Danny McGrain

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.

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

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of the British Empire

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.