Glasgow Evening News Charity Cup Final

Daily Record and Mail

Monday June 10 1935

“News” Cup for The ‘Shire

Chances Taken at Shawfield

Glasgow Perthshire 5 Parkhead 1

For a Cup Final, the Glasgow Evening News Charity Cup tie at Shawfield was a very quiet affair.  And the “gate” was most disappointing – only £51 was taken.

The result was alright, however, Parkhead weren’t just so much out of the game as the margin suggests, but for all the danger they threatened to McCulloch they might have well as dispensed with an attack.

The ‘Shire on the other hand were never slow to seize their chances.  Waters, with his speedy raids and runs up the right and smart crosses, Lynch and Knox by their clever manoeuvring and Love with his first time shooting, were always potential scorers.

In the middle, Pollock didn’t give Taylor much rope and after the first 20 minutes Paterson and Queenan had also a good grip of their men and found time to have a pop at goal.

Kerr and Glendinning were a safer pair than Black and Galloway while McCulloch was seldom in any real difficulties.

Parkhead’s Off Day

Parkhead never truly found their real form, McLure had too much work to do and, while Kirkwood, who at left half had the best scoring efforts, tried to add punch to the attack by going inside right, he was no more successful than the others.

Yuille didn’t get enough of the ball and Rennie was really only the consistently good forward, except in the matter of finishing.

Parkhead’s best periods were at the start of the game and the beginning of the second half.  Each time, however, the ‘Shire gradually took the upper hand.

Watters made the openings for the first two goals, his crosses being driven home each time by Lynch.  Love who had few passes earlier on came into the picture after the turn, and seized two chances to double the ‘Shire’s score.

Taylor managed to get one home for Parkhead but Watters countered this by racing off and scoring a fine fifth goal.

Parkhead: Shaw, Black and Galloway, Pye, McClure and Kirkwood, Yuille, Findlay, Taylor, Rennie and Colquhoun

Perthshire: McCulloch, Kerr and Glendinning, Paterson, Pollock and Queenan, Watters, Lynch, Love, Knox and English

Referee: R. Carruthers, Glasgow

Parkhead Juniors FC

Back Row – L to R – H Findlay, A Rhodie, J Shaw, A Wightman, J Kirkwood (Capt), R Keatt

Front Row – L to R – J Yuille, A Houston, J Haughey, J Clark, J Galbraith

Glasgow Perthshire F.C

Back Row: – L to R – D. Donaldson, J. Kerr, G. Sim, D. Henderson, G. Cuthbert, J. Carrick (Captain),

Front Row:- D. Reid (Sec), D. Reid, E. Carrigan, W. McEwan, W. Paton, D. Mawer, W. Hunter (Linesman).

Colin Robb Parkhead F.C. Veteran

Colin Robb, a worthy Parkhead F.C. veteran still going strong on the general committee has served the club loyally for the last 40 years.

He has occupied nearly every position on the official side. Often referred to as one of the back room boys. Colin does not mind so long as Parkhead are in the front.

A machine operator at Beardmore’s Colin thinks that the present Parkhead team is built on highly promising lines and destined to win some honours this season.

Among the great forwards Colin recalls playing with Parkhead were Robert Alexander(Hibernian), Dick and Peter Bell, Duggie Ferguson, and Willie Rankin who both played for Motherwell, Jim Taylor (Hibernian), and Sam Kennedy (Airdrieonians).

It has often been wondered how the Parkhead ground was named Helenslea? Colin says it was named after Helen Lee, the maiden name of the first president, J. Barton.

Colin, who is extremely proud of the fact that Parkhead are record holders of The Scottish Cup, hopes to see it come back to Helenslea Park in the near future.

Taken from Evening Times 1953

A year or two before the beginning of Strathclyde F.C. the Bridgeton Thistle lost possession of their ground, Beechwood Park, entering from Strathclyde Street.

The Thistle secured a field, Braehead Park, on the South Side, but their glory had departed and they bade a sad farewell to football by playing the Clyde’s full team at Barrowfield and a Present Players versus Past Players game at Braehead Park.

Scarcely had the grave, metaphorically, closed over the defunct Thistle ere several enthusiasts of the club bethought themselves of forming a new club and they founded Strathclyde F.C.

Strathclyde F.C.

Back Row:- L to R – J. Campbell, J. Hosie (Captain), R. Currie, A. Pirrie, J. Clark, D. Summers,

Front Row:- L to R – G. Paterson (Trainer), D. Robertson, L. Binne, M. McLaren, A. Duffy, John Bell, J. Mcmenemy

Shettleston Football Club

The result of the first meeting was so favourable that a later meeting was held in Hill Street Hall, Shettleston, where office bearers were appointed one of whom is still taking an active part in the clubs affairs today,( Mr William Jackson of 46 Easdale Drive Shettleston , is the only surviving founder member of Shettleston Football Club . Of the Clubs early days he recalls, In the first game of the Glasgow and District League. Cambuslang Rangers beat the Town 3-0 and the crowd invaded the pitch and gave the referee a hammering.)

Starting with no capital whatever Shettleston received their first strip, blue in colour, from the juvenile teams. Thus equipped they started their first season by handing out a 2-0 to Baillieston Thistle.

In their next game they beat Carmyle Fernlea 3-2. And in their third game they drew 2-2 with Benburb at Govan. In all , they rounded off a very successful first season by losing the League Championship by one point.

Today Shettleston hold the distinction of having received the largest transfer fees for junior players in Britain. The older fans will remember Hood, who went to Everton for a record sum, and later Alec Jackson who created an all time British record for a junior transfer fee when he went to Birmingham.

The present Lord Wheatley, Q.C. played for the team at one time and his deadly left foot, which he used with unerring accuracy when he got near the opposition’s goal is still spoken of where older fans meet.

More players have turned senior from Shettleston than any other junior club in the country. For instance, former Town players who were capped for Scotland include Jimmy Fleming and Jimmy Marshall (Rangers) and Alec Cheyne (Aberdeen) who scored the only goal of the Scotland v. England international in 1929, direct from a corner kick one minute from time.

And of course Tommy Doherty, who played for Celtic and Preston North End before settling for Arsenal, is another to add to the star-studded array of men who made good after playing for Shettleston, the club that started on a shoe string.

SHETTLESTON JUNIORS

BACK ROW – Left to Right – J. Mess, J. Smith, J. Ferguson, J. Forgie (Capt), A. McGatchy, D. Lorimer,

FRONT ROW – Left to Right – A. Dowdells (Trainer), S. Rennix, N. Murphy, A. McVicar, J. McGuigan, J. Kempton, H. O’Brian

Some Lesser Known Teams

Celtic : Played one game versus Eastern on 25th January 1873

Parkhead White Rose : Scottish Juvenile Cup Winners 1919-1920

Parkhead Athletic : 1899 to 1905. Played their matches at Nelson Park

Parkhead Columba : No dates available

Parkhead Forge : 1920 to 1921. A welfare club, almost certainly associated with William Beardmore & Co.

Parkhead Railway : 1924 to 1926.

Parkhead Swifts : 18** to 18** (dates unclear)

Parkhead Hibernian : 1898 to 1899. Junior club

Camlachie Skinners : 1882

Parkhead Tram garage football team 1924

Tommy Lorimer, front row sitting 2nd from the right

Parkheadhistory would like to thank Glesca Pals for the use of this photo