Sandy Grosert

Grosert served in McCrae's Battalion, the Machine Gun Corps and the Gordon Highlanders of the British Army during the First World War.^[5] Grosert was serving as a second lieutenant in the Gordon Highlanders in 1918 when he performed an action which was recognised with the Military Cross:^[6]

For conspicuous gallantry in charge of a platoon during the operations near Rœux on August 27th, 1918. When the troops on his left flank retired and the enemy made a determined bombing attack on his position, he continued to go over the open under fire from one post to another directing and encouraging the men. He held on till only four of the men were left, and he was almost surrounded. He behaved splendidly.

Grosert was severely gassed and wounded during the war.^[5] After his retirement from football, he became an amateur golfer and was also a qualified dentist.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leith Athletic	1911–12[3]	Scottish Second Division	11	0	3	0	14	0
Hibernian	1911–12[7]	Scottish First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1912–13[7]		29	3	5	0	34	3
	1913–14[7]		25	0	7	0	32	0
	1914–15[7]		25	0	—		25	0
	1915–16[7]		1	0	—		1	0
	1917–18[7]		2	0	—		2	0
	1918–19[7]		7	1	—		7	1
	1919–20[7]		15	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		106	4	12	0	118	4
Leith Athletic (loan)	1914–15[3]	Scottish Second Division	3	0	—		3	0
	Total		14	0	3	0	17	0
Aberdeen	1920–21[1]	Scottish First Division	29	0	4	1	33	1
	1921–22[1]		17	0	3	0	20	0
	1922–23[1]		21	0	1	0	22	0
	Total		67	0	8	1	75	1
Dunfermline Athletic	1923–24[3]	Scottish Second Division	7	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			194	4	23	1	217	5