Ian St John

Ian St John (7 June 1938 – 1 March 2021) was a Scottish footballer. 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.

Health and death
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.

International career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsScotland1959301960311961551962401963521964—196511Total219

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 JohnNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Hampden Park, Glasgow 52–22–3Friendly match2Hampden Park, Glasgow81–13–21962 FIFA World Cup qualification3Hampden Park, Glasgow101–02–01961–62 British Home Championship42–05Stade Heysel, Brussels111–02–41962 FIFA World Cup qualification62–17Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid196–26–2Friendly match8Windsor Park, Belfast201–11–21963–64 British Home Championship9Wembley Stadium, London212–22–21964–65 British Home Championship

Honours
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

References

Other websites
Official past players at LFC TV
Player profile at LFChistory.net

Category:1938 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Footballers from North Lanarkshire