Scotland4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
Daniel Fergus McGrain is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team as a right back. McGrain is regarded as one of Scotland's greatest players and throughout the 1970s and 80s was one of the best full backs in world football; sports writer Hugh McIlvanney commented, "Anybody who saw him at his best had the unmistakable impression of watching a great player, probably one who had no superior anywhere in the world." — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1974–1982The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Danny McGrain in Scotland's starting line-up, from 1974-06-14 to 1982-06-15.
Honours
16 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours16 | ||||
| Scottish League Championship (7) | ×7 | 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 | Celtic | |
| Scottish Cup (5) | ×5 | 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1984–85 | Celtic | |
| Scottish League Cup (2) | ×2 | 1974–75, 1982–83 | Celtic | |
| Forfarshire Cup | ×1 | 1993–94 | Arbroath | |
| Scottish League First Division (second tier) | ×1 | 1987–88 | Hamilton Academical | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year | 1976–77 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| MBE | 1983 | |||
| Scotland national football team roll of honour | 1981 | |||
| Scottish Football Hall of Fame | 2004 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||