Ian St John
John "Ian" St John (/sɪntˈdʒɒn/; 7 June 1938 – 1 March 2021) was a Scottish professional football player, coach and broadcaster. St John played as a forward for Liverpool throughout most of the 1960s. Signed by Bill Shankly in 1961, St John was a key member of the Liverpool team that emerged from the second tier of English football to win two league titles and one FA Cup—in which he scored the winner in the 1965 final—to cement a position as one of the country's top sides. He played for Scotland 21 times, scoring nine goals.
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St John in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John St John | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 2021 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Arrowe Park, Merseyside, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Motherwell Bridge Works | |||
| 1955–1956 | North Motherwell Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1961 | Motherwell | 113 | (80) |
| 1956–1957 | → Douglas Water Thistle (loan) | ||
| 1961–1971 | Liverpool | 336 | (95) |
| 1971 | Hellenic | 23 | (4) |
| 1971–1972 | Coventry City | 18 | (3) |
| 1972 | Cape Town City | ||
| 1972–1973 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1965 | Scotland | 21 | (9) |
| 1959–1961 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (6) |
| 1960 | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
| 1960 | Scotland U23 | 2 | (2) |
| 1962 | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Motherwell | ||
| 1974–1977 | Portsmouth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He later became a manager – including at his hometown team Motherwell where he had begun his playing career – and a media pundit. He co-presented the topical football show Saint and Greavsie with Jimmy Greaves from 1985 to 1992. In 2008, he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.