Your Favourite Scottish Team Now Or From Decades Gone By?

[The Subhuman]

None really, but as a kid used to listen to the scores on Grandstand in the hope that one day there would be a Forfar 4 v 5 East Fife or
East Fife 5 v 4 Forfar………….I can’t ever recall there was though.

Forfar 5 East Fife 4 apparently occurred in 63/64 season
There was a East Fife 4 Forfar 5 after ET and pens in 2018

Sat Feb 15 1964 Scottish Cup R3 Dundee 6-1 Forfar Athletic 17574
Sat Feb 22 1964 L2 Forfar Athletic 3-3 Berwick Rangers Station Park 348
Sat Feb 29 1964 L2 Morton 6-1 Forfar Athletic Cappielow 8217
Sat Mar 7 1964 r L2 Stranraer 5-2 Forfar Athletic Stair Park 632
Sat Mar 28 1964 L2 Montrose 5-0 Forfar Athletic Links Park 969
Sat Apr 4 1964 L2 Forfar Athletic 3-3 Alloa Athletic Station Park 214
Wed Apr 8 1964 r L2 Forfar Athletic 2-0 Stirling Albion Station Park 395
Wed Apr 15 1964 r L2 Forfar Athletic 3-3 Ayr United Station Park 356
Sat Apr 18 1964 L2 Raith Rovers 1-4 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park 983
Wed Apr 22 1964 L2 Forfar Athletic 5-4 East Fife Station Park 562
Fri Apr 24 1964 L2 Albion Rovers 1-1 Forfar Athletic Cliftonhill 250
Wed Apr 29 1964 r L2 Cowdenbeath 0-0 Forfar Athletic

Must have been great watching Forfar back end of that season if you liked goals though.

[whiteswan]

Believe it or not I actually remember the Forfar 5 East Fyfe 4 result coming in. I used to lay on the floor at my Grandnma's house as a kid watching the footy results, just before Dr Who came on. I always thought it was East Fyfe 4 Forfar 5 mind!

[The Subhuman]

Believe it or not I actually remember the Forfar 5 East Fyfe 4 result coming in. I used to lay on the floor at my Grandnma's house as a kid watching the footy results, just before Dr Who came on. I always thought it was East Fyfe 4 Forfar 5 mind!

Blame Eric Morcombe for that

[liggy]

Season ticket holder at Raith for one season in the seventies

My quack has a picture of Raith Rovers on the wall of his surgery room,
He also has something to do with the club
Dr Binmore.

[mentalcase]

Rangers.
Also, if we hadn't played 174 games that season , and 4 in the last week before the celtic match in 1970, we would have had them over the 2 legs.

[wilsdenwhite]

Berwick Rangers.

[rich_leeds64]

None really, but as a kid used to listen to the scores on Grandstand in the hope that one day there would be a Forfar 4 v 5 East Fife or
East Fife 5 v 4 Forfar………….I can’t ever recall there was though.

It happened, albeit in a penalty shootout East Fife 4 Forfar 5

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44916496

[1964white]

I remember going to Jack Charlton’s testimonial sometime in the early 70s. It was a friendly match arranged against Celtic and friendly being the operative word. It turned out to be a great celebration for Jack himself, played against a great atmosphere in the crowd so much so that by the end of the game the Celtic fans were chanting for us and we were chanting for them, although my mate did get his scarf nicked outside the ground. So I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Celtic ever since.

But having said that, when I can be bothered, I would check the results of perennial strugglers Albion Rovers for no other reason than I just like the name!

I remember that game, Byebye.

Celtic fans also filed the bottom half of the East Stand for Gary Kelly's testimonial, 8000 of them cheering them on to a 1-4 victory.

[barryanorak]

I used to follow Meadowbank Thistle for no other reason than I liked their name

I still follow Stenhousemuir for exactly the same reason - and I found it hard to believe how few people they got in a 'crowd'!

[1964white]

It does highlight tho the plight of Scottish football
They were more than a match for England in the 60s and 70s
I don't buy this small nation theory
So is Croatia they got to a world cup final
Uraguay has a tiny population but produce top footballers.
Apart from the two giant's Scottish football is atrocious.

So why is Scotland not producing any world class or quality players any more?

Are all the young kids into something else, liggy?

[1964white]

I still follow Stenhousemuir for exactly the same reason - and I found it hard to believe how few people they got in a 'crowd'!

Blimey J, where did you spring from.....Stenhousemuir possibly?

How are you?

[barryanorak]

Blimey J, where did you spring from.....Stenhousemuir possibly?

How are you?

I pop in from time to time - as you can imagine, the last couple of years have been a little...busy!

How're you both?

[1964white]

It's the mighty RANGER'S for me

Berwick Rangers

also foreign team is Benfica

Where is Berwick's ground, liggy? Is it outside the town?

We've visited Berwick a few times. I can't recall seeing the ground.

[Finnatic]

Celtic as a kid cos I liked the hoops and nowadays it’s Gala Fairydean Rovers, cos it sounds a bit mystical.
I also like Bonnyrigg Rose who are in the same league and it’s a Wicker Man reference.

[1964white]

I pop in from time to time - as you can imagine, the last couple of years have been a little...busy!

How're you both?

We're both surviving & well, mate,

How is your family?

The last couple of years haven't been great for all of us. I feel for the NHS workers

[barryanorak]

We're both surviving & well, mate,

How is your family?

The last couple of years haven't been great for all of us. I feel for the NHS workers

Liz 'retired' a couple of years ago, she now has a jewellery making business. The girls are both well, and in gainful employment. Which is nice...

Managed to get to ER for the Wolves game - first visit in years! Hoping for another visit or two before the season is out.

[1964white]

I suspect many on here can't remember that great Celtic side.

I can still name their 1 to 11 team.

Couldn't name a single player in their current squad.

[Muppet the Cat]

Where is Berwick's ground, liggy? Is it outside the town?

We've visited Berwick a few times. I can't recall seeing the ground.

There you go 64

[1964white]

Liz 'retired' a couple of years ago, she now has a jewellery making business. The girls are both well, and in gainful employment. Which is nice...

Managed to get to ER for the Wolves game - first visit in years! Hoping for another visit or two before the season is out.

Are the girls still at home, I assume they both went to university? Good for Liz, probably involved in something she enjoys doing.

So you witnessed the potential of young Joe Gelhardt?

[1964white]

There you go 64

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Thanks Cat

On the outskirts of the town, I suspect.

Will have to have a further look round that area, I notice Spittal on the coast which maybe worth a visit & a walk along the sands.