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  1. Memory of New Year derby 1993, at Grant Street v Caley. Both sets of supporters were in the wine sged with a police presence separating them. clach go a goal up after 5 minutes - Grasser, I think was the scorer. clach fans burst into song "Whats it like to follow *****?", Telford Streets finest respond with "Whats it like to smell off *****?" Poetry!
  2. My first Caley season ticket was for 70-71. Cost...a princely 7/6! Still have it.
  3. One of my happiest memories of the 69-70 season was Caley in their striped strip as they beat Ross County 5-0 in the Scottish at Telford Street. Two goals apiece from the late Sandy Finnie and the great Freddie Nield, with Davy Johnston getting the other.
  4. The "Catch my Pal" team took part in the Scottish Junior Cup one season in the mid 1920's. I posted a question on the North Caledonian league forum ages ago asking if there were records of any other NC league team also playing in the national Junior tournament but no response
  5. Marios in Fortrose in the 1970's made great ice cream, very light to their own recipe
  6. A few psotings have mentioned the chippies in Fortorse. That was Marios in my younger days and a damned fine chippies it was. Its still a chip shop but haven't sampled the delicacies of the current owners
  7. I think Joe Toal died at a very young age.
  8. Cant dispute whether or not they were born in Inverness, may have been cos it was the nearest mattie hospital, but they were brought up in Caol, Fort William as was another two I could add to the list.....Donald Park and George 'Pele' Cambell both went from Caley. Parkie to Hearts and Pele to Aberdeen then on to Australia where he's still involved in football. "Pele" Campbell was never on Caleys books. Caley signed two other Lochaber based youngsters around that time - Stuart McKinnon, who was a schoolboy international played season 72-73 before going to Edinburgh Uni to study maths and Joe Toal, a striker, who packed in football shortly after to concentrate on shinty.
  9. Don't know the chronology but he also played with Caledonian, where he broke the record for the number of HIghland League goals in a season. A record that still stands. I have no idea of the exact number, but I am told it is astonishing. Any HL stattos? Davie Johnston went from Nairn to Hearts, returning to Nairn before joining Aberdeen. Signed for Caley in summer of 1969 and in his first season at Telford Street, hit 52 goals; his strike partner that season, Chic Allan, scored 49.
  10. Have many great memories of being in the Howden End. The Scottish Cup, thrashing Ross County 6-1 in the North Cup in 77-78, last minute winner against the Jags in 92-93 but a cup game against Keith in 71-72 also stands out. Caley, 3 -0 down at half time, were shooting towards the Howden End in the second half. Gordie Fyfe pulled a goal back in a scramble a minute into the second half, he got a second direct from a corner 10 minutes later. With 25 minutes to go, Donnie Park equalised and then he grabbed the winner in the last minute with a half volley from 15 yards. Voctory made sweeter as a couple of school mates had come to the game as well, Ross County fans. One of them was Daniel Moores (County player) father.
  11. Andy Beattie I remember from my kidhood. He used to do this special gather of cross balls using one hand and pull them down to his body. He was also number 1 choice for the British Army team for a while, whilst playing with us. Some accolade. Andy Beattie came to Caley from Lewis United in the Aberdeen juniors and was a bit smaller than your average goalie. The keeper who was in the British Army team was Andy Beatties understudy at Telford Street, cannot remember his first name but surname was Green. He played for Caley in a Scottish Cup tie at Motherwell in season 69-70
  12. For me Caley were and always will be the greatest football team ever. What I would give to be in the Howden End again, even on a miserable Tuesday in February against Fort William. Caledonian FC - we have not forgotten. "Primus Inter Omnes" indeed
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