Danny McGrain

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danny McGrain
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	May 1, 1950(1950-05-01)
Age	74
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Glasgow
Horoscope	Taurus

Danny McGrain Biography

Danny McGrain is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on May 1, 1950 in Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Scottish Former soccer star, best known for his legendary playing career in Celtic FC, where he was awarded 14 league titles. He was a member of Scotland in the FIFA World Cup in 1974 and 1972 , and was honored within the Scotland Football Hall of Fame.

Both he and He and Kenny Dalglish were both members of the “Quality Street Gang.” were both part of the “Quality Street Gang.”

McGrain began his career at Celtic and was one of the “Quality Street Gang”, a group of young players that emerged in the late 1960s. He progressed to the first team and went on to play 659 competitive games for Celtic between 1970 and 1987, winning seven League Championships, five Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups. He spent his final season of his career with Hamilton, where he helped win them promotion to the Premier Division. McGrain played in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups for Scotland. His 62 caps earned him a place in the Scotland national football team roll of honour and he was inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Born in Glasgow and raised in the city’s Drumchapel area, McGrain played for Queen’s Park Strollers and also featured for the Scotland Schools team, where he was scouted and signed for Celtic in May 1967, aged 17. He became one of the so-called ‘Quality Street Gang’, the great Celtic reserve team that also included players such as Kenny Dalglish, Lou Macari, Davie Hay and George Connelly, who eventually took the places of the ageing Lisbon Lions. At first, McGrain was regarded as a midfielder but was utilised in a variety of roles in the reserve side before becoming established as a right-back. He had a spell at Junior club Maryhill to gain experience playing with adults, and also made a fruitless attempt at a college course in engineering prior to becoming a full-time professional.

Three daughters are his along with His wife Laraine.

Danny McGrain Net Worth

Danny McGrain is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny McGrain 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His birthplace was in Glasgow and joined legendary “Quality Street Gang” Celtic reserve team in the year 1967.

He was the main inspiration behind the song of 1996 “Sliding in like McGrain” by the Scottish Big Wednesday. Big Wednesday.

Daniel Fergus McGrain MBE (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; sports writer Hugh McIlvanney commented, “Anybody who saw him at his best had the unmistakable impression of watching a great player, probably one who had no superior anywhere in the world.”

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His international career began at Scotland Under 23 level on 13 February 1973 with a game against England at Kilmarnock. McGrain played alongside Alan Rough and Asa Hartford in a 1–2 defeat. He won a second cap at Under 23 level a month later away to Wales, winning 2–1.

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Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Danny McGrain celebrates birthday on May 1 of every year.

McGrain played in eight consecutive internationals for Scotland and was selected by Willie Ormond for the 22 man squad travelling to West Germany for the 1974 World Cup. McGrain played in all three World Cup group matches (Zaire, Brazil and Yugoslavia), but despite being undefeated Scotland returned home having failed to qualify for the next phase. This early-exit from the tournament proved fortunate for McGrain, who had been suffering from extreme thirst all through the tournament and had lost 2 stone (12 kg) in weight. On his return to Glasgow, McGrain was diagnosed as being diabetic. Had there been any further delay in identification and treatment of his condition, the consequences could have proved fatal. With his illness now being managed, McGrain was able to continue playing football.

What is Danny McGrain doing now?

After retiring from playing, McGrain had a spell as manager of Arbroath in the early 1990s, and is now currently part of the coaching staff at Celtic.

Was Danny McGrain ever sent off?

I just couldn’t score.” McGrain, despite the ferocity of his talking, was not a dirty player. He received only one red card in his career of 650 games for Celtic and 62 for Scotland. It came against Aberdeen at Celtic Park on October 9, 1982, for two fouls on Peter Weir.

How old is Danny McGrain?

72 years (May 1, 1950)

Do Celtic have Protestant players?

While the majority of Celtic fans are Catholic, some of the key figures in the club’s history (Jock Stein, Kenny Dalglish, and Danny McGrain amongst others) have come from a Protestant background.

How many Lisbon Lions are still alive?

The 83-year-old was part of the Parkhead’s side’s legendary Lisbon Lions, who won the 1967 European Cup. Of the star team, the first in the UK to win the cup, only Auld, Jim Craig, Tommy Gemmell, John Clark, Willie Wallace and Bobby Lennox are still alive.