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Jock Weir (John Britton Weir) was born on 20 October, 1923 in Fauldhouse, Scotland, is a Scottish footballer. Discover Jock Weir's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As John Britton Weir
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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 20 October 1923
Birthday 20 October
Birthplace Fauldhouse, Scotland
Date of death 2003
Died Place Bellshill, Scotland
Nationality Scotland

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1923

John Britton Weir (20 October 1923 – 7 January 2003) was a Scottish professional football player, most notable for scoring a hat-trick for Celtic on the final day of the 1947–48 season that prevented the Glasgow club from being relegated.

1942

Weir signed for Hibernian in 1942, but did not play league football until the 1946–47 season due to the Second World War.

During the war, he had made guest appearances for Cardiff City and Brighton.

1946

Upon the resumption of league football in 1946, Weir enjoyed instant success, scoring four goals as Hibs won their first post-war league match 9–1 against Queen of the South.

1947

He had scored 14 goals in 19 league matches (and four goals in his only Scottish Cup appearance for Hibs) by the end of January 1947, but was allowed to join Blackburn for a fee of £10,000.

This was perhaps because Hibs had the services of most of the Famous Five, which allowed the club to sell other talented players, including Weir, Leslie Johnston and Alex Linwood.

Weir's arrival did not immediately arrest Celtic's decline, and the club entered the final day of the 1947–48 season with an outside chance of being relegated.

This possibility was averted, however, as Celtic won their match 3–2 against Dundee at Dens Park, with Weir scoring a hat-trick.

Weir then went on to score two goals in the Glasgow Cup final against Third Lanark that year.

Normally that trophy would have been held in low esteem, but a crowd of 87,000 attended, realising the potential of the Celtic support.

1948

Weir was not such a great success with Blackburn, however, and was allowed to return to Scotland in 1948, signing for Celtic for a fee of £7,000.

This transfer signalled a change of attitude by Celtic, who "had treated wartime football with contempt" and had passed up the opportunity to field guest players of international standing, including Matt Busby.

1950

Weir was part of the Celtic team that won the 1950–51 Scottish Cup, beating Motherwell 1–0 in the final.

Journalist Bob Crampsey, who stated that Weir "was very, very fast", also wrote that he was an "unlucky" player, as he missed out on the positive effect that Jock Stein was to have on Celtic.

Coincidentally, Weir later had a brief spell with Llanelli A.F.C., the Welsh club that Stein played for.

Despite making 100 appearances for Celtic, Weir did not earn international honours due to stiff competition from several players, including Lawrie Reilly.

2000

In his later life, Weir suffered from dementia, which family members believed was caused by his frequent heading of the ball during his football career; this was discussed during a BBC Scotland investigative television programme on the subject in 2000, also featuring another former Celtic forward Billy McPhail who was suffering from a similar condition.