John Divers (footballer, born 1874)

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John Divers (19 January 1874 – 13 March 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Hibernian, Celtic, Everton and Scotland.^[7]

John Divers

Personal information
Birth name	John Diver
Date of birth	19 January 1874[1]
Place of birth	Calton, Scotland
Date of death	13 March 1942(1942-03-13) (aged 68)[1]
Place of death	Bridgeton, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vale of Clyde
	Benburb
–1893	Hibernian
1893–1897[2]	Celtic	29	(15)
1897–1898[3]	Everton	30	(11)
1898–1901[2]	Celtic	34	(22)
1901–1904[4]	Hibernian	25	(10)
Total		118	(58)
International career
1895[5]	Scotland	1	(1)
1895[6]	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won the Scottish Cup on three occasions: with Celtic in 1899 and 1900 (having returned to the club for a second spell after a dispute over critical press reporters which led to his suspension and departure, along with Peter Meechan, in 1897),^[8] and with Hibs in 1902.^[9]