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Brian, this is great news. Thank you for your work on getting the Scottish Football Historical Archive up and running again as it is an invaluable resource.

Herbert Craik had played a friendly for Morton and was then signed. Days after he was listed in the Morton side selected to play Kilmarnock on 29 December 1900. However, newspaper match reports show his place was taken by Colligan. He did finally make his league debut at left half on 5 January 1901 ...

I have checked the notes of our search for Timmins and they read: “We believe Timmins was a centre-forward. A centre forward Timmons turns up at Cleland 1918-21. Then a centre forward James Timmins is at Fauldhouse United 1922-24. In one of those years the newspaper says Fauldhouse re-sign veteran T...

Thank you very much for finding the first initial of Timmins of Shotts United. Reading through your findings I am sure that it is the same player. Often the only time in those early days we have found a first initial is when a player of the same name is in the same team. However, you then get the qu...

ScottishFA wrote: ↑

Mon May 11, 2020 8:11 pm

The SFA handbook for 1937 has tour details and gives the Scotland scorers in this order: Meiklejohn pen, Duncan, Gallacher, Mills.

If nothing else, it does indicate further research needed!

Thanks Andy. That looks to give us the order of the Scottish goals.

Can anyone help me please with the order and timing of the five goals scored in the Scotland v United States of America XI match on 9 June 1935 played at Newark, New Jersey. Scotland won 4-1 and I have the scorers for Scotland as Hughie Gallacher, Willie Mills, Dally Duncan and Davie Meiklejohn with...

Thanks Gordon, That is very helpful.

I am hoping that someone can help me confirm, correct and/or improve my understanding of how young Scottish players became professional footballers on leaving school in the late 1950’s/1960’s. ENGLISH CLUBS My understanding is that Scottish youngsters could not become an apprentice at an English clu...

sureitsza wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:14 pm

On 14 August 1937, the Springfield Athletic goalkeeper, McAloon scored three penalties against Duntocher Hibs in a 5-4 win.

Thanks "Sureitsza" that's terrific.

Going off at a slight tangent I am wondering if anyone has heard of any goalkeepers scoring a hat-trick of penalties. In 1975 Kilbirnie Ladeside were missing penalties and gave ‘keeper Jim Marner a chance. They found he was rather good and gave him the job permanently. He scored 13 in a season inclu...

ScottishFA wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:02 pm

By the way, I see that you have the elder brother as George Brown Key. This is another Doug Lamming mistake, he was plain George Key, born 1878.

Thanks again Andy. I will correct the record.

I was helping “ Gabe ” review some pages of the RSSSF Scotland pages. One thing led to another and I checked Ian St John’s birth record on the ScotlandsPeople website to find a record of John St John born in 1938 and registered in Dalziel. I contacted “ J.S. Norway ”, this forum’s Liverpool expert, ...

Thanks Andy. I think we had Willie Key in the “ not absolutely sure ” column as we could not see the link from Vale of Clyde to Queen’s Park. Thank you for giving us our 57th Junior/Full Internationalist. The Key brothers International/Cup record at both grades is very impressive and probably unique...

Thanks Andy, That gives us 56 Junior/Full Internationalists.

Rob R wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:23 am

Neil Browns UK transfer website does not list him so he couldn't have made a first team appearance.

John Litster's record show his only first team matches were two appearances in the Summer Cup that was played in May 1964.