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Miscellaneous Thistle Photos

This is just a page for everything else that doesn’t fit into a specific category but has something to do with Larkhall Thistle. Thanks to Hugh Kerr for the photographs and most of the details below. Thanks also to exiled for added comments and information.

Crowd trouble at Kirkintilloch
Crowd trouble at Kirkintilloch

This photograph was taken during the crowd invasion of the park at Kirkintilloch on 12th February 1977. See archive page for more details.

 

Tom Sutherland, Larkhall Thistle Player of the Year
Tom Sutherland, Larkhall Thistle Player of the Year 1

Some of the faces in the photograph above: Jock Roy, Davie Wilson, Jock and Danny McLeish and Jackie Hamilton. (Thanks to exiled for the information)

Tom Sutherland, Larkhall Thistle Player of the Year
Tom Sutherland, Larkhall Thistle Player of the Year 2

Two pictures above celebrating Tom Sutherland as Larkhall Thistle Player of the Year. The top one was taken at the presentation dance in The County Inn in Cambuslang in 1973 0r 74.
Back row: John Hutchison, John Chalmers, Arthur Whiteside, Jim “Suzz” Sutherland, Alan Duff, John McCaig, Bobby Bloomfield Front row: John Hunter, Scott McCartney, John McKerr, Alastair Duff (Thanks again to exiled for his help on this one)

Larkhall Thistle training session 1
Larkhall Thistle training session 1

 

Larkhall Thistle training session 2
Larkhall Thistle training session 2

 

Larkhall Thistle training session 3
Larkhall Thistle training session 3

 

Larkhall Thistle training session 4
Larkhall Thistle training session 4

 

Larkhall Thistle training session 5
Larkhall Thistle training session 5

The pictures above are from a Larkhall Thistle training session at Gasworks Park, taken prior to the Beatons Cup Final against Bellshill in 2001 In the background is the former Larkhall Thistle Social Club which was wound up in 1989.

Training in gym
Training in gym

This is an old photograph of some Larkhall Thistle players training in the old pavillion and changing rooms, opposite the side where they are now.
Barbells – Bert Steel, crouching – Bobby Woods, situps – Dick Nelson, barbells – Tommy Walker, standing in corner – Harry Kirkwood.

Two players at Shawlands

Two Thistle players at Shawlands

Larkhall Thistle players Paul Anderson and Hugh Kennedy pictured outside the Shawlands Hotel in Larkhall, just before the cup final with Bellshill at Firhill.

 

1984

In 1984 Larkhall Thistle qualified unexpectedly for the Evening Times Cup Winners Cup.

Evening Times Cup Winners Cup Semi-final, Wednesday 13th June 1984
Station Park, Baillieston
Larkhall Thistle 3 Petershill 0

Thistle caused a major upset by beating back-to-back league champions Petershill through a 32nd minute own goal by Peasies Ian Young, a Peter Wharton penalty in 62 minutes and a third by substitute Billy Thomas twelve minutes from time. At the time the trophy was seen as the most prestigious in the Central league and it was a great achievement by the Jags to reach the final.

Despite not having played for three weeks, the Lanarkshire men were on top throughout and thoroughly deserved the win against their illustrious opponents, Thistle keeper McFarlane even saving a penalty from Dailly.

The Jags had only qualified for the Cup Winners Cup after Pollok won the Dryburgh Cup and then beat Thistle in the Central League Cup final, Thistle qualifing through being runners-up.

Jags manager George Dickson was in the mood to go all the way after this terrific result, he said after the game that Thistle’s season had been over but now they had been given another chance, were determined to make the best of it regardless of who they faced in the final.

On Saturday 23rd June Thistle went on to meet Pollok in the final at Tinto Park, after the ‘Lok had beaten Cumbernauld United in the other semi-final. Unfortunately we lost out to the Glasgow giants.

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Evening Times Cup Winners Cup Final, Saturday 23rd June 1984
Tinto Park, Govan
Pollok 3 Larkhall Thistle 0

The Jags fell at the final hurdle as they lost out in the final to Pollok in front of 2000 fans after a below-par performance. An early wrist injury to captain Gerry Hamilton didn’t help matters as the skipper had to play almost the entire game in a lot of pain.

After a goalless first half the game looked like it might be heading for a 0-0 draw, until disaster struck in the 76th minute when Pollok took the lead through man of the match Jamie Graham. It looked all over for Larkhall when Derek Lea added a second in the 82nd minute and two minutes from time it was over, Pollok scoring through a Lea penalty to seal the match. Thistle’s Peter Wharton was sent off in the penalty incident.

So a bold effort by the Jags but sadly it wasn’t to be on this occasion.

Player Squad

 

Larkhall Thistle Playing Squad Season 2012 – 2013

Davie McEwan

Davie McEwan
Position: Goalkeeper   Age: 30   Occupation: Driver
Previous clubs: Livingston, Hamilton Accies, Dumbarton, Derry City, Alloa, Clyde
Davie was part of Dumbarton’s squad that won the Third Division Championship in 2009 and set a club record, of not losing a goal for 747 minutes along with stand in keeper Mark McGeown.

 

 

Larkhall Thistle goalkeeper Lee Thomson
Lee Thomson

Lee Thomson
Position: Goalkeeper    Age: 25   Occupation: Mature Student / Part-Time Barman
Previous clubs: Rangers, Albion Rovers, Troon Juniors, Bonnyton Thistle, Albion Rovers, Lugar

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle goalkeeper Lee Moss
Lee Moss

Lee Moss
Position: Goalkeeper   Age: 30   Occupation: Delivery Driver
Previous clubs: Larkhall Vics, Netherburn Amatuers. Milton Rovers

 

 

 

 

Kevin Duris    
Position: Defender   Age: 24   Occupation: Bricklayer
Previous clubs: Lesmahagow, Royal Albert, Eddlewood Amatuers

Johnny MacKay
Position: Defender   Age: 22   Occupation: Groundworker
Previous clubs: Royal Albert Blantyre Vics U21

Andy Brown

Andy Brown
Position: Defender   Age: 26   Occupation: Forklift Driver
Previous clubs: Larkhall Thistle, Lesmahagow

 

 

 

 

Mark Russell

Mark Russell
Position: Defender   Age: 19   Occupation: University, Studying Sports Coaching
Previous clubs: Strathclyde Utd. Blantyre Vics

 

 

 

 

Dean Richardson
Dean Richardson

Dean Richardson
Position: Defender   Age: 25   Occupation: Works For Robert Wiseman
Previous clubs: Celtic, Bohemians, East Stirling

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle defender Ryan Moore
Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore
Position: Defender

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Weir
Mark Weir

Mark Weir
Position: Defender   Age: 34   Occupation: Gas Engineer
Previous clubs: Clubs Livingston, Dundee Utd , Carluke Rovers, Forth, Lesmahagow

 

 


Larkhall Thistle defender Alan Fleming
Alan Fleming

Alan Fleming
Position: Defender

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark McKeever
Mark McKeever

Mark McKeever
Position: Defender/Midfielder  Age: 37   Occupation: Chartered Engineer
Previous clubs: Dunfermline, Bonnybridge, Linlithgow Rose, Camelon, Larkhall Thistle, Cumnock, Pollok, Shotts

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle's JP Grant
JP Grant (Jai)

John Paul Grant
Position: Midfielder/Striker   Age: 25   Occupation: School Janitor
Previous clubs: Motherwell, Glenafton, Lanark Utd. Yoker

 

 

 

 

 

Hugh Kelly
Hugh Kelly

Hugh Kelly
Position: Midfielder   Age: 33   Occupation: Postman
Previous clubs: Celtic, Stoneyburn, Fauldhouse Utd. Livingston, Cumnock, Petershill, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Shotts, Lanark, Forth

 

 

LarkhallThistle's Mark Canning
Mark Canning

Mark Canning
Position: Midfielder   Age: 28   Occupation: Works For Oticon Ltd Making Hearing Aids
Previous clubs: Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Albion Rovers, Kilwinning Rangers

 

 

 

 

 

Scott McLaughlin
Scott McLachlan

Scott McLachlan
Position: Midfielder/Winger   Age: 26   Occupation: Joiner
Previous clubs: Airdrie Youths, Royal Albert

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle's Brian Jack
Brian Jack

Brian Jack
Position: Midfielder
Previous clubs: Shotts, Petershill, Cumnock

 

 

 

 

Steven McInall
Position: Midfielder

Neill MacMillan
Position: Midfielder

 

Larkhall Thistle striker Graham Gracie
Graham Gracie

Graham Gracie
Position: Striker  Age: 20   Occupation: Student
Previous clubs: Larkhall Thistle U19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle striker Ross McGeachie
Ross McGeachie

Ross McGeachie
Position: Striker  Age: 27   Occupation: Banker
Previous clubs: Hamilton Accies, Fauldhouse, Camelon, Lemahagow

 

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle's Mark Brady
Mark Brady

Mark Brady
Position: Striker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle's Ross McNab
Ross McNab

Ross McNab
Position: Winger / Striker
Previous clubs: Livingstone United

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle manager Duncan "Dunky" Sinclair
Duncan “Dunky” Sinclair

Duncan “Dunky” Sinclair
Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle coach Tam McLaughlin
Tam McLaughlin

Tam McLaughlin
Coach

 

 

 

 

 

Larkhall Thistle physio John Ross
John Ross

John Ross
Physio