WANTED: Old photo of Dundee school football team
Tom Cunningham asked me to dig out a photo of a school team which appeared in BwB many years ago.
Blether with Brown
BLETHER: 75 years on, Jackie aims to be at the opening of new Harp ground
The famous Beechwood Park is no more.
Blether: Come on then, Grant, share your story of being part of successful Downfield side
Some months ago, former Lochee United Junior FC favourite Jimmy Gowans was put forward as a player who has played more junior games than anyone else locally.
Blether: Sy spent Christmas Day playing in goal for Alloa Athletic
Regular contributor Sandy ‘Sy’ Thomson remembers playing in goal for Alloa Athletic in a Christmas Day fixture.
Blether: Unusual for league games to commence on midweek night
Rab Wilson despairs at Dundee United’s current position.
Blether: When ‘Tarzan’ raced a clown at Arbroath outdoor swimming pool
We haven’t had any information from readers about Andy Walker’s insistence that Tarzan film star Johnny Weissmuller came to Arbroath outdoor swimming pool in the summer of 1950.
BLETHER: Was there a non-Scot in Celtic’s 1966-1974 line-ups?
Signing himself only as “Celtic Bhoy”, he opened: “Much has been, quite rightly, made of Celtic only deploying home-grown footballers when they won the European Cup in season 1966-67.
BLETHER: Maybe now there will be more local derby games to savour
Scottish football just outside the fourth tier is undergoing a massive overhaul, with many clubs defecting from the juniors to join semi-professional leagues.
Blether: Author asked me for info on ‘recluse’ Alan Gilzean, I responded: “Gillie? I saw him just last night”
My reaction to the sad news that Alan Gilzean had passed away was a funny feeling in the bottom of your stomach.
Blether: Alex Stuart gave Scotland icon Ally McCoist his big break in senior football
It was a very small cutting which heralded a future Scottish football icon’s entry into the senior game in Scotland.
Blether: Kevin could have made money from football – he was that good
An article in this column on March 12 praised several regular contributors to these pages.
Blether: Future vision saw Hibs let loose Famous Five on European Cup
Scottish clubs excelled in the early days of European club football.
Blether: Jim McLean signing John Bourke just walked – never to return for Dundee United
Jim McLean made some great signings in the early years of his tenure as manager of Dundee United.
Blether: Can you help Iain find out more about Dundee football team Victoria FC?
A Broughty Ferry resident is the latest BwB reader to seek information on a former football club, which featured his granddad.
Blether: Alec arrived late for the match as pub had a big domino ‘pot’
Following on from last week’s story about the ‘two Alec Sharps’, another Dundee ex-pat currently residing in Canada was also eager to set the record straight.
Blether: NCR veterans pile up trophies late in career
Ronnie Mitchell’s recent tale about Seafield FC, which featured his grandad, brought a response from a local amateur football official.
Blether: Big Sharpie was put on a ‘malt diet’ to build up his ‘thin frame’
In our April 28 edition, former Dundee resident Rob Boag sang the praises of the ‘legendary Alec Sharp’.
125 years of Dundee FC: ‘I ran and hugged Bobby Cox on the halfway line’ – Dark Blues’ famous league win remembered
Dundee Football Club’s most famous day came when they became league champions by beating St Johnstone on the final day of the 1961/62 season.
BLETHER: Explaining rules of Davis Cup tennis
Continuing our look at some of the readers’ queries in The Sporting Post.
BLETHER: Lochee visit of Auchinleck was quite brilliant for all concerned
The recent Scottish Junior Cup exploits of Lochee United caught the imagination of the Dundee footballing public.