John Mark Colquhoun (born 14 July 1963) is a Scottish
footballer
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who played for
Stirling Albion
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,
Celtic
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Sports Fo ...
,
Hearts,
Sunderland
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,
Millwall
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and
St Johnstone.
Playing history
A slightly-built but very pacy
striker, Colquhoun was a popular and prolific goalscorer for his hometown club
Stirling Albion
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. He was signed by
Celtic
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* Celtic music
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in 1983. He moved to
Edinburgh
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club
Hearts in 1985. Colquhoun helped the club achieve its best performances in many years, only losing the
1985–86 Scottish
Premier Division on goal difference thanks to a last day defeat at
Dundee
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. He earned 2 international
caps
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for
Scotland
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, against
Saudi Arabia
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and
Malta
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, in 1988.
Colquhoun played for
Millwall
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and
Sunderland
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in the early 1990s. He returned to Hearts in 1993. He scored the Hearts goal in the
1996 Scottish Cup Final, a 5-1 defeat by
Rangers. Colquhoun spent a month with Scottish First Division side
St Johnstone in 1997 and helped them win promotion. He retired at the end of the 1996–97 season, having played in over 450 league games and scored well over 100 league goals.
After playing football
Colquhoun was active in the
players' union in Scotland during his playing career. After retiring from football, he was elected
rector of the University of Edinburgh
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Role
Th ...
and served as a member of
sportscotland
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, the sports funding body for Scotland. He is now a football agent.
Ryan Gauld set to sign for Sporting Lisbon
''The Scotsman''. He was also a regular guest on STV's ''Scotsport
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It was first broadcast in 1957 as ''S ...
''.
References
External links
*
Hearts Profile
Key Sports Management
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1963 births
Celtic F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Living people
Millwall F.C. players
Footballers from Stirling
Rectors of the University of Edinburgh
Scotland international footballers
Scottish Football League players
Scottish footballers
British sports agents
St Johnstone F.C. players
Stirling Albion F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
English Football League players
Association football wingers
Association football forwards