Showing posts with label player. Show all posts
Showing posts with label player. Show all posts
Saturday 7 December 2013
JOCKY'S BOOK
Something all Dundee fans can add to their Christmas list this year - the book about Dee legend, Jocky Scott, called "Jocky's Journey".
The full story about Jocky's career with loads of great photos.
Go get!
Saturday 30 July 2011
THE DFC TEAM BUS - 1932
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Not a particularly thrilling year football wise, mid table finish and no trophies, but anyway, it's who's who time.
From left to right -
Tom Smith - Colin McNab - Jimmy Guthrie - Bill Marsh - Jock Gilmour - P.Jackson (Director) - Lew Morgan - Willie Blyth - Harry Smith - Jimmy Robertson - Alec Troup - J.Brown (Trainer).
Poking out the windows - Tom McCarthy - Andy Campbell - Peter Gavigan.
The bus itself looks almost like a modern day Hummer!
Thursday 16 June 2011
JOCKY SCOTT IN 1970
Wednesday 6 April 2011
STEVE MURRAY - MIDFIELDER - 1960'S
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First began playing as a right sided winger, but after a couple of years was placed in the right-half position and for the remainder of his time at the club, claimed the #4 shirt.
He managed to grab 21 goals, the majority of which were scored during his early years when playing up front.
He played a total of 240 full games for the Dee - 1963 to 1970.
The photo was taken at the tail end of the 60's.
Friday 11 March 2011
JIMMY WILSON - 70'S WINGER
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This picture of him was taken when he first arrived at Dens in 1970.
He played a total of 123 full games for the club, right through to 1975.
The wee man also managed to bag a few goals along the way.
Friday 18 February 2011
GEORGE STEWART - CENTRE HALF - 1964-76
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Although he joined the Dee in 1964, he didn't make his debut until the 1966/67 season, and then went on to play a total of 291 full games for the club, all the way through till 1976, which is pretty good going.
A typical centre half really, dependable, got stuck in, and being of tall build he'd often use his height advantage for corners and free kicks, hitting the back of the net on a few occasions too.
In fact, one of his rare goals was captured on telly, here it is below.
A 2-1 Dee victory away at Tynecastle, with big Dode getting on the end of a Biffo free kick - December 1972.
Tuesday 1 February 2011
DUNCAN McLEOD - STRIKER - 1971/73
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This cutting, dated Friday 14th January 1972, mentions the possibility of McLeod making his Dundee debut that Saturday as he was included in the pool to play Hearts at Tyncastle the next day.
It wasn't to be however, in fact McLeod only played one full game for the club and that was the following season when he took part in the Dees away game against Norwich in the Texaco Cup in September 72. So at the end of the day, there can't have been many Dee fans who actually saw him play for the dark blues!
Anyone go to Norwich?
Incidentally, the game at Tyncastle - we won it 5-2!
Friday 14 January 2011
THE WEE RED BOOK - 1973
Thursday 16 December 2010
CHRISTMAS WITH BOBBY
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If you want to use this image for yourself, feel free to download it and run off a few Xmas cards, or anything else you can think of.
Remember and click on the image to get the large version for a better quality copy. Just right click and do the "Save Picture As.." routine.
Tuesday 14 December 2010
DUNDEE ON SCORCHER COVER - 1972
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The small inserts of info beside the drawings touch on subjects like the club's high profile transfers to teams down South, the 1910 Scottish Cup victory and the Dees performance in the 72 season.
Click onto the cover if you want to read the large version.
Sunday 12 December 2010
IAN SCOTT - FORWARD - EARLY 70'S
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His final appearance in Dee colours was in April 1975.
The photo of him was taken in 1971.
When he hung up his boots, he went on to be a policeman and is now retired.
Thursday 9 December 2010
DAVE JOHNSTON IN THE 70'S
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Unfortunately, Alex Ingram of Ayr United didn't heed this warning, and took the full force of one of Biffo's thunderbolts, right in the kisser!
You can see on the footage below from 1975 how, despite appearing to have his left eye half shut from the impact, Ingram not only stayed on his feet, but he didn't even flinch!
The picture above of Davie at Dens was taken circa 1970.
Friday 26 November 2010
JIM EASTON - MIDFIELDER - 1964-1971
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He had been with the club a few years before my visits however, from 1964 in fact, and kept going till 1971.
He notched up a total of 202 games in the centre-half position for the Dee, so he is actually one of Dundee's longer serving players.
The photo was taken around 1969.
Wednesday 24 November 2010
LAWRIE SMITH - PHYSIO - EARLY 60'S
Wednesday 17 November 2010
BOBBY ANCELL AS MANAGER - MID 60'S
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Bobby was boss from 1965 to 68 during which saw the Dee play in a Scottish League Cup final and reach the semi's of the Fairs Cup.
A couple of decades earlier, Bobby played left-back for Dundee, and as a defender (1944 to 50) he notched up a total of 134 games.
He was involved in one of the clubs quirkier moments in history, Bobby being in the team which in 1947, won 2 League games 10-0... 2 weeks on the trot!
While in his playing days at Dens he also achieved 2 Scotland caps.
Bobby Ancell died in 1987.
Wednesday 10 November 2010
RODDY GEORGESON - FORWARD - 1967-70
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His time at Dens was pretty much as a fringe player, notching up only 13 full games in the 3 seasons he was with the club. He did pop in 4 goals mind you, so at least what skills he had were of some use.
After 1970, he went on to play for a number of smaller Scottish clubs well into the 80's.
Tuesday 9 November 2010
JIM STEELE IN THE 60'S
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The photo was taken around 1967 when Jim had not been at the club very long and was still a couple of years away from making his first team debut.
When Jim moved to Southampton in 1972, he was a top player by then, and I remember that same year when I was 14, I wrote asking for a signed photo of him wearing his Saints strip. However, not having a clue of the postal address of Southampton's ground, all I could muster was the name of it, so I ended up just putting - Jim Steele, The Dell, Southampton - on the envelope!
It was no surprise that I received no reply, as I suspect my letter never reached him in the first place!
Sunday 7 November 2010
MIKE HEWITT - GOALKEEPER - 1970-74
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Hewitt's best season was 1971/72 when he became the dominant keeper wearing the #1 jersey.
All together he played a total of 55 games in the 4 seasons he was with the Dee.
He then left Dens in 75 to play in the United States.
Not sure if he ever returned?!
Friday 5 November 2010
DAVIE SWAN - LEFT BACK - 1966-70
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Davie played left back for Dundee, debuting in 1966.
Although he was with the club for a few years, he only participated in 44 full games, his final outing in dark blue being in March 1970.
One of his career highlights was playing in the semi final of the Fairs Cup against Leeds in 1968, with a 24,000 crowd at Dens roaring them on.
He later opted for a sensible side parting!
Sunday 27 June 2010
BILLY STEEL IN TARTAN - 1953
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Don't know if it's just a trick of the light, but when I was cleaning the photo I noticed it looked like Billy was wearing tartan/argyle socks too. If it is, then that's a piece of Dee strip trivia I never knew!
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