Nugent4nil Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Came across the above event today in the library, Arthurlie lost 4-2 to St Roch's in the semi-final at Petershill Park in June 1946. I 'think' the other semi and final were both held there too. As it was just after WWII im guessing it was a charity event but I have never heard of the event before and there are countless ones I have found so far, too many if im honest! Anyway, can anyone shed any light on the event? Cheers Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The George Henry Memorial Fund was started to endow hospital beds in the memory of George who had died after giving 40 years service to Junior Football and Petershill in Particular. A well deserved memorial for a great man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 George Henry Fund Benefit Match Monday 15th April 1946, Petershill Park Rangers 2 (Mccormack, Amison) Celtic 1 (McColl OG) Att: 12,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 George Henry Memorial Cup All matches at Petershill Park QFs Clydebank 2 Perthshire 1 Polkemmet 2 Blantyre Vics 1 AET St. Roch's 2 Arthurlie 0 Petershill 7 Fauldhouse 1 Semis Petershill 3 Polkemmet 3 AET Peasy won 11-5 on corners St. Roch's 4 Clydebank 4 Candy won 8-4 on corners Final Petershill 1 (Wark) St. Roch's 3 (Rorrison, Smith, Collister) Att: 8,000 Central League President Tom Taylor congratulated joint secretaries John Kinnear and Donald Sime for their worthwhile efforts for the fund which raised £14,000. James Ford the VP of Petershill presented the handsome trophy to the winners on whose behalf Baillie Brown gladly accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 All taken from the 100 Years of the Peasy book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugent4nil Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Outstanding, many thanks! Im guessing it was a one off then? The Peasy Book................ its like a legend to me, heard so much about it but never managed to get my hands on one! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PtB Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Ffs, beaten on corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrellburn Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Ffs, beaten on corners. There were still games being decided on corners in 1958. Kilsyth beat Blantyre Celtic in the Pompey cup final at Petershill park. It was 3-3 after half an hours extra time but it was decided on corners won during extra time only. 1-0 to Kilsyth. Why was it always at Petershill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrellburn Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Another point about the George Henry tournament, Peasy beat Fauldhouse 7-1 in the Q/F, I can only imagine Fauldhouse fielded their 3rd team that day. They won the Scottish cup, East of Scotland cup, League title and who knows what else that season. I had believed they actually went through the entire season unbeaten in 45-46. Can anyone confirm this?n in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Another point about the George Henry tournament, Peasy beat Fauldhouse 7-1 in the Q/F, I can only imagine Fauldhouse fielded their 3rd team that day. They won the Scottish cup, East of Scotland cup, League title and who knows what else that season. I had believed they actually went through the entire season unbeaten in 45-46. Can anyone confirm this?n in The book actually notes that Fauldhouse had 8 of their Scottish Cup winning team in their line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrellburn Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 The book actually notes that Fauldhouse had 8 of their Scottish Cup winning team in their line up. Thanks, just checked my copy of the Peasy book and see that tournament took place at the begining of June 1946 with the final on the 4th of July, still not the end of the seasdon even then, the Glasgow charity cup final was played on the 6th july against Shawfield. It was 2-2 after extra time, it was level on corners as well so they tossed a coin and Petershill won the cup. A pretty easy season that year, only played 54 games but the new season began on 27th july so they had only a three week close season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 George Henry Memorial Cup All matches at Petershill Park QFs Clydebank 2 Perthshire 1 Polkemmet 2 Blantyre Vics 1 AET St. Roch's 2 Arthurlie 0 Petershill 7 Fauldhouse 1 Semis Petershill 3 Polkemmet 3 AET Peasy won 11-5 on corners St. Roch's 4 Clydebank 4 Candy won 8-4 on corners Final Petershill 1 (Wark) St. Roch's 3 (Rorrison, Smith, Collister) Att: 8,000 Central League President Tom Taylor congratulated joint secretaries John Kinnear and Donald Sime for their worthwhile efforts for the fund which raised £14,000. James Ford the VP of Petershill presented the handsome trophy to the winners on whose behalf Baillie Brown gladly accepted. Must be one of the few times the Candy beat Petershill at Southloch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugent4nil Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Another point about the George Henry tournament, Peasy beat Fauldhouse 7-1 in the Q/F, I can only imagine Fauldhouse fielded their 3rd team that day. They won the Scottish cup, East of Scotland cup, League title and who knows what else that season. I had believed they actually went through the entire season unbeaten in 45-46. Can anyone confirm this?n in Im not sure about that but know that the day they beat Arthurlie in the cup final was their 44th game unbeaten, Arthurlie had earlier that season won 13 in a row before drawing with St Ants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureitsza Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Anyone got the dates of the St Roch's v Arthurlie and St Roch's v Clydebank fixtures? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrellburn Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 ]Anyone got the dates of the St Roch's v Arthurlie and St Roch's v Clydebank fixtures?[/font] No dates given for these games in ther Peasy book, both semis were draws after 90 minutes, both had each side score again in extra time, both were won on corners, going by numbers, Peasy 11-5, and St Roch 8-4 it was probably over the whole game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugent4nil Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Anyone got the dates of the St Roch's v Arthurlie and St Roch's v Clydebank fixtures? Thanks in advance. 19th June for Arthurlie v St Roch's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StRochsFC Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just had a wee look at this thread to see that we won it ???? A ray of light at end of difficult day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugent4nil Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just had a wee look at this thread to see that we won it A ray of light at end of difficult day Seems an Arthurlie fan took exception to the referee during the game, ran on the pitch to confront him only to be ushered off, at full time he tried to get to the ref again and when the police intervened he seemingly challenged the sergeant to a square go.................. later in court...... he admitted his guilt and added that he had a drink or three beforehand, sentenced to sixty days! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Seems an Arthurlie fan took exception to the referee during the game, ran on the pitch to confront him only to be ushered off, at full time he tried to get to the ref again and when the police intervened he seemingly challenged the sergeant to a square go.................. later in court...... he admitted his guilt and added that he had a drink or three beforehand, sentenced to sixty days! haha 60 days!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 when the police intervened he seemingly challenged the sergeant to a square go Pccabe's grandad, IMO. I'm interested in this historical tit-bit... this is the first time I've heard of a football competition being used to raise endowment funds for hospital beds. It was not unknown in various walks of life particularly after the First World War, and indeed some villages and parishes in England do not have war memorials because they applied money raised to 'practical purposes' like endowing beds or funding midwives. I imagine it must have been a lot more unusual after the Second World War: In this case the beds and endowment were presumably subsumed into the new NHS only months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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