Billy’s 600th.

[Charles Bannerman]

This large colour photo appeared in today’s PandJ. It’s of Billy Urquhart receiving a barometer from Chairman Norman Miller on the occasion of Billy’s 600th appearance for Caley in 1992. Among those who can be seen elsewhere in the photo are John Beaton, Derek Dewar and Jimmy Falconer.

In 1994, Billy would appropriately have the honour of scoring the last competitive goal at Telford Street in a 1-0 victory over Thistle in May 1994… predictably with a header. Ironically, Billy was no longer a registered Caley player by this time, but was played for sentimental and “political” reasons… attracting a £250 fine.

He went on also to play a limited number of games for Caley Thistle in the first season 1994-95.

[buckett]

What I remember about that game was that early the next morning I had to fly out to New Orleans to join a BP super-tanker and the captain was a Lewis-man living in Inverness and a keen Caley supporter. When he found out I was at the game I had to give him a blow-by-blow account of the full 90 minutes and Billy's late goal.