pozbaird Posted February 20, 2017 Report Posted February 20, 2017 A while ago, in clearing my mum's house, I discovered in a box, the Scottish Football Book 1960. It was a hard-back affair and appeared to be the annual season review. The book opened with an account of Hearts winning the title at Killie's expense with a game against us at Love Street. Later in the book was a feature on Gerry Baker. The rest of the book covered the international team's progress and the story of the season for clubs like Clyde, Motherwell, Celtic, Rangers.... I have scanned and tarted up the pages relevant to us, hopefully some folk will find it interesting. There are eight pages, the first five relate to the game at LS, the last three are the Gerry Baker article. I will attach a scanned page as individual posts. The initial story about Hearts at Love Street goes on to a further three pages from where I stopped scanning, but those pages amount to an overall review of Hearts season. I loved reading stuff like Hearts fans were 'gay in maroon rosettes..' Different times! Quote
David Mc Posted February 20, 2017 Report Posted February 20, 2017 Used to have this plus the preceding two seasons which of course covered our cup win. They were great reads including Scotland games in the World Cup qualifying. Gave them to a guy who collected football books seriously about 30 years ago. Hope he didn't flog them after a few years. [emoji41] Quote
26-59-87-13 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Posted February 21, 2017 By Gad, how differently the professional football player of the 50s and 60s expressed himself! What spiffing articles! Quote
DougJamie Posted February 21, 2017 Report Posted February 21, 2017 Brilliant Poz................ Before my time but certainly my Grandpa and Uncles will have been there Quote
well st bud Posted February 21, 2017 Report Posted February 21, 2017 Typical saints,dropping point at the lsst minute. Quote
well st bud Posted February 21, 2017 Report Posted February 21, 2017 Typical saints,dropping point at the lsst minute. Points at the last minute,god damn fat fingers Quote
south_seas_saint Posted February 22, 2017 Report Posted February 22, 2017 That's brilliant poz I used to love getting my Scottish football annual sadly all left in my grannys house when we emigrated in 69......they were a highlight of the year used to scour the pages for anything and everything on the buds. I wish you could still get them I often look in secondhand bookshops even over here in Nz you find the odd football annual but yet to find a scottish one.....and that strip was the first one i was ever given as an 6 or 7 yr old ....umm I'm getting a lump in ma throat great stuff pal Quote
David Mc Posted February 23, 2017 Report Posted February 23, 2017 1968/69 was the first time I got the annual new. Think Andy McFadden was highlighted as a star of the future. Also Jimmy Bone then of Thistle. Quote
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