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I was at Cathkin that night - astonishing game, especially as it was a replay after an end-to-end 3-3 draw at Love Street. I was behind one of the goals and my main recollection is of Jim Rodger banging in several goals from the corner of the penalty box at the other end of the park. Bit vague on who actually played  - well what do you expect at my age! - and the programme link above didn't work, but I think we had Jimmy Brown in goal who was ex-Kilmarnock and not a particularly popular signing as I remember, but a good keeper for us. 

Nice to see this topic come up - good memories for me.

 

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12 hours ago, einstein said:

Gerry Baker did not play in this game.

Neither did Barry Lavety nor Jim Gardner nor Bobby Dawson nor John Hillcoat nor Ryan Robinson nor Alan Prentice nor Lex Baillie nor Lex Richardson nor Francis McGarvey nor Billy Stark nor Tony Fitzpatrick nor Jens Paeslack nor Gunni Torfason nor Victor Munoz nor Steve Archibald nor Gary McVie nor Junior Mendes nor Callum Gallagher nor Kyle Hutton nor Tom Walsh nor Stuart Carswell nor Scott Walker nor Steven McGarry nor Connor Ramsay nor Hugh Murray not John Paul Potter nor Will Haining nor Alan Reid nor Craig Dargo nor Dennis Wyness nor Tom Black nor Mark McWalter nor Tommy Wilson nor Julian Broddle nor Kevin McGowne nor Barry McLaughlin nor Chis Iwelumo nor Billy Mehmet nor Ian Maxwell nor Craig Molloy nor Paul Rudden nor Danny McGill nor Tom Brighton nor Norre McWhirter nor Chic Charnley nor Paul Lambert nor Iain Munro nor Lewis Morgan nor Kyle McAllister nor Steven Thomson nor Stevie Thompson nor Andy Dorman nor John Sutton nor Kirk Broadfoot nor Andy Millen nor Gus McPherson nor Steven O'Donnell nor Chris Innes nor James Marwood nor Paul McIntyre nor Laurie Ellis nor Chris Kerr nor Campbell Money nor Alan Combe nor Craig Samson nor Scott Gallagher nor Tony Bullock nor Craig Hinchcliffe nor Les Fridge nor Martin Baker nor Eddie Gallagher nor Brian Smith nor Thomas Stickroth nor Roddy Manley nor Jim Hamilton nor Ian Ferguson nor Jim Goodwin nor John McGinn nor Stephen McGinn nor Paul McGinn nor John Boyd nor David Elliot nor Sander Puri nor Kelechi Okori nor Franco Miranda nor Connor O'Keefe nor Gregor Buchanan nor Jim Dick nor Gary Mason nor Mark Reilly nor Jamie Fullerton nor Paul Chalmers nor David Winnie nor Gary McKenzie nor John Baird nor Jack Baird nor Ryan Flynn nor Cammy Smith nor Liam Smith nor Gary Irvine nor Jason Naismith nor Stellios Demetriou nor Adam Eckersley nor Stevie Mallan nor Gavin Reilly nor Jamie McCart nor Craig Storrie nor Ian McShane nor Rocco Quinn nor Rory Loy nor Lawrence Shankland nor Harry Davis nor Keith Watson nor Sean Kelly nor Mark Ridgers nor Charlie Adam nor Ryan Hardie nor Stephane Bahoken nor Danny Grainger nor Adam Drury nor Eric Djemba Djemba nor Kenny McLean nor David Barron nor Lee Mair nor Gregg Wylde nor John Magennis nor Kyle Magennis nor Paul McGowan nor Darren McGregor nor David Van Zanten nor Chris Smith nor Jon Robertson nor Sam Parkin nor Conor Newton nor Paul Dummet nor Jake Caprice nor Dougie Imrie nor Esmael Goncalves nor Graham Carey nor Gary Harkins nor Lewis Guy nor Nigel Hasselbank nor Grant Adam nor Jon McShane nor Aaron Mooy nor Jure Travner nor Steven Robb nor Michael Higdon nor Garry Brady nor Paul Gallacher nor Jamie Langfield nor Jack Ross nor Mo Camara nor Jim Hamilton nor Scott Cuthbert nor Chris Birchall nor Tony Bullock nor Mark Corcoran nor Stewart Kean nor Brian McGinty nor Ricky Gillies nor Kenny Gillies nor Stuart Taylor nor Paul Fenwick nor Neil Orr nor Frank McAvennie nor Tommy Turner nor Iain Nicolson nor Sergei Baltacha nor Ronnie McQuilter nor Lodovic Roy nor Kenny McDowall nor Fraser Wishart nor Brian Martin nor Geordie Shaw nor Paul Kinnaird nor Billy Davies nor Peter Weir nor Peter Godfrey nor Stevie Clarke nor Mark Fulton nor Billy Thomson nor John McCormack nor Rowan Alexander nor Brian Docherty nor Alan Logan nor Jackie Copland nor Alex Beckett nor Dougie Somner Dougie Bell nor Ally Hunter nor Davie Provan nor Neil Cooper nor Ian Cameron nor Billy Abercromby  nor John Hewitt nor Roy Aitken nor Ian Scanlon nor Mark Yardley nor Gerry Baker (it seems) nor 

 

ach  you get the picture, anyone else able to name players who did not play in this fixture?

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That's some crowd for a midweek cup tie, I take it Third Lanark were a pretty well supported team?


Third Lanark finished in 3rd place in the league that season.

They’d also won the League Cup just the season before.

That also makes the 8-0 result so astonishing.

Third Lanark were a major club in Scottish football.



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35 minutes ago, Old Weiserbud said:

I was at Cathkin that night - astonishing game, especially as it was a replay after an end-to-end 3-3 draw at Love Street. I was behind one of the goals and my main recollection is of Jim Rodger banging in several goals from the corner of the penalty box at the other end of the park. Bit vague on who actually played  - well what do you expect at my age! - and the programme link above didn't work, but I think we had Jimmy Brown in goal who was ex-Kilmarnock and not a particularly popular signing as I remember, but a good keeper for us. 

Nice to see this topic come up - good memories for me.

 

Nothing changes.

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17 minutes ago, TediousTom said:

Neither did Barry Lavety nor Jim Gardner nor Bobby Dawson nor John Hillcoat nor Ryan Robinson nor Alan Prentice nor Lex Baillie nor Lex Rixhardson nor Francis McGarvey nor Billy Stark nor Tony Fitzpatrick nor Jens Paeslack nor Gunni Torfason nor Victor Munoz nor Steve Archibald nor Gary McVie nor Junior Mendes nor Callum Gallagher nor Kyle Hutton nor Tom Walsh nor Stuart Carswell not Scott Walker nor Steven McGarry nor Connor Ramsay nor Hugh Murray not John Paul Potter nor Will Haining nor Alan Reid nor Craig Dargo nor Dennis Wyness nor Tom Black nor Mark McWalter nor Tommy Wilson nor Julian Broddle nor Kevin McGowne nor Barry McLaughlin nor Chis Iwelumo nor Billy Mehmet nor Ian Maxwell nor Craig Molloy nor Paul Rudden nor Danny McGill nor Tom Brighton nor Norre McWhirter nor Chic Charnley nor Paul Lambert nor Iain Munro nor Lewis Morgan nor Kyle McAllister nor Steven Thomson nor Stevie Thompson nor Andy Dorman nor John Sutton nor Kirk Broadfoot nor Andy Millen nor Gus McPherson nor Steven O'Donnell nor Chris Innes nor James Marwood nor Paul McIntyre nor Laurie Ellis nor Chris Kerr nor Campbell Money nor Alan Combe nor Craig Samson nor Scott Gallagher nor Tony Bullock nor Craig Hinchcliffe nor Les Fridge nor Martin Baker nor Eddie Gallagher nor Brian Smith nor Thomas Stickroth nor Roddy Manley nor Jim Hamilton nor Ian Ferguson nor Jim Goodwin nor John McGinn nor Stephen McGinn nor Paul McGinn nor John Boyd nor David Elliot nor Sander Puri nor Kelechi Okori nor Franco Miranda nor Connor O'Keefe nor Gregor Buchanan nor Jim Dick nor Gary Mason nor Mark Reilly nor Jamie Fullerton nor Paul Chalmers nor David McWhinne nor Billy Stark nor John Hewitt nor Roy Aitken nor Mark Yardley nor Gerry Baker (it seems) nor 

 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, zico said:

 

 


Third Lanark finished in 3rd place in the league that season.

They’d also won the League Cup just the season before.

That also makes the 8-0 result so astonishing.

Third Lanark were a major club in Scottish football.


 

 

Pity you couldn't replace a couple of others from Glasgow with them.  

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2 hours ago, TediousTom said:

Neither did Barry Lavety nor Jim Gardner nor Bobby Dawson nor John Hillcoat nor Ryan Robinson nor Alan Prentice nor Lex Baillie nor Lex Richardson nor Francis McGarvey nor Billy Stark nor Tony Fitzpatrick nor Jens Paeslack nor Gunni Torfason nor Victor Munoz nor Steve Archibald nor Gary McVie nor Junior Mendes nor Callum Gallagher nor Kyle Hutton nor Tom Walsh nor Stuart Carswell nor Scott Walker nor Steven McGarry nor Connor Ramsay nor Hugh Murray not John Paul Potter nor Will Haining nor Alan Reid nor Craig Dargo nor Dennis Wyness nor Tom Black nor Mark McWalter nor Tommy Wilson nor Julian Broddle nor Kevin McGowne nor Barry McLaughlin nor Chis Iwelumo nor Billy Mehmet nor Ian Maxwell nor Craig Molloy nor Paul Rudden nor Danny McGill nor Tom Brighton nor Norre McWhirter nor Chic Charnley nor Paul Lambert nor Iain Munro nor Lewis Morgan nor Kyle McAllister nor Steven Thomson nor Stevie Thompson nor Andy Dorman nor John Sutton nor Kirk Broadfoot nor Andy Millen nor Gus McPherson nor Steven O'Donnell nor Chris Innes nor James Marwood nor Paul McIntyre nor Laurie Ellis nor Chris Kerr nor Campbell Money nor Alan Combe nor Craig Samson nor Scott Gallagher nor Tony Bullock nor Craig Hinchcliffe nor Les Fridge nor Martin Baker nor Eddie Gallagher nor Brian Smith nor Thomas Stickroth nor Roddy Manley nor Jim Hamilton nor Ian Ferguson nor Jim Goodwin nor John McGinn nor Stephen McGinn nor Paul McGinn nor John Boyd nor David Elliot nor Sander Puri nor Kelechi Okori nor Franco Miranda nor Connor O'Keefe nor Gregor Buchanan nor Jim Dick nor Gary Mason nor Mark Reilly nor Jamie Fullerton nor Paul Chalmers nor David Winnie nor Gary McKenzie nor John Baird nor Jack Baird nor Ryan Flynn nor Cammy Smith nor Liam Smith nor Gary Irvine nor Jason Naismith nor Stellios Demetriou nor Adam Eckersley nor Stevie Mallan nor Gavin Reilly nor Jamie McCart nor Craig Storrie nor Ian McShane nor Rocco Quinn nor Rory Loy nor Lawrence Shankland nor Harry Davis nor Keith Watson nor Sean Kelly nor Mark Ridgers nor Charlie Adam nor Ryan Hardie nor Stephane Bahoken nor Danny Grainger nor Adam Drury nor Eric Djemba Djemba nor Kenny McLean nor David Barron nor Lee Mair nor Gregg Wylde nor John Magennis nor Kyle Magennis nor Paul McGowan nor Darren McGregor nor David Van Zanten nor Chris Smith nor Jon Robertson nor Sam Parkin nor Conor Newton nor Paul Dummet nor Jake Caprice nor Dougie Imrie nor Esmael Goncalves nor Graham Carey nor Gary Harkins nor Lewis Guy nor Nigel Hasselbank nor Grant Adam nor Jon McShane nor Aaron Mooy nor Jure Travner nor Steven Robb nor Michael Higdon nor Garry Brady nor Paul Gallacher nor Jamie Langfield nor Jack Ross nor Mo Camara nor Jim Hamilton nor Scott Cuthbert nor Chris Birchall nor Tony Bullock nor Mark Corcoran nor Stewart Kean nor Brian McGinty nor Ricky Gillies nor Kenny Gillies nor Stuart Taylor nor Paul Fenwick nor Neil Orr nor Frank McAvennie nor Tommy Turner nor Iain Nicolson nor Sergei Baltacha nor Ronnie McQuilter nor Lodovic Roy nor Kenny McDowall nor Fraser Wishart nor Brian Martin nor Geordie Shaw nor Paul Kinnaird nor Billy Davies nor Peter Weir nor Peter Godfrey nor Stevie Clarke nor Mark Fulton nor Billy Thomson nor John McCormack nor Rowan Alexander nor Brian Docherty nor Alan Logan nor Jackie Copland nor Alex Beckett nor Dougie Somner Dougie Bell nor Ally Hunter nor Davie Provan nor Neil Cooper nor Ian Cameron nor Billy Abercromby  nor John Hewitt nor Roy Aitken nor Ian Scanlon nor Mark Yardley nor Gerry Baker (it seems) nor 

 

ach  you get the picture, anyone else able to name players who did not play in this fixture?

Thank feck Elliot wisnae playing. 

Made all the difference. 

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3 hours ago, zico said:

 


Third Lanark finished in 3rd place in the league that season.

They’d also won the League Cup just the season before.

That also makes the 8-0 result so astonishing.

Third Lanark were a major club in Scottish football.


 

 

Recent TV programme covered their formation, growth and decline under their final owner with allegedly dubious business practices. Was all cash business at that time. 

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4 hours ago, Old Weiserbud said:

...and the programme link above didn't work

It does work.

However, here's the info for you from the link.

28th February 1961

Scottish Cup 3 Rep.

Third Lanark 0 St. Mirren 8

Attendance 20,893

Third Lanark

1 ROBERTSON John
2 McGILLIVRAY Findlay
3 LEWIS Billy
4 REILLY Jim
5 McCORMICK John
6 CUNNINGHAM Willie
7 GOODFELLOW Jimmy
8 HILLEY Dave
9 HARLEY Alex
10 GRAY Eddie
11 McINNES Joe

St. Mirren

1 BROWN Jimmy
2 CAMPBELL Bobby (Red)
3 WILSON John
4 STEWART Rab
5 CLUNIE Jim
6 RIDDELL Ian
7 RODGER Jim
8 BRYCELAND Tommy
9 KERRIGAN Don
10 McTAVISH John
11 MILLER Alistair

Scorers

St. Mirren

BRYCELAND Tommy (22 mins)

KERRIGAN Don (27 mins)

RODGER Jim (57 mins)

RODGER Jim (62 mins)

MILLER Alistair (63 mins)

RODGER Jim (66 mins)

RODGER Jim (82 mins)

BRYCELAND Tommy (89 mins)

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My friend Bob was a massive Thirds fan and he used to joke that this game haunted him! Saints were 2-0 up at half time and him and all his pals changed ends to see the presumed Thirds fight back in the second half - of course we banged another 6 in and none of them could believe it!

In fairness what a season Thirds had that year, finishing third in the league as the Captain says. They scored 100 goals in the league that season ... and conceded 80 - certainly not boring! 

To think they would only have 6 more seasons before they went under - very sad and a huge loss to the Scottish game.

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4 hours ago, zico said:

 


Third Lanark finished in 3rd place in the league that season.

They’d also won the League Cup just the season before.

That also makes the 8-0 result so astonishing.

Third Lanark were a major club in Scottish football.


 

 

They actually lost in the League Cup final the season before bud - Hearts beat them 2-1 I think it was.

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I was at this game too. Went on a special train from Gilmour Street to Queens Park (I think it was) and walked the rest of the way to Cathkin. What a night! Jocky Robertson was small for a keeper but he was good. Big Jolly scored four. He was a big lump of a guy and when he hit a ball hard by God it moved. We reckoned that with two of Rodger's goals Jocky was in a good position but the force of the shots carried him and the ball over the line. Not sure that was true but I like to think so. Tommy Bryceland was magnificent that night. He scored two and was involved in most of the other six.

Last time this match was discussed, there was mention of had it been fixed. I'm not a betting man and I don't know if there was much football betting back then. But as I posted on here before I got to know Tommy reasonably well in the early 80's and he told me when these stories first raised their ugly head he didn't believe a word. But he told me one night that he now knew it was true. He didn't tell me how he knew but he seemed to be certain it was. I didn't like hearing it but I don't see why Tommy would have made it up.

 

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9 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said:
26 minutes ago, helpmaboab said:
I think we also have the biggest home win in the Scottish Cup, 15-0 against Glasgow University.
I was at both games.

I think Arbroath would dispute that.

And Stirling Albion.

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28 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said:
45 minutes ago, helpmaboab said:
I think we also have the biggest home win in the Scottish Cup, 15-0 against Glasgow University.
I was at both games.

I think Arbroath would dispute that.

 

5 minutes ago, shull said:

And Dundee Harp 

When Dundee Harp beat Aberdeen Rovers 35-0 in a Scottish Cup First Round tie on Saturday September 12th 1885 there was a disagreement between the match referee - who thought 37 goals had been scored - and the Harp club secretary who believed the score was 35-0. The ref accepted the lower figure and the score was sent off to the Scottish FA with Dundee Harp officials surely believing they had a record which would last for years. Amazingly though on the same day in the same competition just 20 miles away Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0 and they are still in the record books as the top score in any first-class match in Britain. John Petrie’s 13 goals in that match also ranks as the top individual score in Britain.

Aberdeen side Bon Accord were in the competition by mistake. They were in fact the Orion Cricket Club who mistakenly had received from the Scottish FA an invitation that should have been sent to Orion FC to enter the Scottish Cup. Taking the opportunity to try a different sport they adopted the name Bon Accord, turning up at the match without proper playing kit before being given a true footballing lesson. The recorded scoreline was 36-0 but the referee Dave Stormont had disallowed a number of good goals to keep the scoreline to below 40.  

Two seasons later Arbroath hosted the real Orion FC in a Scottish Cup First Round tie – with the scoreline being a far more respectable 18-0!  

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