Background
Born in Clydebank, Divers was the son of former Scottish international John Divers and grand-nephew of ex-Celtic player Patsy Gallacher.
Born in Clydebank, Divers was the son of former Scottish international John Divers and grand-nephew of ex-Celtic player Patsy Gallacher.
He played 242 games for Celtic between 1957 and 1966. Playing mostly as an inside left. He scored 110 goals for the club, which helped gain him a reputation as a skilful, clever and hard working player.
Divers was part of a number of Scotland squads and played on three occasions for the Scottish League XI, scoring 4 goals.
He contributed to Celtic"s nine consecutive league championships in a row by scoring the first goal of that period. Which was away against Dundee United in 1965.
After joining Partick Thistle in the early part of the 1966-1967 season, he later retired from the Senior game in 1969 to attend Strathclyde University. John Divers spent some of his later life in teaching, spending most of his career in Our Lady and Saint Patrick"s High School in Dumbarton.
He died in September 2014.
