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Old Celtic Images; Some which you think others haven't seen, PRE 1995
Topic Started: 19 Feb 2011, 10:55 AM (4,345,981 Views)
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Well in SS! I've heard many stories about John Murphy down the years but that's the first photo I've seen. I think he was responsible for a number of Holyrood pupils getting through the Celtic Park door down the years - can anyone confirm?
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I can confirm that John Murphy was a PE Teacher at Holyrood. I was there from 1948 t0 1953. He used to organise a number of pupils in fifth year to sell programmes at Parkhead. It was a good way of making pocket money and also gave free entry to the match.

The programmes cost 3p (old money- just over 1p now). You would take as many as you thought you could sell and stand outside the ground in the run up to the match trying your damndest to sell as many as you could. There were also older men who had a concession from the club to sell the official programme so there was a bit of competition.

I can't remember exactly how it was worked out but it did provide a good lump of pocket money,enough to take us to the "pictures" in the city on an Saturday evening after the match.

Mention has been made of the half time scores. At the time I am talking about, the half time scores were displayed on a structure built out of scaffold poles and wood above the east end terraces, a bit like a pigeon loft. Two of us who had been allocated that "beat" for the day were tasked with putting up the half-time scores. They were done from a selection of numbers which were stored at the back of the hut with hooks on them which were dropped into place alongside an alphabetical grid. The programme had the teams that corresponded to the letters printed in it.

My Andy Warhol 15 minutes (more like 15 seconds!!) was one Saturday in the run up to the end of the season and Celtic and Rangers were neck and neck for the championship so there was quite keen interest (understatement). Can't remember who Rangers were playing but I dropped the "2" in against them (Rangers) and concealed the number for their opponents till the last second. There was groan that echoed round Parkhead before I dropped the "3" in. Got the biggest cheer ever.

Sorry about the anecdotal ramble. :getmecoat:
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If there were ever prizes for best 'first' post then you have just won it :potm:
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Well in SS! I've heard many stories about John Murphy down the years but that's the first photo I've seen. I think he was responsible for a number of Holyrood pupils getting through the Celtic Park door down the years - can anyone confirm?
Hello, Just signed up.

I can confirm that John Murphy was a PE Teacher at Holyrood. I was there from 1948 t0 1953. He used to organise a number of pupils in fifth year to sell programmes at Parkhead. It was a good way of making pocket money and also gave free entry to the match.

The programmes cost 3p (old money- just over 1p now). You would take as many as you thought you could sell and stand outside the ground in the run up to the match trying your damndest to sell as many as you could. There were also older men who had a concession from the club to sell the official programme so there was a bit of competition.

I can't remember exactly how it was worked out but it did provide a good lump of pocket money,enough to take us to the "pictures" in the city on an Saturday evening after the match.

Mention has been made of the half time scores. At the time I am talking about, the half time scores were displayed on a structure built out of scaffold poles and wood above the east end terraces, a bit like a pigeon loft. Two of us who had been allocated that "beat" for the day were tasked with putting up the half-time scores. They were done from a selection of numbers which were stored at the back of the hut with hooks on them which were dropped into place alongside an alphabetical grid. The programme had the teams that corresponded to the letters printed in it.

My Andy Warhol 15 minutes (more like 15 seconds!!) was one Saturday in the run up to the end of the season and Celtic and Rangers were neck and neck for the championship so there was quite keen interest (understatement). Can't remember who Rangers were playing but I dropped the "2" in against them (Rangers) and concealed the number for their opponents till the last second. There was groan that echoed round Parkhead before I dropped the "3" in. Got the biggest cheer ever.

Sorry about the anecdotal ramble. :getmecoat:
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Hello, Just signed up.

I can confirm that John Murphy was a PE Teacher at Holyrood. I was there from 1948 t0 1953. He used to organise a number of pupils in fifth year to sell programmes at Parkhead. It was a good way of making pocket money and also gave free entry to the match.

The programmes cost 3p (old money- just over 1p now). You would take as many as you thought you could sell and stand outside the ground in the run up to the match trying your damndest to sell as many as you could. There were also older men who had a concession from the club to sell the official programme so there was a bit of competition.

I can't remember exactly how it was worked out but it did provide a good lump of pocket money,enough to take us to the "pictures" in the city on an Saturday evening after the match.

Mention has been made of the half time scores. At the time I am talking about, the half time scores were displayed on a structure built out of scaffold poles and wood above the east end terraces, a bit like a pigeon loft. Two of us who had been allocated that "beat" for the day were tasked with putting up the half-time scores. They were done from a selection of numbers which were stored at the back of the hut with hooks on them which were dropped into place alongside an alphabetical grid. The programme had the teams that corresponded to the letters printed in it.

My Andy Warhol 15 minutes (more like 15 seconds!!) was one Saturday in the run up to the end of the season and Celtic and Rangers were neck and neck for the championship so there was quite keen interest (understatement). Can't remember who Rangers were playing but I dropped the "2" in against them (Rangers) and concealed the number for their opponents till the last second. There was groan that echoed round Parkhead before I dropped the "3" in. Got the biggest cheer ever.

Sorry about the anecdotal ramble. :getmecoat:
Superb.
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Can almost hear the moan followed by the big cheer. Brilliant story.
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Excellent 1st post JMcK

will be hoping to see more like it from you :thumbsup:
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I can spot Provan, Mackie, MacLeod, Davidson, McAdam.

But who is the guy far left ? Crainie possibly ?
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I can spot Provan, Mackie, MacLeod, Davidson, McAdam.

But who is the guy far left ? Crainie possibly ?
Davidson second time around so I would reckon 1979 and take a punt on Jim Casey.

Mackie was away to Dundee by 1980 and Crainie wasn't about the first team until 1981 I think.
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Was there ever an explanation for this photo, as some of The Lions have said they have no recollection of it being taken??
Bloody Photoshoppers?

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Jim Brogan gives wee Johnston the message and shows how determined a Celtic player is expected to be at Ibrox.

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Steeley ended up with that "V 14" reg on his Merc - Wee man must have punted it to him.
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I can spot Provan, Mackie, MacLeod, Davidson, McAdam.

But who is the guy far left ? Crainie possibly ?
Davidson second time around so I would reckon 1979 and take a punt on Jim Casey.

Mackie was away to Dundee by 1980 and Crainie wasn't about the first team until 1981 I think.
Dom Sulivan ?
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I can spot Provan, Mackie, MacLeod, Davidson, McAdam.

But who is the guy far left ? Crainie possibly ?
Davidson second time around so I would reckon 1979 and take a punt on Jim Casey.

Mackie was away to Dundee by 1980 and Crainie wasn't about the first team until 1981 I think.
Dom Sulivan ?
Is it Mike Conroy ?
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I can spot Provan, Mackie, MacLeod, Davidson, McAdam.

But who is the guy far left ? Crainie possibly ?
Davidson second time around so I would reckon 1979 and take a punt on Jim Casey.

Mackie was away to Dundee by 1980 and Crainie wasn't about the first team until 1981 I think.
Dom Sulivan ?
I dont recognise him but agree with CB67 that its 1979, dont think its Dom or Jim Casey, only person i can think of is Mike Conroy and it doesnt even look like him :nono:
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Is it Mike Conroy ?
Yes it is.



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Hello, Just signed up.

I can confirm that John Murphy was a PE Teacher at Holyrood. I was there from 1948 t0 1953. He used to organise a number of pupils in fifth year to sell programmes at Parkhead. It was a good way of making pocket money and also gave free entry to the match.

The programmes cost 3p (old money- just over 1p now). You would take as many as you thought you could sell and stand outside the ground in the run up to the match trying your damndest to sell as many as you could. There were also older men who had a concession from the club to sell the official programme so there was a bit of competition.

I can't remember exactly how it was worked out but it did provide a good lump of pocket money,enough to take us to the "pictures" in the city on an Saturday evening after the match.

Mention has been made of the half time scores. At the time I am talking about, the half time scores were displayed on a structure built out of scaffold poles and wood above the west end terraces, a bit like a pigeon loft. Two of us who had been allocated that "beat" for the day were tasked with putting up the half-time scores. They were done from a selection of numbers which were stored at the back of the hut with hooks on them which were dropped into place alongside an alphabetical grid. The programme had the teams that corresponded to the letters printed in it.

My Andy Warhol 15 minutes (more like 15 seconds!!) was one Saturday in the run up to the end of the season and Celtic and Rangers were neck and neck for the championship so there was quite keen interest (understatement). Can't remember who Rangers were playing but I dropped the "2" in against them (Rangers) and concealed the number for their opponents till the last second. There was groan that echoed round Parkhead before I dropped the "3" in. Got the biggest cheer ever.

Sorry about the anecdotal ramble. :getmecoat:
What a story J!!! Great stuff. Anecdotal rambles are what it's all about it, the more ramblin' the better! Keep them coming - or will your first touch be the golden one, like Barry Robson?!? :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Old ground was definitely, 100%, between the Cemetery and what was then Dalmarnock Street. (On the corner of Janefield Street and Springfield Road). Celtic moved out in 1892, so there's still a good few years for houses to go up in the 1800s.
Agree - this is well documented. Barr's extended their factory over the old Celtic Park. A small aerated works had been set up outside the back of the Old Black Bull bar (still there) on the Gallowgate to sell soft dranks to the thirsty workers at the Forge. Barr and Son moved from premises in Falkirk to take over those works and developed the premises backwards along the cemetery wall after the original Celtic Park was abandoned by the club for the old clayhole on the other side of the cemetery wall on Janefield Street.

I think (not sure on this) that after the last major extension of Barr's factory in the late 1980s they took over all the land from the back of the Black Bull to Janefield Street, including Edmiston Street and others?
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Old ground was definitely, 100%, between the Cemetery and what was then Dalmarnock Street. (On the corner of Janefield Street and Springfield Road). Celtic moved out in 1892, so there's still a good few years for houses to go up in the 1800s.
Agree - this is well documented. Barr's extended their factory over the old Celtic Park. A small aerated works had been set up outside the back of the Old Black Bull bar (still there) on the Gallowgate to sell soft dranks to the thirsty workers at the Forge. Barr and Son moved from premises in Falkirk to take over those works and developed the premises backwards along the cemetery wall after the original Celtic Park was abandoned by the club for the old clayhole on the other side of the cemetery wall on Janefield Street.

I think (not sure on this) that after the last major extension of Barr's factory in the late 1980s they took over all the land from the back of the Black Bull to Janefield Street, including Edmiston Street and others?
Thats about right.
Waste ground for many a year after the tenements went.
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