Ian St John

Date of birth07 June 1938
Place of birthMotherwell
NationalityScottish
Weight74 kg
Height1.70 m
PositionForward
Died02 March 2021

Ian St John was signed by Liverpool for £37,500 from Motherwell, becoming an Anfield great during the Shankly era.

With the Reds, he won the League Division One title in 1964 and 1966, League Division Two title in 1962, FA Cup in 1965 (scoring the iconic winning goal with a diving header against Leeds United) and became a European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up in 1966.

Ian later partnered Jimmy Greaves to form the ground-breaking 1980s football TV show, Saint and Greavesie.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Douglas Water Thistle 01 Jul 1956 01 Jul 1957
Motherwell 01 Jul 1957 02 May 1961
Liverpool 02 May 1961 25 Aug 1971
Hellenic 01 Feb 1971 24 Aug 1971 L
Coventry City 25 Aug 1971 30 Jun 1972
Cape Town City 01 Jul 1972 01 Oct 1972
Tranmere Rovers 01 Oct 1972 30 Jun 1973

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1959-60 Scottish League Inter League 3
5
1960-61 Scottish League Inter League 1
1
1961-62 Liverpool FA Cup 5
4
1961-62 Liverpool League Division Two 40
18
1962-63 Liverpool FA Cup 6
1
1962-63 Liverpool League Division One 40
19
1963-64 Liverpool FA Cup 5
1
1963-64 Liverpool League Division One 40
21
1964-65 Liverpool European Cup 8
5
1964-65 Liverpool FA Cup 8
2
1964-65 Liverpool League Division One 27
4
1965-66 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1965-66 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1965-66 Liverpool League Division One 41
10
1965-66 Liverpool UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 9
2
1966-67 Liverpool European Cup 5
2
1966-67 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1966-67 Liverpool FA Cup 4
2
1966-67 Liverpool League Division One 39
9
1967-68 Liverpool FA Cup 9
1967-68 Liverpool Fairs Cup 4
1
1967-68 Liverpool League Cup 2
1967-68 Liverpool League Division One 41
5
1968-69 Liverpool FA Cup 4
1968-69 Liverpool Fairs Cup 2
1968-69 Liverpool League Cup 3
1968-69 Liverpool League Division One 41
4
1969-70 Liverpool FA Cup 6
1
1969-70 Liverpool Fairs Cup 2
1
1969-70 Liverpool League Cup 1
1
1969-70 Liverpool League Division One 25
1
5
1970-71 Liverpool FA Cup
1
1
1970-71 Liverpool Fairs Cup
1
1970-71 Liverpool League Division One
1
1971-72 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1971-72 Coventry City League Division One 18
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Sep 1959 League of Ireland v Scottish League W 1-4 Inter League
14 Oct 1959 Scottish League v Irish League W 7-1 Inter League
23 Mar 1960 Football League v Scottish League L 1-0 Inter League
22 Mar 1961 Scottish League v Football League W 3-2 Inter League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1958-59 Scotland International Friendly 1
1959-60 Scotland British Home Championship 3
1959-60 Scotland International Friendly 2
1
1959-60 Scotland Under-23 2
2
1960-61 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1961-62 Scotland A v League 1
1961-62 Scotland British Home Championship 3
2
1961-62 Scotland FIFA World Cup 2
3
1961-62 Scotland International Friendly 1
1962-63 Scotland British Home Championship 3
1962-63 Scotland International Friendly 2
1
1963-64 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1
1964-65 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 May 1959 Scotland v West Germany W 3-2 International Friendly
03 Oct 1959 Northern Ireland v Scotland W 0-4 British Home Championship
04 Nov 1959 Scotland v Wales D 1-1 British Home Championship
02 Mar 1960 Scotland v England D 4-4 Under-23
09 Apr 1960 Scotland v England D 1-1 British Home Championship
20 Apr 1960 Belgium v Scotland D 1-1 Under-23
04 May 1960 Scotland v Poland L 2-3 International Friendly
29 May 1960 Austria v Scotland L 4-1 International Friendly
15 Apr 1961 England v Scotland L 9-3 British Home Championship
26 Sep 1961 Scotland v Czechoslovakia W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 8
07 Oct 1961 Northern Ireland v Scotland W 1-6 British Home Championship
08 Nov 1961 Scotland v Wales W 2-0 British Home Championship
29 Nov 1961 Scotland v Czechoslovakia L 2-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 8 play-off
05 Feb 1962 Scotland v Scottish League D 2-2 A v League
14 Apr 1962 Scotland v England W 2-0 British Home Championship
02 May 1962 Scotland v Uruguay L 2-3 International Friendly
20 Oct 1962 Wales v Scotland W 2-3 British Home Championship
07 Nov 1962 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 5-1 British Home Championship
06 Apr 1963 England v Scotland W 1-2 British Home Championship
04 Jun 1963 Norway v Scotland L 4-3 International Friendly
09 Jun 1963 Republic of Ireland v Scotland L 1-0 International Friendly
13 Jun 1963 Spain v Scotland W 2-6 International Friendly
12 Oct 1963 Northern Ireland v Scotland L 2-1 British Home Championship
10 Apr 1965 England v Scotland D 2-2 British Home Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.