Ian ST. JOHN | 1963-1964 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

ST. JOHN PES STATS | 1963-1964

electric_trigger Ian ST. JOHN | 1963-1964 The Saint Club: Liverpool Number: 8 Position: SS Nationality: Scottish Era: 1963/1964,aged 26 Foot: R Side: B Height: 171 Weight: ? Attack: 87 Defence: 40 Balance: 78 Stamina: 85 Top Speed: 85 Acceleration: 86 Response: 88 Agility: 90 Dribble Accuracy: 86 Dribble Speed: 86 Short Pass Accuracy: 78 Short Pass Speed: 75 Long Pass Accuracy: 68 Long Pass Speed: 72 Shot Accuracy: 84 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 85 Free Kick: 66 Curling: 78 Header: 85 Jump: 84 Technique: 84 Aggression: 85 Mentality: 85 Keeper Skill: 50 Team Work: 84 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 Special Ability- *Reaction *Positiong *Scoring *1-touch pass Ian St. John (born June 7, 1938), played for Scotland 21 times. In 2008 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Along with Ron Yeats, 'The Saint' was brought in to turn around Liverpool's luck as they had finished 3rd 5 times in a row in Division 2 thus missing out on promotion back to the big time by a single spot on each occasion. The purchases paid dividends as Liverpool romped to the 2nd Division title by a clear 8 points over Leyton Orient with St John playing 40 times scoring 18 goals. They finished a respectable 8th in their first season back in the top flight but surprised everyone by winning the League Championship the following season overturning a 17 point deficit to win the title by 4 points over bitter rivals Manchester United and 5 over reigning champions Everton, St John played a major role in the title success appearing 40 times scoring 19 goals. He went on to score many vital goals for Liverpool, which included the flying, whiplash header that he hammered past Leeds United's Gary Sprake to win the FA Cup in 1965 the first time in the clubs history. Another League championship followed in the 1965/66 as the Anfield club finished 6 points clear of Leeds, Ian chipped in with 10 goals from 41 outings. St John and the rest of Liverpool tasted defeat, however, as they were beaten in their first ever European final, Borussia Dortmund beat them 2-1 at Hampden Park in the Cup Winners Cup. St John was selected to play for Scotland 21 times, he made his début as a Motherwell player in a 3-2 friendly victory over Germany at Hampden Park on the 6 May 1959. The first of his 9 goals came a year later, again, at Hampden, but this time in a 3-2 friendly defeat at the hands of Poland on the 4 May 1960. Like the vast majority of Bill Shankly's first great team, St John was at his peak during the mid-1960s. And as he entered his thirties during the latter years of that decade his form and fitness began to dip - until the end came - as it did for several other members of his side - with the shock FA Cup defeat at Watford on February 21, 1970 The Saint was sold to Coventry City on the 25 August 1971 after playing 424 games and scoring 118 goals for Liverpool. He played for Coventry for just that season, before moving on to Tranmere Rovers for the 1972/73 season, after which he retire Ian ST. JOHN | 1963-1964 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)