AlbaNZ Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Re the Summer Cup mentioned earlier - Has anyone got indication of what attendances were like ? I went to a few games at Fir Park and my memory is that for the sectional games there would have been barely a couple of thousand people there. Also have a recollection that an Airdrie V Third Lanark game had an attendance of around 100 or so? And yet at the semi final second leg v Hibs , and the final first leg V Dundee Utd the ground was packed? Or is my memory playing tricks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 7 hours ago, kingjoey said: Definitely Willie Mcvie, and it looks like Peter Millar on the left of the photo. Definitely Stuart McLaren. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 51 minutes ago, well_said said: Definitely Stuart McLaren. That's who I meant! Did they not look fairly similar? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 2 hours ago, kingjoey said: That's who I meant! Did they not look fairly similar? I think they did. Willie McVie looked like a gargoyle on a medieval church. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 5 hours ago, AlbaNZ said: Re the Summer Cup mentioned earlier - Has anyone got indication of what attendances were like ? I went to a few games at Fir Park and my memory is that for the sectional games there would have been barely a couple of thousand people there. Also have a recollection that an Airdrie V Third Lanark game had an attendance of around 100 or so? And yet at the semi final second leg v Hibs , and the final first leg V Dundee Utd the ground was packed? Or is my memory playing tricks? Dundee United always had very respectable crowds for the Summer Cup, gates between 5,000 and 15,000+ in the six home and away group games in 63-64, and similar in 64-65, with both semis v Thistle at over 8,000, and the final ties v 'Well 12,081 (Fir Park), 18,371 (Tannadice). Tannadice tie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Dundee United always had very respectable crowds for the Summer Cup, gates between 5,000 and 15,000+ in the six home and away group games in 63-64, and similar in 64-65, with both semis v Thistle at over 8,000, and the final ties v 'Well 12,081 (Fir Park), 18,371 (Tannadice). Had a look at Dundee’s crowds compared to league games 63/4 Aberdeen (h) 5,000 / 15,000 although that was Jan 1 (a) 9,000/12,500; United (h) 16,000/22,000 (a) 13,500/22,500 (Jan 2); St Johnstone (h) 6,000/13,000 (a) 7,000/12,000. 64/5 Aberdeen (h) 4,000/8,000 (a) 5,000/8,000 (Jan 1); United (h) 12,000/18,000 (Jan 2 game played midweek in March) (a) 12,000/17,500 plus in League Cup group games (h) 16,773 (a) 18,000 and a Forfarshire Cup Final in April (a) 15,000; St Johnstone (h) 5,000/12,000 (a) 2,000/12,000 they also met in the Scottish Cup (a) 17,000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 10 hours ago, kingjoey said: That's who I meant! Did they not look fairly similar? You're spot on as they both had blonde hair with occasional streaks of blood which usually happened after they kicked lumps out of the opposition , but big mcvie was even harder and dirtier. They were also able to play football as well if the need arose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluearmyfaction Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 On 17/04/2022 at 17:06, Arch Stanton said: An Alex Harley hat-trick Sensational. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 2 hours ago, bluearmyfaction said: Sensational. You should be banned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 On 27/04/2022 at 10:11, Dundee Hibernian said: Dundee United always had very respectable crowds for the Summer Cup, gates between 5,000 and 15,000+ in the six home and away group games in 63-64, and similar in 64-65, with both semis v Thistle at over 8,000, and the final ties v 'Well 12,081 (Fir Park), 18,371 (Tannadice). Tannadice tie. On 27/04/2022 at 10:43, Eednud said: Had a look at Dundee’s crowds compared to league games 63/4 Aberdeen (h) 5,000 / 15,000 although that was Jan 1 (a) 9,000/12,500; United (h) 16,000/22,000 (a) 13,500/22,500 (Jan 2); St Johnstone (h) 6,000/13,000 (a) 7,000/12,000. 64/5 Aberdeen (h) 4,000/8,000 (a) 5,000/8,000 (Jan 1); United (h) 12,000/18,000 (Jan 2 game played midweek in March) (a) 12,000/17,500 plus in League Cup group games (h) 16,773 (a) 18,000 and a Forfarshire Cup Final in April (a) 15,000; St Johnstone (h) 5,000/12,000 (a) 2,000/12,000 they also met in the Scottish Cup (a) 17,000 Maybe not as unpopular with the fans as was alleged, although quite a variance in some of those comparisons. Certainly attendances like that wouldn't be sniffed at nowadays. No attendances noted for Third Lanark & Airdrie's Summer Cup matches on https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allt/allgyearlist.html, but as the pair of them had had horrendous seasons, collecting only 21 points between them, and Thirds had lost 17 consecutive league matches, before losing their opening 5 Summer Cup games, and the match at Cathkin was the last game of a dreadful season, an attendance of 100 is a possibility. Can't see Airdrie getting only 100 at Broomfield for the first fixture, all the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 50 years ago, Ochilview, players are, I think, Russell Halliday (brave one wearing shorts) and Jim Leishman (big softboy with tracksuit bottoms under his shorts). Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline, November 1972. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Fairly early use of white boots by Leish there, too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 38 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: Fairly early use of white boots by Leish there, too. I think it was spats he was wearing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: 50 years ago, Ochilview, players are, I think, Russell Halliday (brave one wearing shorts) and Jim Leishman (big softboy with tracksuit bottoms under his shorts). Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline, November 1972. Subject of a Meadowbank fans' song back in the day to the tune of Boney M's Holiday: Halliday, Halliday, it's a Russell Halliday, Peterhead broke his leg, Russell Halliday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 13 hours ago, tamthebam said: Subject of a Meadowbank fans' song back in the day to the tune of Boney M's Holiday: Halliday, Halliday, it's a Russell Halliday, Peterhead broke his leg, Russell Halliday Is this one of the better efforts by the Bard of Lochgelly? Or was it simply random nonsense? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Is this one of the better efforts by the Bard of Lochgelly? Or was it simply random nonsense? It was years before Blobbification and the failed Franchise. Possibly an effort by one Angry Al. The tale related in Meadowbank fanzine AWOL was that Russell Halliday was a dirty bastud and he didn't really play much after a Scottish Cup tie at Peterhead where he broke his leg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 St. Mirren won the Summer Cup in 1943. They beat Third Lanark 9-4 on aggregate in R1, Dumbarton 7-4 in R2, beat Morton 3-2 in the semifinal replay (Morton’s forward line included Sir Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Billy Steel, had a 2-1, lead and were playing against a team whose keeper was injured and playing on the right wing, centre half Willie Kelly in goals, but St.Mirren overcame these odds to win a famous victory) and Rangers 1-0 in thr final at Hampden. Alex Linwood scored 12 goals during the cup run. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Hibee Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 18 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: 50 years ago, Ochilview, players are, I think, Russell Halliday (brave one wearing shorts) and Jim Leishman (big softboy with tracksuit bottoms under his shorts). Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline, November 1972. Wearing tracking bottoms in a professional league is wild. When I was u12 I got slated by my coach for wearing tracker bottoms so I never thought pros would get away with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 19 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: 50 years ago, Ochilview, players are, I think, Russell Halliday (brave one wearing shorts) and Jim Leishman (big softboy with tracksuit bottoms under his shorts). Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline, November 1972. Strange choice of attire given that the weather conditions don't look particularly bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Graeme trying to make eye contact with The Doctor? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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