Alec Boden 13 August 1925 24 January 2011 was a Scotland Scottish association football footballer who played at centre half, most notably for Celtic F.C. Celtic . He starred for Duntocher St. Mary s, a boys guild team, before signing for Celtic in 1943. Called up for military service in November that year, he became a PT instructor in the British Army , where he was promoted to the rank of sergeant . Boden spent a short time on loan to Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath before returning to Celtic Park . His league debut however, was at right back, in the second game of the 1947 48 season, a 4 0 home victory against Queen s Park F.C. Queen s Park . His only other league appearance that season was at right half, in a 3 2 home win against Greenock Morton F.C. Morton that October. He also made two appearances at full back in the League Cup. Boden suffered a broken patella knee cap and had two pieces of cartilage removed during his playing career. He played in the club s 1951 Scottish Cup Final victory over Motherwell F.C. Motherwell , but missed the 1956 Scottish Cup Final 1956 final due to injury. Boden represented the Scottish League XI Scottish League in September 1952. ref http www.londonhearts.com SFL players alecboden.html ref He joined Ayr United later in 1956, and received an English FA coaching certificate by passing the Lilleshall coaching course. Along with John Higgins, he coached the Celtic Reserves in the 1960s. Boden died on 24 January 2011, aged 85. ref cite news url http www.celticfc.net newsstory.php?item 587 publisher Celtic F.C. official website title Sad passing of Celtic great, Alec Boden date 24 January 2011 accessdate 29 January 2011 ref References Reflist Paul Lunney Celtic A complete record 1888 1992 ISBN 1 873626 27 4 External links http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player2 alexboden.htm Newcastle Fans profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Boden, Alec ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 13 A ... more details
This List of places in West Dunbartonshire is a list of links for any town , village , hamlet , castle , golf course , historic house , island , lake , nature reserve , reservoir , river , and other place of interest in West Dunbartonshire , Scotland , UK . File Scotland Dumbarton Castle bordercropped.jpg thumb right Dumbarton Castle File Lochside view Balloch.JPG thumb right Balloch File DumbartonEast.jpg thumb right Dumbarton File Trossachs loch dsc06739.jpg thumb right Trossachs File Lochlomondpath00.JPG thumb right Loch Lomond File ForthClyde01.jpg thumb right Forth and Clyde Canal File Erskine Bridge.jpg thumb right Erskine Bridge Image with inadequate rationale removed File ClydebankArms.jpg thumb right Arms of Clydebank File Dumbarton Rock, from Levengrove Park.jpg thumb right Dumbarton Rock from Levengrove Park File Lochlomondpath08.JPG thumb right Loch Lomond File Dumbarton across Clyde.jpg thumb right Dumbarton across the Clyde compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes NOTOC A Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire Alexandria Antonine Wall B Balloch, West Dunbartonshire Balloch , Balloch Castle Country Park Bellsmyre Bonhill Bowling, West Dunbartonshire Bowling Brucehill C Castlehill, Dumbarton Castlehill Christie Park Alexandria, Scotland Christie Park , Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire Alexandria Clydebank , Clydebank railway station , Clydebank F.C. , Clydebank Co operative Society , Clydebank Blitz Crosslet D Dalmuir , Dalmuir Park , Clydebank Dennystown Drumry , Drumry Linear Park Dumbarton , Dumbarton Castle , Dumbarton Rock , Dumbarton East, Dumbarton Dunbartonshire , Dumbartonshire Duntocher E Erskine Bridge F Faifley Forth and Clyde Canal G Greater Glasgow H Hardgate I Inchmurrin island J Jamestown, West Dunbartonshire Jamestown K Kilpatrick , Kilpatrick Hills Kingdom of Strathclyde Kirktonhill L Levengrove Park , Dumbarton Loch Lomond , Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond Golf Club , Loch Lomond Rugby Club Loch Lomond Distillery , Loch Lom ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 William Peter McGonagle 30 April 1904 20 December 1956 was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Celtic F.C. Celtic . He was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire . He is the son of former Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical player Peter McGonagle. William getting the nickname Peter from his school days ref http www.londonhearts.com scotland games 19330401.html ref Joined Celtic F.C. Celtic from Duntocher Hibernian in October 1926. He started as a left half but converted to left back. He made his Celtic F.C. Celtic debut again Falkirk on 27 August 1927. Making his Scotland national football team Scotland debut against England national football team England on 1 April 1933 at the age of 28, he went on to earn six caps. He never scored for Scotland, but missed a penalty kick in a 1 2 defeat by Ireland national football team 1882&ndash 1950 Ireland in his second game on 16 September 1933. His last Scotland cap came against Wales national football team Wales on 21 November 1934. He also represented the Scottish League XI Scottish League . ref http www.londonhearts.com SFL players petermcgonagle.html ref His Celtic F.C. Celtic career often blighted with incidents came to an end in the summer of 1936 when he was released after playing 325 games scoring 8 goals. One such incident happened in a game against Rangers F.C. Rangers in 1935, when McGonagle infuriated by a late challenge on Joe Kennaway from Rangers big forward Jimmy Smith, which had laid out the Celtic keeper. Smith had a reputation for his overtly physical approach to the game and on this occasion McGonagle thought he had gone too far. With Kennaway receiving treatment and Smith sat in the penalty area, the enraged McGonagle picked up the match ball and marched over to where the Rangers forward was sat. Standing directly over Smith, he slowly raised his arms and with considerable force bounced the ball off Smith s head. McGonagle was sent off for his actions and for some C ... more details
encompasses part of the Antonine Wall , including, at Hardgate Duntocher , the site of one of the forts ... , Duntocher , Dalmuir , Old Kilpatrick , farms and estates, with some small scale mining operations ... 9 June 2011. ref Geography Dalmuir , Drumry , Duntocher , Faifley , Hardgate , Kilbowie , Linnvale ... district of Glasgow City sometimes termed Clydebank East . Duntocher, Hardgate and Faifley ... purposes the town is divided into several localities namely Faifley, Duntocher & Hardgate, Old ... in Duntocher and was established in October 1980, it is a not for profit, charitable organisation ... more details
1899 1964 The junior club were formed in the village of Duntocher now considered part of Clydebank in 1899, under the name of Duntocher F.C. . This was as the result of a breakaway from another local junior club, Duntocher Hibernian. ref name sfh ref The current Clydebank F.C. initially played in Duntocher at Glenhead Park, which was previously Duntocher Hibs ground. ref They changed their name ... Park, Duntocher . The UCS group re established Clydebank Football Club in 2003 04 in Scottish football ... more details
Infobox football biography playername Paddy Crerand image File Paddycrerand.jpg 145px caption Crerand in 2011 fullname Patrick Timothy Crerand dateofbirth birth date and age 1939 2 19 df y cityofbirth Glasgow countryofbirth Scotland height convert 5 ft 10 in m 2 abbr on position Midfielder youthyears1 1957 1958 youthclubs1 Duntocher Hibernian F.C. Duntocher Hibs years1 1958 1963 clubs1 Celtic F.C. Celtic caps1 91 goals1 5 years2 1963 1971 clubs2 Manchester United F.C. Manchester United caps2 304 goals2 10 years3 1971 clubs3 Wits University F.C. Wits University caps3 ? goals3 ? totalcaps 395 totalgoals 15 nationalyears1 1961 1965 nationalteam1 Scotland national football team Scotland nationalcaps1 16 nationalgoals1 0 nationalyears2 1960 1962 nationalteam2 Scottish League XI nationalcaps2 7 nationalgoals2 1 manageryears1 1973 1976 managerclubs1 Manchester United F.C. Manchester United assistant manageryears2 1976 1977 managerclubs2 Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Patrick Timothy Paddy Crerand born 19 February 1939 is a Scottish people Scottish born former footballer of Irish people Irish descent. After six years at Celtic F.C. Celtic he moved to Manchester United F.C. Manchester United where he was a member of teams that won the English League title twice, the FA Cup and European Cup. He also gained 16 international caps for Scotland national football team Scotland . ref http www.telegraph.co.uk sport columnists jimwhite 2322190 Man Utd diehard Paddy Crerand still kicking.html ref He spent one season managing Northampton Town and has since forged a career in the media. He started on radio, and now commentates on matches for MUTV Manchester United F.C. MUTV . Upbringing and personal life Crerand was born to Irish people Irish immigrants in the Gorbals area of Glasgow on 19 February 1939. His father was Michael Crerand from Newtownstewart , County Tyrone and his mother was Sarah Tim Boyle from Gweedore , County Donegal , where he spent much of his childhood. ref ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 Football club infobox clubname Yoker Athletic F.C. image fullname Yoker Athletic Football Club nickname Whe Ho founded 1886 ground Holm Park, Clydebank capacity chairman manager John Brogan footballer born 1954 John Brogan league Scottish Junior Football Central Division One SJFA Central Division One season 2010&ndash 11 position Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two SJFA Central Division Two br 1st promoted Yoker Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football soccer football club based in Clydebank near Glasgow . Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker s stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the Whe Ho , they were formed in 1886 and are based at Holm Park. They currently operate in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play in royal blue and white strips uniforms . Since Clydebank F.C. Clydebank entered the junior level in 2003&ndash 04 they have shared a healthy rivalry with Yoker Athletic and as of season 2008&ndash 09, The Bankies are tenants of Yoker at Holm Park after leaving their ground in Duntocher . Yoker were promoted to Central Division 1 on the 23rd of April 2011 after a 8 0 victory over Newmains United. Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish Literature James Kelman s novel A Disaffection features the main character attending a match at Holm Park. Honours Scottish Junior Cup Winners 1932&ndash 33 Runners up 1935&ndash 36 Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two Central League Division 2 Winners 1988&ndash 89 Winners 2010&ndash 11 Other honours West of Scotland Cup winners 1930&ndash 31 Glasgow Dryburgh Cup 1947&ndash 48 Central Beatons Coaches Sectional League Cup 1985&ndash 86 Notable former players famous players date February 2012 flagicon SCO Bobby Finan former Blackpool F.C. Blackpool , Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra and Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic footballer. A ... more details
Infobox UK station name Dalmuir symbol rail other name lang gd An Dail Mh r code DMR image name Dalmuir 318250.jpg caption The Yoker route platforms manager First ScotRail locale Dalmuir borough West Dunbartonshire latitude 55.912 longitude 4.427 platforms 5 pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport SPT usage0203 0.459 usage0405 0.536 usage0506 0.621 usage0607 0.623 usage0708 0.618 usage0809 0.888 original Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway & Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway pregroup North British Railway postgroup London and North Eastern Railway LNER years events gridref NS484714 Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank , West Dunbartonshire , Scotland . It is a large, five platform interchange between the Argyle Line , North Clyde Line and West Highland Line . The station is very close to the Dalmuir drop lock on the Forth and Clyde Canal . History Empty section date August 2008 Station layout There are four through platforms, two on the Stnlnk Yoker branch on the former Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway , two on the Stnlnk Singer branch on the former Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway and a bay platform from the Yoker branch constructed as part of the Argyle Line works in 1979. Trains terminating from the Singer branch reverse in a siding to the west of the station. Services File Dalmuir 1 .jpg thumb left View from Duntocher Road Passenger services are provided by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport . Services provided at Dalmuir include terminating services, Stnlnk Helensburgh Central and Stnlnk Balloch Eastbound include services via Stnlnk Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central railway station Glasgow Central Low Level . clear left rail start rail line two to one next previous1 Stnlnk Singer previous2 Stnlnk Clydebank route First ScotRail br p style background 77dd77 small Argyle Line small col ff80c0 rail line two to one next Stnlnk Kilpatrick previous1 Stnlnk Sin ... more details
File Dalmuir drop lock.jpg thumb right The Dalmuir Lock water transport Drop locks drop lock is the first of its type, allowing boats on the Forth and Clyde Canal to go under the Dumbarton Road without stopping traffic. Dalmuir IPAc en d l m j r lang gd Dail Mhoire is an area on the western side of Clydebank , in West Dunbartonshire , United Kingdom . Location It is neighboured by the village of Old Kilpatrick , the Mountblow and Parkhall areas of Clydebank , as well as the town centre. It has a 5 platform railway station, Dalmuir railway station , on the North Clyde Line . Its most well known area is Dalmuir Park. There are also a few pub s, including O Kanes, and The Mountblow bar. History Before being annexed to the growing shipbuilding town of Clydebank, early Dalmuir was a town in its own right and host to Richard Collins paper mill, which opened in 1747 on the banks of the Duntocher Burn. The William Beardmore and Company shipbuilding and engineering works attracted a large population to settle in the area. Part of their former site has been developed for the Golden Jubilee Hospital and the accompanying Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre. Churches Infobox church Header name Barclay Church image caption dedication denomination Church of Scotland churchmanship Administration parish Dalmuir deanery archdeaconry diocese province presbytery Dumbarton Clergy archbishop bishop dean prebendary provost canon priest vicar rector curate minister Rev. Fiona E. Maxwell assistant honpriest deacon pastor Other organistdom organist website coordinates Dalmuir Barclay Church Dalmuir Barclay Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland , located in the Dalmuir area of Clydebank , a town in West Dunbartonshire , Scotland . The first church was Dalmuir Parish Church in 1894. Initially, the congregation met in the old Masonic Hall but subsequently moved to a 500 seat hall the iron church before moving again in 1903 to a new building on the corner of Dumbarton Road an ... more details
other people Infobox musical artist image only free content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non free and fair use images, e.g. promo photos, CD DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted see WP NONFREE image size 150 name Tommy Cunningham background solo singer birth name Thomas Cunningham origin Drumchapel , Glasgow , Scotland birth date birth date and age 1964 6 22 df y genre Pop music Pop occupation Drummer br Songwriter years active 1982 present instrument Drum s br Human voice Vocals Magnum opus associated acts Wet Wet Wet br Maggie Pie & The Impostors br The Sleeping Giants Thomas Tommy Cunningham born 22 June 1964, Drumchapel , Glasgow is a Scottish people Scottish musician, best known as the drummer for Wet Wet Wet . Cunningham s father, Tom Sr., bought his son his first drum kit in 1977, down the Social Club for pound sterling 15 . Shortly thereafter, a chance meeting with Graeme Clark musician Graeme Clark on the school bus brought the two together.Over the next few years the two recruited fellow school friends Mark McLaughlan and Neil Mitchell and concentrated on writing their original songs and perfected their song writing craft ref End of Part One Their Greatest Hits liner notes ref Cunningham acrimoniously left the band in 1997 after a dispute over royalties royalty payments, ref http www.webma.nl martipellow8m news wets.html Webma.nl ref and the band went on tour in 1998 without him. At its conclusion, the three remaining members went their separate ways. In 2004, however, they reunited. Cunningham owned a taxicab taxi firm in Glasgow but sold it in 2008 to concentrate again on music. He still owns his local public house pub , The Village Tavern in Duntocher . In 2010 Cunningham along with Billy Sloan DJ journalist put on a benefit show for their friend Tim Steven Tiger Tim, DJ Stevens suffers from multiple sclerosis and due to his illness had been forced to quit his job at Radio Clyde. On the same bill were Midge Ure, ... more details
Charles Thomas George Chic Brodie 22 February 1937 24 April 2000 was a Scotland Scottish association football player. A Goalkeeper association football goalkeeper , he made 400 appearances in The Football League , but his professional career came to an end in 1970 when he was seriously injured after colliding with a dog which had run onto the field of play. Career Born in Duntocher , Brodie began his career with Scottish Junior Football Association Junior club Partick Avondale before signing for Manchester City F.C. Manchester City of the Football League First Division in 1953. He spent four years with the club but failed to break into the first team and in 1957 left to join Gillingham F.C. Gillingham of the Football League Third Division South Third Division South . He spent just one season with the Kent based club, during which he played 18 times, before moving on to join Aldershot F.C. Aldershot . At the time he was doing his National service and was stationed in the town. He remained with the Shots until 1961 when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers . ref http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player chicbrodie.htm Post War English & Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database ref He played just one match for the Wolves before moving on to Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town later in 1961. He played regularly for the club for two seasons before moving on once again to join Brentford F.C. Brentford . He remained with the club for ten years and made over 200 appearances for the Bees . In November 1970, however, a dog ran onto the field of play during a match away to Colchester United F.C. Colchester United and collided with Brodie, breaking his patella kneecap , an injury which ended his professional career. ref http www.timesonline.co.uk tol sport more sport article2158802.ece The Times ref ref http www.mirror.co.uk most popular 2008 09 30 falling over your dog and the top 10 freak football injuries 115875 20761920 The Mirror ref Af ... more details
Charles O Neill 31 August 1882 9 September 1964 was a Canadian bandmaster , composer , organist , cornet ist, and music educator of Irish birth. Although he wrote many symphonic and choral works, the majority of his compositional output was devoted to band music. ref name CE cite web url http www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params U1ARTU0002625 title Charles O Neill work The Canadian Encyclopedia author Helmut Kallmann ref Education and early career Born in Duntocher to Irish parents, O Neill began his musical training in the piano as a young child. He then studied the organ music organ with Albert Lister Peace in Glasgow and music theory with Archibald Evans in London. From 1897 1901 he serves as organist at Grimsby , Lincolnshire and was a cornet player in a local band in that city. In 1901 O Neill crossed the Atlantic Ocean to settle in Boston , Massachusetts in the United States. He relocated to New York City in 1903 and then moved again in 1905 to Kingston, Ontario in Canada. In Kingston he played in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Band as a cornet soloist. In 1908 he returned to England to receive training as a bandmaster for at the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall through the support of the Department of National Defence Canada Canadian Department of National Defence . After earning a diploma from the RMSM in 1909, O Neill returned to Canada in 1910 to succeed Joseph V zina in the post of music director of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery Band at the Citadelle of Quebec . He obtained the rank of captain in 1919. While directing the band he pursued further studies in music composition and theory with Herbert Sanders in Ottawa and then entered the music program at McGill University . He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from McGill in 1914, making him one of the first students to earm such a degree from the school. Ten years later he earned a Doctor of Music from McGill with an emphasis in composition. He composed his la ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox football club clubname Kilsyth Rangers image fullname Kilsyth Rangers Football Club nickname The Gers founded 1913 ground Duncansfield Park, Kilsyth Duncansfield Park , br Kilsyth , Scotland capacity record attendance 8700 chairman manager Flagicon SCO Eric Sinclair league Scottish Junior Football West Division One SJFA West Super League First Division season 2010&ndash 11 position Scottish Junior Football Central Division One SJFA Central Division One br 1st promoted shirtsupplier Nike shirtsponsors Argyle Consulting Limited pattern la1 pattern b1 pattern ra1 leftarm1 0050e0 body1 0050e0 rightarm1 0050e0 shorts1 0050e0 socks1 0050e0 pattern la2 pattern b2 pattern ra2 leftarm2 FF0000 body2 FF0000 rightarm2 FF0000 shorts2 FFFFFF socks2 FF0000 Kilsyth Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football soccer football club based in the town of Kilsyth , North Lanarkshire . Nicknamed The Wee Gers , they were formed in 1913 and play at Duncansfield Park, Kilsyth Duncansfield Park , one of the bigger non league football grounds in Scotland. They wear blue tops and shorts, the away strip uniform being red tops, black shorts and red socks, and currently compete in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association . History The club played in its first Scottish Junior Cup Junior Cup Final at Hampden Park in 1954&ndash 55 against Duntocher Hibs before a crowd of 64,976. The game ended 1&ndash 1 and Kilsyth won the replay 4&ndash 1 before a crowd of 30,000, all four goals being scored by the clubs most prolific ever striker Alex Querrie. This feat is still a record to this day. Kilsyth lost the 1957 final against Banks O Dee 1&ndash 0 after being hot favourites. The last final success was in 1967 when they beat Rutherglen Glencairn 3&ndash 1 after a 1&ndash 1 draw in the first game at Hampden which was played in front of 22,000 fans. Recent years have brought the first league and cup ... more details
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