Old Highland League days....

[Sneckboy]

I was at that Caley - Leicester game, but have no recollection of it being on a Monday night...and in March! I would have sworn it had been a Saturday pre-season fixture!  Gary Lineker in the visiting squad! Granted, it was just before he hit the big-time, but he must surely be the 'highest profile' player to have graced the old Telford Street. (opening a can of worms with that claim!)

[Snafu]

I was at that Caley - Leicester game, but have no recollection of it being on a Monday night...and in March! I would have sworn it had been a Saturday pre-season fixture!  Gary Lineker in the visiting squad! Granted, it was just before he hit the big-time, but he must surely be the 'highest profile' player to have graced the old Telford Street. (opening a can of worms with that claim!)

I have vague recollections of that game, Leicester City won 4-0 and I remember it being played in sunshine, so maybe the match had been cancelled and then rescheduled for later in the year. I have my own copy of this matchday programme somewhere.

That was a Leicester team that had internationals and a few well known names of the time, Goalkeeper Mark Wallington, John O'Neil (N Ire International), Paul Ramsey (N. Ire International) who later in his career played for St. Johnstone, not sure if he was in the team that played Caley in the Scottish Cup 1992 though. Bobby Smith signed from Hibs, Alan Smith (prolific goalscorer, played a dozen games for England) I think he scored two of the goals against us. Gary Lineker of course, Steve Lynex a pacy winger who gave us a roasting and I think scored one, Aberdeen born midfielder Ian Wilson who played a handful of games for Scotland (later managed Peterhead)

This fixture had something to do with Leicester City's midfielder Kevin MacDonald who born in Inverness played a few games for Caley in the mid seventies and was considered a very good prospect then. Imagine the clubs from the top two leagues in England searching the Highland League for future talent these days.

You could be right about the highest profile player ever to have played at Telford Street.

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Worm and Lineker pre season !!

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Old Tinks but good team

[Charles Bannerman]

Old Tinks but good team

The backdrop and the MacLean Sports shirt logos suggest that this would be a Ross County team. Back left looks like Stevie Polson although I didn't know Stevie played for County, back third from left is Jim Oliver, front second from right is Duffers. One or two more are vaguely familiar. I could guess that the date might be latish 80s - maybe even round about the time in 1987 that County almost collapsed completely and went amateur for a while.

[dougiedanger]

Old Tinks but good team

Musta been from before CB jumped on the football bandwagon..appalling lack of knowledge for a so-called football 'journalist'.

Ah'm no County fan, but even I can name a few--Albert Allan, Jim Oliver, Hamish Morrison (played for Caley, ye heard of them), Herchie (ffs), some guy Walter Brown ah think (wee Glasgow guy at the front, good player), Duffers and Davie Jackson (also played for that Telford Street team).

And no, it's not Stevie Polson ffs.

Edited August 19, 2015 by dougiedanger

[Charles Bannerman]

Old Tinks but good team

Musta been from before CB jumped on the football bandwagon..appalling lack of knowledge for a so-called football 'journalist'.

 

Well back in these days we sort of left football to boys from the Teckie

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Another of the old programmes - Caley in the Scottish Cup v Raith Rovers in 1957 going down 2-3 with the Caley goals coming from Mackenzie and Christie.

And a few adverts of the time.

 

 

[Charles Bannerman]

"After the match, argue at Diggar's" the ad says. How true! Many a time I sat patiently waiting for a haircut and trying to read the Beano while Diggar was arguing with somebody in the shop...or selling football coupons... or going out on the street to shout at John Brooman as he went past...or anything other than cutting hair!

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Why did Juveniles always look like veterans in the fifties ?!

[Charles Bannerman]

Why did Juveniles always look like veterans in the fifties ?!

It was even worse in the 30s. If I had the tecky savvy I would transfer on here photos I have of Royal Academy football and rugby teams from the 30s. The guys look ancient!

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[dougal]

Old Tinks but good team

Musta been from before CB jumped on the football bandwagon..appalling lack of knowledge for a so-called football 'journalist'.

Ah'm no County fan, but even I can name a few--Albert Allan, Jim Oliver, Hamish Morrison (played for Caley, ye heard of them), Herchie (ffs), some guy Walter Brown ah think (wee Glasgow guy at the front, good player), Duffers and Davie Jackson (also played for that Telford Street team).

And no, it's not Stevie Polson ffs.

Good point well made Danger

We should maybe start a thread on the workings of the Bunsen burner or the breakdown of the periodic table. I personally am not that qualified to discuss the topic in depth but I can certainly post some inane comments 

 

Dougal

 

[Charles Bannerman]

 

I can certainly post some inane comments 

 

I can't imagine many people disagreeing with that!

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More Jeggies with some ICT season ticket holders

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[Charles Bannerman]

According to my copy of "The Hub Of The Hill", that's the Jags team which won the Highland League title in 1935-36 along with the Inverness Cup and the Charity Cup. I'm fairly sure the W. Urquhart is Billy's dad.

(Cracking pair of sh*te catchers on the guy back left)

[Caley Mad In Berks]

The guy extreme front right, Willie Gray, was father of my best friend from school days. He played left wing. He went on to play for both Queens Park and Leicester City, before the war interrupted his career.   Lovely man, and a decent , single figure golfer, too.

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Nobody appears to have noticed the deliberate mistake.

[dougiedanger]

My granda's in that. 

[Scarlet Pimple]

Charlie- -"sh--te catchers"?---they were known as "Plus Fours" in my young day. Can you remember the reason for that name. I found it out once but now it's gone....?

[Charles Bannerman]

My granda's in that. 

So does that make you the deliberate mistake?

[Charles Bannerman]

Charlie- -"sh--te catchers"?---they were known as "Plus Fours" in my young day. Can you remember the reason for that name. I found it out once but now it's gone....?

It's quite simple. They stretched four inches below the knee. There were also plus twos.

[Scarlet Pimple]

Well, for that explanation you get  plus 5 in my book plus 5 stars for being a General--ly savvy guy when it comes to recalling factoids and figurines.Yes!

[12th Man]

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Edited November 3, 2015 by 12th Man