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A possible clue is that in the 1911 census he is named as Peter Gordon (and signs his name Peter). Same family as Patrick Gordon in 1901 - wife Caroline, children John, Wilhelmina. By then a dock labourer with 9 children, living in Melbourne Street, Liverpool.

Yes, it's amazing that the birthdate of the captain of our most famous international team has been recorded wrongly for so long. I could find no record of him playing for Third Lanark. He joined Partick Thistle from Denny Hibs in October 1913 after a couple of trials with the reserve side, and went ...

As a curious sideline to the two Jimmy McMullans from Denny, it seems they have been confused in more than one place. The Wembley Wizard's date of birth is usually given as 26 March 1895. However, that turns out to be wrong, although there was a James McMullan born in Denny on 26 March 1890 - and th...

I should add, there are a couple of cheap second-hand copies of the book on amazon just now - which surprised me as it has been out of print for years.

There's a terrific book which has the full story of the Crystal Palace ground, with lavish illustrations: 'To the Palace for the Cup' (1999) by Ian Bevan, Stuart Hibberd and Michael Gilbert. You are right that the fire in 1936 brought an end to football matches, but only on a temporary basis. Corint...

I've never seen Volume 1, which was apparently done in very small quantities as it was hand-copied and had over 800 pages (!). Vol 2 is not exactly high-tech: ring bound, A4 and almost 200 pages so it weighs a ton. I think all of Alex Smith's books (Bonnyrigg, Tranent, Newtongrange, Arniston, Whiteh...

I think perhaps you might have to source the match programmes for these games, or at least find a collector who has a copy.

Alternatively, find a copy for sale on ebay and send a polite message to the seller, asking them to check the ref.

I've been working recently on a Scottish non-league bibliography and have just posted it on my website: http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/football-books-non-league.html I hope people find it useful - it is incredible how much material has been published. If you have any additions or corrections, p...

From the Football League Players Records: Mike S Phillips joined Grimsby Town in Jan 1955 to end of the season, made six appearances with one goal. Born 18 January 1933 in Cumnock (Michael Shirkie Phillips). William Smith joined Carlisle Utd in March 1963, no appearances. Joined Sheffield United Jul...

New book just published: 1824: The World's First Foot-Ball Club by John Hutchinson and Andy Mitchell. http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/uploads/3/3/6/0/3360867/published/first-foot-ball-club-cover-lo-res.jpg?1525026174 This is the story of the world's very first club dedicated to football, founded...

Picked a random season, 1970-71, and have a couple of comments:

East Fife v St Mirren, R3 second replay. Was won by St Mirren.
St Mirren v Rangers, R4, correct score 1-3

I also found an obituary on the Buckie Heritage site, reproduced from the local paper of 23 January 1974: Death of north sportsman and prominent figure in professional life - The death took place of Alex Smith a well-known north sportsman and prominent figure in professional life in the Buckie area....

See the short announcement in the Aberdeen Press and Journal, 10 January 1947, when he was appointed manager of Buckie Thistle.

He played for Buckie Thistle, Forres Mechanics and Liverpool, but lost a leg in Burma during the war. He was awarded the Military Cross.

Bobby McKay (Robert McInnes McKay) died 10 June 1977 in Glasgow.

I've just had full details, via an Austrian contact, of the Austria side which played Scotland in the UEFA Amateur final of 1967. Austria: Johann Schorn (SC Eisenstadt) Rudolf Babler (SCG Brunn) Günter Scheffl (Elektra) Gerhard Zacsek (SC Marchegg) Walter Suttner (SC Eisenstadt) Ferdinand Milanovich...