Full name Daniel McGrain Name Danny McGrain Role Footballer | Place of death Scotland Playing position | |
Date of birth (1953-05-27)27 May 1953 Date of death 30 August 2004(2004-08-30) (aged 51) Died August 30, 2004, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
Place of birth Barlanark, Scotland | ||
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Daniel McGrain (27 May 1953 – 30 August 2004) was a Scottish footballer who spent his entire senior career with Clyde. He began his career with junior side Blantyre Victoria, winning the Scottish Junior Cup with them in 1970.
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McGrain signed for Clyde in 1971, and made his debut against Aberdeen in a Scottish League Cup tie in August of that year. McGrain was appointed Clyde captain the following season whilst only nineteen years of age, making him the youngest Clyde captain ever, a record which he holds to this day.
In a game against Dundee United in February 1974, McGrain headed the ball off the line, sustaining an injury. He collapsed in the dressing room after the game, and was rushed to hospital with suspected brain damage. McGrain was forced to retire through injury at the start of the 1975–76 season, after playing 109 matches for the club in all competitions. He died in August 2004, after suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage.