John Cheyne Valentine (13 March 1930 – 17 February 2019) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and St Johnstone in the Scottish League. He is known for his ill-fated appearance at the

1957 Scottish League Cup Final The 1957 Scottish League Cup Final was the final of the 1957–58 Scottish League Cup. The football match was played on 19 October 1957 at Hampden Park, in which Celtic beat rivals Rangers in a record 7–1 victory. The final was nicknamed "Ham ...

, where he played centre-half for the Rangers team which lost 7–1 to Celtic. Valentine made only 10 appearances for Rangers, all in the 1957–58 season. Valentine died in February 2019, aged 88.

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1930 births 2019 deaths Scottish footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Rangers F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Football League players Association football central defenders Buckie Thistle F.C. players Scotland amateur international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub