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My Take
Danny McGrain's name alone commands respect. Born in Glasgow in 1950, a one-club Celtic right back regarded across the 1970s and 80s as one of the best full backs in world football, and an MBE besides. What I find remarkable is how he survived setbacks that would have ended most careers, from a fractured skull to a diabetes diagnosis, and kept playing at the top. I love that a defender, not a flashy striker, earned this kind of reverence, because it tells you the Scottish game prized craft and grit. Add the coaching years spent passing on his knowledge, and you have a genuine legend rather than a manufactured one.
Overview
Daniel Fergus McGrain (born 1 May 1950) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team as a right back. McGrain is regarded as one of Scotland's greatest players and throughout the 1970s and 80s was one of the best full backs in world football; sports writer Hugh McIlvanney commented, "Anybody who saw him at his best had the unmistakable impress…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danny McGrain
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニー・マクグレイン
- Reading
- だにー・まくぐれいん
- Born
- May 1, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.