Ian St John: Scottish association football player and manager (1938–2021)

He played as a centre-forward. He is best known as a Liverpool player from 1961 to 1971. He won two First Division league titles and an FA Cup (scoring the 117th minute winning goal in the 1965 final) with Liverpool. He played for Scotland 21 times. He later became a manager and pundit. He was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. In 2008, he was added to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

Ian St John

St John in 1966
Personal information
Full name	John St John
Date of birth	(1938-06-07)7 June 1938
Place of birth	Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death	1 March 2021(2021-03-01) (aged 82)
Place of death	Arrowe Park, Merseyside, England
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Motherwell Bridge Works
1955–1956	North Motherwell Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1961	Motherwell	113	(80)
1956–1957	→ Douglas Water Thistle (loan)
1961–1971	Liverpool	336	(95)
1971	Hellenic	23	(4)
1971–1972	Coventry City	18	(3)
1972	Cape Town City
1972–1973	Tranmere Rovers	9	(1)
National team
1959–1965	Scotland	21	(9)
1959–1961	Scottish League XI	4	(6)
1960	SFL trial v SFA	1	(0)
1960	Scotland U23	2	(2)
1962	SFA trial v SFL	1	(0)
Teams managed
1973–1974	Motherwell
1974–1977	Portsmouth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In June 2014, he announced that he had surgery for bladder cancer in April of that year. The surgery removed his bladder and prostate gland.

St John died on 1 March 2021 after a long illness in Arrowe Park, Merseyside at the age of 82.

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each St John goal.

List of international goals scored by Ian St John

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 May 1960	Hampden Park, Glasgow	5	Poland	2–2	2–3	Friendly match
2	26 September 1961	Hampden Park, Glasgow	8	Czechoslovakia	1–1	3–2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	8 November 1961	Hampden Park, Glasgow	10	Wales	1–0	2–0	1961–62 British Home Championship
4					2–0
5	29 November 1961	Stade Heysel, Brussels	11	Czechoslovakia	1–0	2–4	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
6					2–1
7	13 June 1963	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	19	Spain	6–2	6–2	Friendly match
8	12 October 1963	Windsor Park, Belfast	20	Northern Ireland	1–1	1–2	1963–64 British Home Championship
9	10 April 1965	Wembley Stadium, London	21	England	2–2	2–2	1964–65 British Home Championship

Liverpool

• Football League First Division: 1963–64, 1965–66
• Football League Second Division: 1961–62
• FA Cup: 1964–65
• FA Charity Shield: 1964, 1965, 1966
• European Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1965–66

Individual

• Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2008