Ex-Players Positions.

[J.M.]

Greetings, Could you help me confirm the playing positions of the following former players?


Alan Sneddon - Right Back.
Gordon Hunter - Central Defender.
Gordon Rae* - Central Defender.
Joe Tortolano* - Left Back and Left Midfielder.


*sometimes he played center forward.
*came from the junior category as a winger.

[CropleyWasGod]

Greetings, Could you help me confirm the playing positions of the following former players?


Alan Sneddon - Right Back.
Gordon Hunter - Central Defender.
Gordon Rae* - Central Defender.
Joe Tortolano* - Left Back and Left Midfielder.


*sometimes he played center forward.
*came from the junior category as a winger.

Sneddon played both right and left back.

Rae started as a striker. Was slower than....etc etc.... so was moved back (initially midfield IIRC) and ended up at CH.

[Argylehibby]

Greetings, Could you help me confirm the playing positions of the following former players?


Alan Sneddon - Right Back.
Gordon Hunter - Central Defender.
Gordon Rae* - Central Defender.
Joe Tortolano* - Left Back and Left Midfielder.


*sometimes he played center forward.
*came from the junior category as a winger.

Joe I think started out as a left winger and dropped back over time.

[Skol]

Hunter played right back when he first broke through before going to his favoured role.

Rae did carry a bit of extra timber.

Arthur Duncan wac another winger who became a full back.

Scott brown started as a striker !

[HoboHarry]

Hunter played right back when he first broke through before going to his favoured role.

Rae did carry a bit of extra timber.

Arthur Duncan wac another winger who became a full back.

Scott brown started as a striker !
Didn't Willie Jamieson also start as a striker before dropping back? Or is my memory all gone to hell?

[stantonhibby]

Didn't Willie Jamieson also start as a striker before dropping back? Or is my memory all gone to hell?

Yep...he did

[Hiber-nation]

Is my memory failing me or did Geebsie play in midfield in the play-off 1st leg v Airdire at ER? Got sent off anyway and it was his last game for Hibs.

[CropleyWasGod]

Bobby Smith was another who started up the park, and ended up at left-back.

[Peevemor]

Did Lexo not convert Darren Jackson from a striker to a midfielder?

[HoboHarry]

Bobby Smith was another who started up the park, and ended up at left-back.
Yes, forgot about that, one of my favourite players at that time.....

[CockneyRebel]

Greetings, Could you help me confirm the playing positions of the following former players?


Alan Sneddon - Right Back.
Gordon Hunter - Central Defender.
Gordon Rae* - Central Defender.
Joe Tortolano* - Left Back and Left Midfielder.


*sometimes he played center forward.
*came from the junior category as a winger.


I'm pretty sure Joe was signed as a left winger from West Brom.

[Purple & Green]

I'm pretty sure Joe was signed as a left winger from West Brom.

He did, got a break in the team when Joe McBride was injured. Interesting or not it was John Blackley that first played Tortolano at left back - he played there the day Souness made his debut.

[H18 SFR]

Is my memory failing me or did Geebsie play in midfield in the play-off 1st leg v Airdire at ER? Got sent off anyway and it was his last game for Hibs.

100% correct. He was chasing shadows.

[Glory Lurker]

Dirk Lehman played a game toward end of his time at full back (can't remember which) and did not too bad at all.

[CropleyWasGod]

Did Lexo not convert Darren Jackson from a striker to a midfielder?

The popular myth is that he converted everyone to defenders 😁

[Smartie]

Is my memory failing me or did Geebsie play in midfield in the play-off 1st leg v Airdire at ER? Got sent off anyway and it was his last game for Hibs.

He did, and he’s still not happy about it.

[Sammy7nil]

Is my memory failing me or did Geebsie play in midfield in the play-off 1st leg v Airdire at ER? Got sent off anyway and it was his last game for Hibs.


100% correct. He was chasing shadows.

He was a great player for Hibs always gave a 100% loved it when he broke in to the team at RB charging down the wing overlapping all elbows and arms.

[overdrive]

Dirk Lehman played a game toward end of his time at full back (can't remember which) and did not too bad at all.

He’s also played centre back a fair bit towards the end.

[HoboHarry]

He’s also played centre back a fair bit towards the end.
He was good at everything. Probably could have been a porn star if had wanted to :greengrin

[Hiber-nation]

He did, and he’s still not happy about it.

I'm not surprised!

[Lago]

Yes, forgot about that, one of my favourite players at that time.....
In my wife's class at Dalkeith High. Lovely player & person.

[Cat Stanton]

Sneddon played both right and left back.

But he was usually a right arse.

[BILLYHIBS]

The thing about Geebsie he wasn’t the greatest of players but he always gave 100% and was fully committed

He was very quick over 20 yards and he could tackle

His speed of recovery was awesome and if he tackled you you knew you had been tackled

[bigwheel]

The thing about Geebsie he wasn’t the greatest of players but he always gave 100% and was fully committed

He was very quick over 20 yards and he could tackle

His speed of recovery was awesome and if he tackled you you knew you had been tackled

One of the many stories I recall about Hunter was that he forgot to put his clock back the night before we won the skol cup, and he turned up at Easter Road to get on the bus to Hampden...no one was there. He thought he was late and they had left without him - but because of the clocks changing he was an hour early ! [emoji3]


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[BILLYHIBS]

One of the many stories I recall about Hunter was that he forgot to put his clock back the night before we won the skol cup, and he turned up at Easter Road to get on the bus to Hampden...no one was there. He thought he was late and they had left without him - but because of the clocks changing he was an hour early ! [emoji3]


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Ha Ha!

He had a strange way of tackling always looked as though he was flying in with his studs showing but I don’t recall him ever being pulled up for it always left the forward lying in a heap 😃

Changed days different era

[bigwheel]

Ha Ha!

He had a strange way of tackling always looked as though he was flying in with his studs showing but I don’t recall him ever being pulled up for it always left the forward lying in a heap [emoji2]

Changed days different era

Considine at Aberdeen reminds me a bit of him.....similar attributes


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[Peevemor]

But he was usually a right arse.A bit of a cheap shot that. Sneddon got some stick from the fans but was a decent player and great servant to the club.

[BILLYHIBS]

A bit of a cheap shot that. Sneddon got some stick from the fans but was a decent player and great servant to the club.

Not many get a Testimonial so he must have done something right

Never let us down

[erin go bragh]

Sauzee from midfield to sweeper 😉

[erin go bragh]

One of the many stories I recall about Hunter was that he forgot to put his clock back the night before we won the skol cup, and he turned up at Easter Road to get on the bus to Hampden...no one was there. He thought he was late and they had left without him - but because of the clocks changing he was an hour early ! [emoji3]


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I done the very same . Turned up outside Shades bar and no one was there 😁

[weecounty hibby]

Not many get a Testimonial so he must have done something right

Never let us down

Indeed, I'm sure he actually won premier league and division one league medals in the same season. Celtic and Hibs. Sure he had played enough games for celtic to get a medal the year he came to us. Another who I met at the Alloa Hibs POTY do and he was gent

[Cat Stanton]

A bit of a cheap shot that. Sneddon got some stick from the fans but was a decent player and great servant to the club.

Well, (a) it was just a bit of humour, but (b) we'll have to disagree on his footballing ability. I thought he was consistently very poor. I admit I became slightly obsessed at the time about his awful distribution.

But NB mainly it was just a bit of humour...

[Clarence]

Geebsie - top bloke.

[easty]

Who was the Hibs manager when we tried to use the absolutely humpty centre half David Stephens as an absolutely humpty centre forward? Was it Fenlon?

[MartinfaePorty]

Did Alan Sneddon not play a few games at right midfield when Kevin McKee was breaking through? Rings a bell.

[JimBHibees]

Who was the Hibs manager when we tried to use the absolutely humpty centre half David Stephens as an absolutely humpty centre forward? Was it Fenlon?

Without checking my guess might have been Yogi but you might be right.

[J.M.]

Thanks for all the answers, I would like to continue adding more players:


Eddie May - If I look for information about his position I find different versions, from an attack player (Striker or Right Wing) to a defense player (Right back or Central Defender) through midfielder (Right Midfielder or Central M.), it may be Will he start out being more of an attacking player and will delay his position until he is a defender?


Billy Kirkwood - Box to Box Midfielder.


Paul Kane - I think the same as the previous one, although in this case I think he started as a forward, although I'm not very sure about that information.


John Collins - Left Midfielder and Central Midfielder (more attack player).

[Kato]

Thanks for all the answers, I would like to continue adding more players:


Eddie May - If I look for information about his position I find different versions, from an attack player (Striker or Right Wing) to a defense player (Right back or Central Defender) through midfielder (Right Midfielder or Central M.), it may be Will he start out being more of an attacking player and will delay his position until he is a defender?


Billy Kirkwood - Box to Box Midfielder.


Paul Kane - I think the same as the previous one, although in this case I think he started as a forward, although I'm not very sure about that information.


John Collins - Left Midfielder and Central Midfielder (more attack player).John Collins played at left-back for Hibs reserves. He also switched to left back on a couple of occasions during games for Celtic, covering for injuries.

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[O'Rourke3]

Thanks for all the answers, I would like to continue adding more players:


Eddie May - If I look for information about his position I find different versions, from an attack player (Striker or Right Wing) to a defense player (Right back or Central Defender) through midfielder (Right Midfielder or Central M.), it may be Will he start out being more of an attacking player and will delay his position until he is a defender?


Billy Kirkwood - Box to Box Midfielder.


Paul Kane - I think the same as the previous one, although in this case I think he started as a forward, although I'm not very sure about that information.


John Collins - Left Midfielder and Central Midfielder (more attack player).Kano played a few games as number 2. From memory Miller still put him up top. He was the only regular scorer for a short while.

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[eastmainsmsh]

Sure Graeme Donald started as a striker and played in defence ?

[brog]

Stevie Archibald used to play sweeper in bounce games at Aberdeen. Pat Stanton thought he was a natural.

[Hiber-nation]

Kano played a few games as number 2. From memory Miller still put him up top. He was the only regular scorer for a short while.

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Lexo stuck Kano up front for a game or 2 after he played there in our Tennents Sixes triumph. Didn't really work.

[BILLYHIBS]

Robin Rae Goalkeeper won the European Youth Championship with Scotland 1982 played 14 times for HIBS ended up as a striker in the Junior ranks

Goalkeeper turned poacher

I’ll get ma coat!

[wookie70]

John Collins played at left-back for Hibs reserves. He also switched to left back on a couple of occasions during games for Celtic, covering for injuries.

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John Collins often played the whole left side. He was like a LB, LM and LW all rolled into one.

[Hiber-nation]

Stuart Lovell, converted from centre forward to right wing back by McLeish then went on to perform well for Livi in central mid.

[kaimendhibs]

Who was the Hibs manager when we tried to use the absolutely humpty centre half David Stephens as an absolutely humpty centre forward? Was it Fenlon?Could be wrong but sure it was Cslderwood

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[overdrive]

Sauzee from midfield to sweeper 😉

Not forgetting the other swap at the same time as this. Matty Jack from average centre back to top defensive midfielder.

[JimBHibees]

John Collins played at left-back for Hibs reserves. He also switched to left back on a couple of occasions during games for Celtic, covering for injuries.

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I think Hibs played John at left back in some of his early first team games. Vaguely remember going to a friendly against a foreign team (feyenoord maybe) where he played left back.

[J.M.]

I think Hibs played John at left back in some of his early first team games. Vaguely remember going to a friendly against a foreign team (feyenoord maybe) where he played left back.

Could it have started as a Left-Back and moved to the Left-Midfielder, with Tortolano reconverted into Left-Back and in Celtic went on to play more in the center?

[Kato]

Could it have started as a Left-Back and moved to the Left-Midfielder, with Tortolano reconverted into Left-Back and in Celtic went on to play more in the center?He was always going to be a forward playing midfielder. Putting him at left back was part of his education.

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[J.M.]

Eddie May, could have played for hibs as an attacking central midfielder mainly playing wide mid?

[J.M.]

Eddie May doesn't seem to be much remembered as a Hibs player, can you help me with the following?


Mickey Weir - Right Wing.
George McCluskey - Center Forward.
Steve Cowan - Center Forward.
Joe McBride Jr. - Left Wing and Striker.

[MWHIBBIES]

Who was the Hibs manager when we tried to use the absolutely humpty centre half David Stephens as an absolutely humpty centre forward? Was it Fenlon?

Fenlon always had Griffiths/Doyle and O'Connor when Stephens was here so no. Was probably Calderwood

[Smartie]

Fenlon always had Griffiths/Doyle and O'Connor when Stephens was here so no. Was probably Calderwood

Was it not Yogi?

Might even have been his last game.

I’m sure it was the Maltese ref game.

And I’m pretty sure it was the last time my other half came to ER to watch a game with me. It was freezing, horrible, miserable and roughly this time of year.

[MWHIBBIES]

Was it not Yogi?

Might even have been his last game.

I’m sure it was the Maltese ref game.

And I’m pretty sure it was the last time my other half came to ER to watch a game with me. It was freezing, horrible, miserable and roughly this time of year.

Calderwood was in charge of that game. 0-0 draw. Stephens came on for Nish with 20 minutes to go.

[J.M.]

Do you think the positions of the following are correct?


Gordon Chisholm - Central Defender and Defensive Mid.
Graham Mitchell - Central Defender and Left Back.
Tommy McIntyre - Central Defender

[MartinfaePorty]

McIntyre also had an ill-fated early spell at right-back (case in point the 1989 Scottish Cup semi v Celtic).

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[J.M.]

Of the players mentioned above, the ones that give me the most doubts about their positions are the following:


Eddie May, from the information I was able to gather, it gives me the feeling of being an attacking player, in falkirk they thought he was an attacking midfielder, others remember him as a wide midfielder, and in Brentford that he came to the team to replace Andy Sinton and played as an inverted winger to the left, on youtube there are two videos, in one he appears from midfield to score a goal against Celtic, and in the other playing for Brentford he appears from the left wing to score a goal against Manchester City, in hibernian no one gave their opinion about his position in the team, but I think he played as an attacking midfielder, and as a right wing, along with Mickey Weir, while on the left were Tortolano, Collins and McBride, and here is my question about him next player.


Joe McBride - I think that in addition to his main left wing position, he also held the striker position when he played for Hibernian.


Steve Cowan - on a page about Hibernian they talk about its versatility, but nowhere do you find what versatility they talk about, because you can't find him in a position other than striker or center forward.


Graham Mitchell - if you look for information in this forum, you will find different opinions, for some he was mainly a Central Defender and others a Left Back, and he surely occupied both positions according to the needs of the team.

[Smartie]

Of the players mentioned above, the ones that give me the most doubts about their positions are the following:


Eddie May, from the information I was able to gather, it gives me the feeling of being an attacking player, in falkirk they thought he was an attacking midfielder, others remember him as a wide midfielder, and in Brentford that he came to the team to replace Andy Sinton and played as an inverted winger to the left, on youtube there are two videos, in one he appears from midfield to score a goal against Celtic, and in the other playing for Brentford he appears from the left wing to score a goal against Manchester City, in hibernian no one gave their opinion about his position in the team, but I think he played as an attacking midfielder, and as a right wing, along with Mickey Weir, while on the left were Tortolano, Collins and McBride, and here is my question about him next player.


Joe McBride - Creo que ademas de su posicion principal, ala izquierda, tambien ocupo la posicion de striker cuando jugo para Hibernian.


Steve Cowan - on a page about Hibernian they talk about its versatility, but nowhere do you find what versatility they talk about, because you can't find him in a position other than striker or center forward.


Graham Mitchell - if you look for information in this forum, you will find different opinions, for some he was mainly a Central Defender and others a Left Back, and he surely occupied both positions according to the needs of the team.

Mitchell was mainly a left-back but slotted in at centre back from time to time.

He was a very good player in both positions.

[Hiber-nation]

Eddie probably played all midfield positions with Hibs but I'd put him down as an attacking midfielder.

What's with the Spanish for super Joe?!!? Left midfielder/left winger and nothing else.

Stevie Cowan - nothing but a goal poacher.

Mitch - started as central defender but converted to left back by Lexo. Played the odd game in defensive mid I recall.

[highland hibbee]

Geebsie - top bloke.

and scored the goal that got the monkey off our backs iirc

[highland hibbee]

Do you think the positions of the following are correct?


Gordon Chisholm - Central Defender and Defensive Mid.
Graham Mitchell - Central Defender and Left Back.
Tommy McIntyre - Central Defender

yes. For all 3
Mitch and Tommy McIntryre both played in the 1991 League Cup winning side.
Tommy scored the penalty that put us in the way before Keith, a keith, Keith put the result beyond doubt.

[Keith_M]

Geebsie - top bloke.


Here's an interesting wee factoid for you.

When Gogs was 14/15, (don't remember exactly) he was supposed to be going to Ibrox for a trial with his beloved Rangers*, but broke his leg a few days before.

And the rest, as they say, is history...





* Just to clarify, I think he changed his allegiances quite a long time ago now ;-)