhoun


fullname = John Mark Colquhoun
height = height|ft=5|in=7
nickname = JC
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|7|14
cityofbirth = Stirling
countryofbirth = Scotland
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years = 1980-1984 1984-1985 1985-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997
clubs = Stirling Albion Celtic Hearts Millwall Sunderland Hearts St. Johnstone
caps(goals) = 104 (45) 029 0(3) 231 (54) 027 0(3) 020 0(0) 114 (12) 006 0(1)
nationalyears = 1988
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)

John Mark Colquhoun (born 14 July 1963) is a Scottish footballer who played for Stirling Albion, Celtic, Hearts, Sunderland, Millwall and St. Johnstone.

Playing history

A slightly-built but very pacy striker, Colquhoun was a popular and prolific goalscorer for his hometown club Stirling Albion when he was snapped up by Celtic in 1983. A relatively unsatisfying period at Celtic Park followed, in which he was played mostly on the wing instead of in the central striker's role at which he had excelled and which had brought him to the attention of the major Scottish clubs.

Nevertheless, Colquhoun did enough at Celtic to earn a move to Edinburgh with Hearts in 1985, and in a six-year stint, helped the club achieve its best performances in many years, only losing the 1985-86 Scottish Premier Division on goal difference thanks to a last-day defeat at Dundee. It was during this spell that he gained international recognition, earning 2 caps for Scotland against Saudi Arabia and Malta in 1988.

In 1991, Colquhoun signed for Millwall, staying for only a single season before signing for Sunderland. After a further season on Wearside, John returned to the top division in Scotland when he re-signed for Hearts. In a four-year second tenure at Tynecastle, he never quite scaled the heights of 1986 in the league, although he did score with a low drive in the 1995-96 Scottish Cup Final. Unfortunately, his side lost 5-1 to Rangers that day.

Colquhoun spent a month with Scottish First Division side St. Johnstone in 1997 after leaving Hearts, and then retired at the end of that season, having played in over 450 league games and scored well over 100 league goals.

John is a regular guest on STV's "Scotsport" on Monday nights.

John was last spotted at the Fulham Vs Arsenal match on 23rd August 2008 sitting next to Matt Lucas.

Outside football

A keen student of politics, Colquhoun was active during his playing career in the players' union in Scotland. After retiring, he was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh and served as a member of sportscotland, the sports funding body for Scotland. He is now a successful football agent running his own agency.

External links

* [http://www.keysports.co.uk Key Sports Management]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=July 14, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH=Stirling, Scotland
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