Blether with Brown: Dundee United’s Duncan Young a real gentleman and colleague
Reader James McMurchie asked from which club Dundee United signed Duncan Young in the 1950s. He said he saw Young featured in a Dundee United team group which contained Johnny Coyle, and reckoned he...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Scandinavians on the goal trail
‘Tommy The Arab’ remembers Dundee United winning 7-0 against a team in the 1960s, with the Tannadice side’s Scandinavian players scoring all the goals. “I’m sure Finn Dossing, Orjan Persson and the...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Strathmartine played in local hospital league
In recent months, there has been quite a bit of publicity over the Strathmartine Hospital site on the outskirts of Dundee. This institution, of course, was a marvellous facility for the local area. Jim...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Dundee referee shared cordial and music with a ‘world great’
There are many readers who have contributed to BwB more than a couple of times. Local referee Frankie Campbell is one. Frankie, a great friend of mine when we were growing up as youngsters in Balerno...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: When Rangers refused to turn up for a replay
Rob Boag has fallen in love with a new book… Brian McColl’s ‘Scottish Football Historical Results Volume 1 1873-1900’. “This is a labour of love for Brian and is an encyclopaedic compilation of senior...
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Blether with Brown: Celebration planned for 40th anniversary of Scottish victory
Next year will mark 40 years since one of Dundee’s Harris Academy football teams won the Scottish Cup (known as Scottish Shield in schoolboy football circles). It was on May 18, 1976, the Harris U/18...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: The first time the £100k transfer barrier was breached
In the autumn of 1968, the £100,000 transfer barrier between two Scottish clubs was breached for the first time. That came about when Rangers — not known for their big spending at the time — paid that...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: ‘Snap, crackle, pop’– the end for me!
‘Snap, crackle and pop’ was a catchphrase usually associated with an advertising slogan for Rice Crispies in the 1950s/60s and beyond. However, there certainly was an abundance of ‘snap, crackle and...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Another ‘cash’ side had a Scottish win
Throughout the years in BwB, we have highlighted NCR AFC’s great achievement in winning the Scottish Amateur Cup. Now a regular reader has come in with information regarding another Scottish Cup...
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Blether with Brown: Amazing American tributes to former Aberdeen keeper Clark
Broadcaster Bobby McMahon got in touch from the USA with a story about former Aberdeen goalkeeper Bobby Clark. He opened: “I no longer do work for Fox Soccer in the US. “When they lost the rights to...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Alex didn’t play but received Scotland strip and cap
Brian Sharp revealed that his father Alex received a junior international cap for Scotland. Brian, from Douglas, Dundee, was responding to several articles concerning Lil Lindsay and Dundee Violet. Lil...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William...
Donald Gellatly said he enjoyed the BwB piece on the brothers who have played for Dundee. “I feel compelled to expand the list further,” he said. “As far as I’m aware, the only brothers to have played...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: “I’m Spartacus… I’m Spartacus… I’m Spartacus… Charlie...
A very unusual way of signing a player took place in Stirling in February 1952. Raith Rovers were interested in a young Fife junior goalkeeper. They had him watched in his games for Lochore Welfare and...
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Blether with Brown: How many Dundonians have scored Hampden trebles?
Charlie Walker’s latest query concerns a fellow-Locheeite (is that the proper term?). “Who was Lochee lad Jimmy Kyles playing for when he scored a hat-trick against Queen’s Park at Hampden Park?” he...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: “It’s who is wearing the strip that counts!”
Dundonian Davie Watson found a picture of a football team on an old computer. “It’s a picture of the Butterburn Primary School team of 1957-58, which has been a topic over the last few months regarding...
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Blether with Brown: Modesty prevents revealing that Fergie was a team-mate
Graham Rennie featured in the photo of Blackness Primary School football team which Bobby Walker sent in (BwB, September 8). Graham reckons Bobby’s dates are possibly a wee bit out. “Bobby, who was a...
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Blether with Brown: Has Rob Roy stumped East Craigie’s ‘oldest junior’ claim?
Overhearing a conversation in a Broughty Ferry public-house, I decided to check out what I was hearing. I didn’t intrude on the pair of jovial revellers but the gist of the tale is that one claimed...
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Blether with Brown: It’s testimony to Doug Wilkie that they came from the...
In our October 20 issue, we gave details of testimonial games for Dundee United legends Doug Smith and Dennis Gillespie. Also mentioned was scant details of another testimonial for Doug Wilkie. A...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Colin Stein capped first Scotland six appearances by scoring
Seeing Colin Stein mentioned in a recent BwB article prompted a reader to ask about the striker’s time with the Scotland international squad. The unnamed reader asked: “How many games in a row did...
View ArticleBlether with Brown: Andy Penman’s five was in a friendly
Andy Penman was the theme as Jim Ritchie, of Douglas, Dundee, got in touch. “None of my friends and family believe me but I maintain Andy Penman made his debut for Dundee FC as a 15-year-old,” he...
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