Gordon Taylor Logan (born 3 October 1949) is a Scottish former footballer who played at right-back for Port Vale,

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and

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. He helped Port Vale to win promotion out of the

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in 1969–70. His father was footballer

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and his son, Grant Logan, played lawn

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Career

The son of former Hibernian and

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footballer

, Logan attended Broxburn High School, played for Tynecastle Athletic and

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ed the county schools team to the final of the Scottish Schools' Cup. At the age of 16, he was signed to the Port Vale junior team by manager Stanley Matthews in June 1966. He captained the "Valiants" reserve team and played in the team that reached the

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quarter finals. He also won three caps for Scotland youth. He signed professional forms with the club in March 1967. He played seven

games towards the end of the 1966–67 season. He played 17 matches in the 1967–68 campaign, though Matthews came into trouble when it was revealed that Logan had been paid illegal bonuses. He featured just four times in the 1968–69 season, as he fell out of favour under new boss Gordon Lee. Logan played nine league and five FA Cup games in the 1969–70 promotion campaign, and scored his first senior goal on 13 September, in a 3–2 win over Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park. He was given a free transfer to Southern League side

in May 1970. He then returned to Scotland to become a police officer in the summer of 1971 and also signed for

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side

, featuring regularly at right-back for a team that reached the finals of the Brown Cup & R L Rae Cup that season.

Family

His father,

, and his son, Grant Logan, both represented Scotland at lawn

Career statistics

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Honours

Port Vale *

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fourth-place promotion: 1969–70

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, Gordon Footballers from Edinburgh category:Officers in Scottish police forces Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Port Vale F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish police officers 1949 births Living people