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by bluedragon
Sun Apr 02, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: John Lindsay
Replies: 1
Views: 20

Re: John Lindsay

Did John Lindsay (ex Liverpool & Swansea) play for Lochgelly Amateurs in the 1930s? And if so, when? A player named Lindsay played at inside left for Lochgelly Amateurs against Raith Rovers on 30 August 1933 in the First Round of the Wemyss Cup, a competition for all Senior clubs in Fife. Lochgelly...
by bluedragon
Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Player numbering
Replies: 1
Views: 26

Re: Player numbering

DerekinPerth wrote:
Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:33 am
Scotland players start wearing 2-11 numbers?
Scotland first wore numbered shirts on 14 October 1944 in a Wartime International against England at Wembley.
by bluedragon
Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: East Fife Juvenile football
Replies: 0
Views: 33

East Fife Juvenile football

I wonder if anyone has any records, etc. of juvenile football in East Fife, more specifically under the auspices of the East Fife Secondary Juvenile Football Association, in the 1920's. I am trying to find out if a club named Aberhill White (sometimes shown as Whyte) Rose won any honours in the 1925...
by bluedragon
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: Scottish Football
Topic: 150 Years of the SFA
Replies: 3
Views: 137

Re: 150 Years of the SFA

Thank you for the heads up. What a terrific new resource.
by bluedragon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Jack Young (Kilmarnock, 1907-09)
Replies: 4
Views: 100

Re: Jack Young (Kilmarnock, 1907-09)

"During 1906 Young is noted as a reserve for Scotland's eleven to play Wales". I am not sure about this. There was a"Young" in the reserve XI for this international. The newspapers show him as a Kilmarnock player and one newspaper gives his first initial as "A". John Young would have been at Bristo...
by bluedragon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Jack Young (Kilmarnock, 1907-09)
Replies: 4
Views: 100

Re: Jack Young (Kilmarnock, 1907-09)

There was a John Vallance Young whose birth was registered in the Hurlford Registration District in 1888. His mother’s maiden name was Thomson. There were no other births with the name John [first or middle name] Young registered in Hurlford between 1880 and 1890. There were no records for Jack or ...
by bluedragon
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:55 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Jack Young (Kilmarnock, 1907-09)
Replies: 4
Views: 100

Re: Jack Young (Kilmarnock, 1907-09)

There was a John Vallance Young whose birth was registered in the Hurlford Registration District in 1888. His mother’s maiden name was Thomson. There were no other births with the name John [first or middle name] Young registered in Hurlford between 1880 and 1890. There were no records for Jack or J...
by bluedragon
Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Fastest Scotland international goal
Replies: 12
Views: 9551

Re: Fastest Scotland international goal

The fastest goal scored in a Junior International was in 15 seconds! It was scored by Hugh Smith (Aberdeen Rosemount and later of Forfar Athletic & Morton) against Northern Ireland on 12 March 1960.
by bluedragon
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: 1930's goalkeeper Bradley
Replies: 2
Views: 100

Re: 1930's goalkeeper Bradley

John Litster’s pre-War records have a goalkeeper named James Maxwell Bradley born 25 October 1910 in the Gorbals, Glasgow. From John’s record and a browse in the newspaper archive here are some details. He started out playing Juvenile football for St Mungos (Glasgow) and was in the team that won the...
by bluedragon
Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Bobbie Walker
Replies: 4
Views: 122

Re: Bobbie Walker

There are no Walkers that fit the bill in either John Litster’s pre-Second World War records or the London Hearts website. On checking the newspapers of the day the great Hearts & Scotland player was referred to as both “Bobby Walker” and “Bobbie Walker” That could be the reason for the confusion.
by bluedragon
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Scotland Amateur Youth Internationals 1973
Replies: 3
Views: 76

Re: Scotland Amateur Youth Internationals 1973

Gordon Baird wrote:
Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:44 am
Scotland 2 Northern Ireland 0.

It appears to have been played at Love Street, Paisley, not Airdrie.

Couldn't find scorers though.
Many thanks for the details in your two posts.
by bluedragon
Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Scotland Amateur Youth Internationals 1973
Replies: 3
Views: 76

Scotland Amateur Youth Internationals 1973

Can anyone help with some missing match details?

10 March 1973 v Wales at Airdrie - Scottish goalscorers in a 4-1 win

14 April 1973 v Northern Ireland at Falkirk - Result and Scottish goalscorers.

Thank you.
by bluedragon
Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: James Brogan (1889-1974)
Replies: 2
Views: 92

Re: James Brogan (1889-1974)

Brian McColl's Scottish Football Historical Results Archive says that in the 1915-16 season Royal Albert played in the first season of the West of Scotland League that was a Wartime league, along with an Eastern League, for Second Division clubs when that division was suspended. Royal Albert finishe...
by bluedragon
Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: 1967 Oceanic Tour 5 games updated to Full Internationals
Replies: 27
Views: 13558

Re: 1967 Oceanic Tour 5 games updated to Full Internationals

Thanks for the full details (and points of dispute!) from the tour. Although there were no Scottish journalists accompanying the party, manager Bobby Brown received telephone calls from journalists at home. One match report in the Evening Times was clearly the result of such a post-match call. I hav...
by bluedragon
Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:24 am
Forum: SFAQS
Topic: Player enquiry
Replies: 9
Views: 548

Re: Player enquiry

John Christie appears to have stayed on at Yoker as the Lennox Herald -10 January 1885, 24 January 1885, 5 September 1885 and 27 November 1886 all show Christie as a forward in the Yoker line-up. Furthermore the issue of 10 January 1885 includes this revelation -" Yoker v Airdrieonians-This New Year...