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5 unusual facts about John Greig


Colin Tartt

He was a key member of the side that lifted the last ever instalment of the Anglo-Scottish Cup, despite Rangers manager John Greig calling him "the worst full-back in Europe".

John F. McClelland

On 17 October 2011, McClelland and John Greig resigned from their posts as non-executive directors at Ibrox.

John Greig

John Greig MBE (born 11 September 1942 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player, manager and director.

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In his first season, Rangers performed creditably to reach the quarter-final of the European Cup, defeating Italian champions Juventus and becoming the first club to win in European club competition at PSV's Philips Stadion, before eventual elimination to Cologne.

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Greig was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 15 November 1977.



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