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- Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:30 pm
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: Junior International records
- Replies: 94
- Views: 170840
Re: Junior International records
In the list of present clubs - you list Muirkirk as having one internationalist, Grant, in 1915. I had a look at an anthology of articles from the Muirkirk Advertiser, but, while it confirms Grant as playing at that time - no first name unfortunately. However, his club was the now-defunct Muirkirk ...
- Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:03 am
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: Scotland u-23 against The Army
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7728
Re: Scotland u-23 against The Army
Definitely Johnny McLeod in that team.
- Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:35 pm
- Forum: Scottish Football
- Topic: Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductees 2017
- Replies: 1
- Views: 16306
Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductees 2017
So, we now know the fresh inductees into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Since I have been pestering Richard McBrearty for years to get the three previously uninducted Lisbon Lions in, I've got to be happy that Jim Craig, John Clark and Willie Wallace have finally made it. No complaints either ...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:11 am
- Forum: Scottish Football
- Topic: NUMBERS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20469
Re: NUMBERS
Vasco, that is a brilliant story, I shall purloin it shamelessly.
I trust Tommy Turner was not involved in the unfortunate injury - I always found TT an absolute gentleman, when I had to deal with him in his days as a St Mirren icon.
I trust Tommy Turner was not involved in the unfortunate injury - I always found TT an absolute gentleman, when I had to deal with him in his days as a St Mirren icon.
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:07 am
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: Double internationalists
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23073
Re: Double internationalists
I say Forrest old man. You've seriously under-ranked Renny-Tailyour; chap retired a full Colonel don't ya know. Damned bad form to reduce a fellow's rank.
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:32 pm
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: Double internationalists
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23073
Re: Double internationalists
Of course, with his cricket cap, Scot Symon is a triple internationalist.
- Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:54 am
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: John Jackson - Scotland goalkeeper 1931-1935
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10177
Re: John Jackson - Scotland goalkeeper 1931-1935
Much as I hate to disagree with such a distinguished formu member as your good self Forrest, but, Prince Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg-Mountbatten was first referred to by his Scottish diminutavie of "Chookie Embra" (note the spelling) in the Malky McCormack/Billy Connolly cartoon...
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:26 pm
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: John Jackson - Scotland goalkeeper 1931-1935
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10177
Re: John Jackson - Scotland goalkeeper 1931-1935
Gabe: Scots useage. John is sometimes Jack; Jack can be Jake; Jake can be Jakey - no big deal. My first name is Matthew - I am also, to some people -Matt, to others Matha, to others Matty. We're Scots, we like to be different. Again to the world, he is Bill Shankly; but, to those of us from his wee...
- Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: Scottish Football
- Topic: QUEEN`S PARK
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19703
Re: QUEEN`S PARK
Forrest, and qpsnapper - at least Scotland on Sunday and the Herald did mention this most-special birthday. As we might exect from the type of paper bowler-hatted Hampden chaps are supposed to favour.
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:32 pm
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: Oldest Surviving Scottish Internationalists
- Replies: 116
- Views: 217848
Re: Oldest Surviving Scottish Internationalists
Thanks for that notification Andy. I have already spoken to Carol-Ann, John-Archie's daughter, obituary filed. With John-Archie's death, the new boy in our First XI is Eddie Connachan, the third goalkeeper to be in the "team". The line-up now reads: Bobby Brown (Rangers) - three caps – 1946/47 : 19...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:39 am
- Forum: Scottish Football
- Topic: An inability to remain upright inside the penalty area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20641
Re: An inability to remain upright inside the penalty area
Leatherstocking wrote: Seven goals against what was generally considered the Iron Curtain defence for but a single point. Sigh. Reading through The Herald archive for that 1956-57 season, I noted the great Cyril Horne reflecting on the fact, where once Rangers had indeed relied on their Iron Curtai...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:11 am
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: PARK or STADIUM
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9891
Re: PARK or STADIUM
bluedragon wrote: A quick look at the British Newspaper Archive shows “Shawfield Park” and “Shawfield Stadium” being used at the same time with more often than not the former in football references and the latter for greyhound racing. Strange that, I would have thought - you take your dog to the pa...
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:31 am
- Forum: Scottish Football
- Topic: An inability to remain upright inside the penalty area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20641
Re: An inability to remain upright inside the penalty area
Forrest, if we take my discovery of the first "Davie Dive" as marking a seminal moment in football - the first alleged case of "simulation". Isn't it good to know - yet again in football landmarks, Queen's Park were involve.
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:37 am
- Forum: Scottish Football
- Topic: An inability to remain upright inside the penalty area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20641
An inability to remain upright inside the penalty area
I am currently working on a project which requires long hours reading 1950s match reports. This morning, reading the report of the Rangers v Queen's Park league game, at Ibrox, on 23 February, 1957, I noted that Rangers rescued a point, via a 3-3 draw, when Johnny Hubbard converted a 70th minute pe...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:54 pm
- Forum: SFAQS
- Topic: Rangers Sports
- Replies: 0
- Views: 17730
Rangers Sports
Hugh Barrow (Victoria Park AC), was once the fastest teenager in the world over one mile. Hugh recently sent me a newspaper article (it looked like the Herald) with the results of the inaugural Rangers FC Sports, run in conjunction with Clydesdale Harriers. We reckon it was held in 1888. As would a...