Chic (pictured at foot of column) won the old English First Division with Chelsea in 1955 and, four years later, won the FA Cup with Nottingham Forest.
James said, “Chic died in early January aged 78.
“He was born in Perth and Chelsea paid Clyde £5000 for him in October 1952.
“During his five-year Chelsea career, he played 59 times and kept 16 clean sheets, vying for the goalkeeper’s jersey with Bill Robertson.”
Chic moved to Forest in 1957 and won his FA Cup medal two years later.
He is also a member of a remarkable band of Perthshire footballers with a superb Wembley record.
Jimmy Guthrie, Dave Ewing, Raymond Stewart, Atholl Henderson, Allan Smart and Paul Sturrock all played in winning sides in major games at Wembley including cup finals, internationals and play-offs.
Chic spent 14 years as a professional, and his funeral was conducted by Chelsea fan, the Rev. Martin Swan.
ST MARY’S FOREBANK WON THE A. C. LITTLE CUP, TOO
ANDY HUGHES, of Naughton Place, Dundee, resurrects the A. C. Little Cup saga.
Andy sent in photocopies of the ST MARY’S FOREBANK PS football team (below, top photo) from season 1948-49, with their trophy haul for the term, one of which is the A. C. Little Cup.
He also enclosed the ST JOHN’S SECONDARY line-up of 1951 (middle photo) and the team collecting a trophy. Then Dundee United manager WILLIE MacFADYEN presents the Dundee United Cup to team captain FRANK SANDEMAN in the Green’s Playhouse.
Bottom photo - The ST JOHN’S HS team which won the Dundee United Cup. Back row (from left) — Handy, Mooney, Menzies, Sandeman, McAvoy, Sharp. Front row — Laing, Gracie, Coyle, Lees, Gourlay.
