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OSCA IS THIS OLD SCOTCH FOOTBALL CLUB’S FIRST-EVER PREMIERSHIP TEAM? Football Club FOOTBALL CLUB PHOTOS AND MEMORABILIA — CAN YOU HELP? Old Scotch Football Club wants to fill in the blanks in its collection of team photos. In 2021, the Old Scotch Football Club will be 100 years old, but a history of our club has never been published. This year, club President Tim Shearer (’85) has convened a history sub- committee to research and publish a history of our great club in time for our centenary. The sub-committee is headed by well-known football identity and great club supporter, Bruce Brown (’60), who wrote the centenary history of the Old Scotch Collegians’ Association, With a Keen but Loving Eye. Also on the sub-committee, supporting Bruce in the research, are John Bell (’60) and Geoff McCracken (’65). However, we need your support in furnishing us with Old Scotch Football Club history, photos or memorabilia – can you help? For example, Bob Vickers (‘63) has uncovered an Old Scotch Football Club team photo which belonged to his father, Billy Vickers, which we think shows our first premiership team (1923). We are now 82 Great Scot Number 156 – April 2019 endeavouring to name everyone in the photo – can you help fill in the blanks? We have included the names of the players, supporters and officials we can identify: BACK ROW: (supporter?), Max ‘Boof’ Wright, Ralph Empey, (supporter?), William ‘Bandy’ Trethowan, (supporter?), Charles Chapman, Bill Everard, Fred ‘Flops’ Phillips, (supporter?), Jack Petchell, (supporter?), Hubert ‘Sandy’ McLorinan, Fred Lucas (trainer), (supporter?), George Staley (Secretary). CENTRE ROW: Allan ‘Bun’ Staley, Harold Staley, Alister ‘Jim’ Shankland, Clive ‘Cocky’ Heatley (Captain and Coach), William ‘Billy’ Vickers, Harold ‘Snowy’ Francis. FRONT ROW: Gavin Paterson, Bruce Scharp, Gordon Law, Fred Lester, Bill Baird. Others who played in 1923 included Rae ‘Fizz’ Brownell, Milne ‘Midge’ Cameron, K A McColl, Hector McFadyen, A R McNeil, Alf Oldham, John Osboldstone, Roberts, Gordon Rogerson, Eric Stephens, Norman Stephens and David Yoffa. Do you recognise any of the men in the 1923 photo? We have a project underway to scan all existing team photos. We also need photos of ‘club legends’. As well, the club is missing photographs of the following significant teams: • 1924 Seniors A Section Premiers (the club’s second premiership) 1926 Seniors A Section Premiers • (the club’s third premiership) • 1931 Seniors A Section Premiers (the club’s fourth premiership) 1946 Seniors A Section Runners-Up • 1952 Juniors Premiers • 1961 Reserves Premiers • If you can help, please contact Geoff McCracken on 0417 509 631 or at [email protected]. GEOFF MCCRACKEN (‘65) — OLD SCOTCH FOOTBALL CLUB