jimbaxters Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I don't remember Stewart Auld at Talbot in the 80's. Dipple, do you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolfie Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Was doing a wee bit of digging into my family tree and found a couple of relatives who played junior football pre war. My dad didn't and my grandfathers only ever played with good amateur teams. Have you got any relatives who have played junior football over the years , brother , dad, uncle , great uncle , cousin , grandfather , great grandfather. My sister played with quite a few Ayrshire teams in the 70s. One or two issues arose, but we don't speak about them now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Race Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 My dads cousin billy thomson played for cambuslang rangers had a spell with hamilton and sheffield wednesday scored in the 1961 scottish final v dundar at hampden which rangers lost to much shock as they were heavy favourites 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Think my grandfather's brother might have because I can remember hearing a story about how he was a scout for "The Rangers" (as my grandfather always used to say long before Sevco Scotland arrived on the scene) in West Lothian at one point, so I suspect he would probably have played the game to a decent standard at some level before his recommendations would be taken seriously. He died quite young in a tragic way, so not a lot was ever said about him when I was a kid. Searching records to find out what that was all about (if anything) would probably be a major undertaking though given he had a surname that was extremely common in the Bo'ness area at the time and all of the generation that would remember are dead now. Have found the hard way that detailed genealogical research on Bo'ness mining families is not for the faint hearted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PtB Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 My great great Granda(i think!) on my dads side won several cups(possibly including the Scottish) with Yoker, Alex Mathie. Somewhere along the line related to Alex Mathie who played for Celtic, Morton, Ipswich and several others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 My uncle played for Bathgate, Bo'ness and Grangemouth in the late 60s and through the 70s. My cousin won the junior cup with Whitburn and Linlithgow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white cafu Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 My uncle played for Bathgate, Bo'ness and Grangemouth in the late 60s and through the 70s. My cousin won the junior cup with Whitburn and Linlithgow. "your uncle played for bathgate and bo'nes yet the amount of abuse you must have gave me for doing that is unreal!!..ya 2 faced git yae htg:lol: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white cafu Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 My young brother currently plays for the bankies and is in the junior scotland squad again this year...well done wee man:D 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 "your uncle played for bathgate and bo'nes yet the amount of abuse you must have gave me for doing that is unreal!!..ya 2 faced git yae htg:lol: You're assuming he got off light!!! I was only about 10 when I mind watching him at Prestonfield and I harangued his every touch. Funnily enough he was a right back too - you're all the same!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white cafu Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 You're assuming he got off light!!! I was only about 10 when I mind watching him at Prestonfield and I harangued his every touch. Funnily enough he was a right back too - you're all the same!!! thats fine I dont feel so bad now:lol: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
December10 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Archie played for Third Lanark \Clydebank Joe was with Celtic\Clydebank\Morton Frank\ Celtic\Stan\Morton\St Johnstone\Clyde\Stevie was a great junior player for many years and is the manager at Irvine Meadow and doing very well.They were a well known family from the east end of Glasgow My Father was very well known junior player in the late 40's- 50's.He won three international caps with St Roch's.His name was Archie Rankin his five boys all went on to play football.Joe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 My younger brother was signed with Ardeer Thistle last season, played hardly any games, got involved in an unfortunate incident with the old lady who serves the tea and was quickly dropped and released. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFAANW Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 My younger brother was signed with Ardeer Thistle last season, played hardly any games, got involved in an unfortunate incident with the old lady who serves the tea and was quickly dropped and released. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The one Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 My younger brother was signed with Ardeer Thistle last season, played hardly any games, got involved in an unfortunate incident with the old lady who serves the tea and was quickly dropped and released. Hahaha. Superb. Still laughing at that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardeer_Samoyed Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 My grandfather played, not sure who for though. My great grandfather also played football, again not sure who for but I do have a football medal dated 22.6.1911 with his name on it. Been trying to find out what team he won it with but not got anywhere yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 My cousin spent a season with Pollok in 04/05 after playing senior with Forfar and East Fife for about 7 years. After that he ended up at Renfrew and Shettleston with another spell back at Forfar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white cafu Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 My uncle played for Bathgate, Bo'ness and Grangemouth in the late 60s and through the 70s. My cousin won the junior cup with Whitburn and Linlithgow. ooooftt that would have p*ssed you off htg your uncle playing for bathgate:lol: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macintosh Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 My old man was offered terms with Charlton Athletic & Tranmere Rovers on leaving the RAF after the 2nd War, he played with a few lads in the squadron football team that were senior prior to being called up, they had alerted those sides back home. He had been overseas for years however being seconded to the Indian Air Force then serving in Burma at its worst, at the wars end he just wanted to come home and recuperate, never kicked a ball for years. By the time he was ready to pick up the mantle he was into his late 20`s eventually signing for Jeanfield in the Perthshire league who were a decent Junior outfit at the time so travelled up from Fife on the bus for match days whilst training at home. He managed Dunfermline Ath U-18`s side who used to play at the Humbug Park in Crossgates whilst Jock Stein was in charge of the first team. Mr Stein saw to it that we had a phone installed at home which was a big thing at the time, nae (wi-fi) in thay days. Dad sent quite a few first team regulars onto the Pars, Jim Leishman being one Alex Edwards may have been another though no sure if Dad mentioned him in a different light? He also managed some great boys club sides in Fife, Churchmount (before my time) & Lochgelly Burgh before going on to take up a secretarial role at H.O.B Swifts who were a top boys club in the 80`s working alongside local legend Tam Kay. In his latter years he landed the kit - mans job at Cowdenbeath FC when Craig Levein was manager. Dad was into his early 80`s by the time he was coerced into calling a halt to his fitba days Craig coming along to the house himself, though he had to sit for 2 hrs before we could persuade the old man to hand the keys back lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOA Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Uncle played for Ardeer Rec in 1920's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCamelonfan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 My grans uncle played for Linlithgow Rose and Camelon Juniors not exactly sure when. Played for Shire and ended up as a director Alex Forsyth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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