What's in a name?

[leithsansiro]

Time for a random challenge to get you thinking of Hibs players past and present.

With all the speculation yesterday about Nisbet moving on yesterday’s transfer deadline, it got me thinking about another popular Hibee Kevin, that wonderful mercurial talent of Kevin Harper.

So, my challenge is this – what’s the most popular first name for decent/good Hibs players? I don’t mean one-offs like Franck. Best I can come up with is the double Darrens, for Jackson and McGregor.

Over to you!

[TheCabbage]

Joe

Baker
Mcbride
Tortolano
Newell

[Carheenlea]

John

(McGinn, Brownlee, Grant, O’Neil, Burridge, Blackley, Collins, Hughes, Rankin, Fraser)

[DaveF]

Paul

McGinn
Hanlon
Wright
Hartley :-0

There must be a million others..

[Peevemor]

Gordon Durie & Gordon Chisholm who both scored in the 1985 League Cup semi against the huns at ER (not to mention the other Gordons - Smith, Hunter ...)

[hibbyfraelibby]

Peter Cormack
Peter Marinello

[MWHIBBIES]

Pat

Pat Stanton
Pat McGinley
Pat Quinn
Pat O'lainen

[Jim44]

Pat

Pat Stanton
Pat McGinley
Pat Quinn
Pat O'lainen

......... and an Honorary Pat Nevin :greengrin

[Peevemor]

Joe

Baker
Mcbride
Tortolano
Newell

You forgot Joe McBride :wink:

[Inch joe]

Eddie


Eddie turnbull
Eddie may

[Keith_M]

Definitely Keith


Keith Wright
Keith Houchen


...and.... ehm.... Keith Watson

[Hibbyradge]

Irvine

[nonshinyfinish]

Zbigniew 👀

[Keith_M]

Irvine


A Hibs player whose first name was Irvine?


Any examples?

[Hibbyradge]

A Hibs player whose first name was Irvine?


Any examples?

Whoosh

[FilipinoHibs]

Yes Willie

Ormond
Murray
Miller
Miller
Irvine
Irvine
Jamieson
Nelson

Lots of Willies from bygone days as well.

[Keith_M]

Whoosh


I don't know any players called Irvine Whoosh.


Is he Welsh?


:dunno:

[NASAHIBS]

David

SDG
Zitelli
Farrell
Big Dave

[DIXIHIBS]

Graham

Mitchell
Donald
Stack
Harvey
Johnny Graham
Brian Graham

[basehibby]

Interesting this - we have not had nearly as many Michael's as you'd expect from a club with Irish roots - but they've generally been very good ....

Michael
Weir
O'Neill
Stewart
McDonald

... whereas almost every Brian we have signed has been distinctly MEH ...
Brian
Walsh
Hamilton
Kerr

Someone needs to get the word out to Ross and the recruitment team - sign some more Michaels and banish the Brians into footballing obscurity !

[Sweet Left Peg]

Pat

Pat Stanton
Pat McGinley
Pat Quinn
Pat O'lainen

Pat Kujabi

[nonshinyfinish]

Interesting this - we have not had nearly as many Michael's as you'd expect from a club with Irish roots - but they've generally been very good ....

Michael
Weir
O'Neill
Stewart
McDonald

... whereas almost every Brian we have signed has been distinctly MEH ...
Brian
Walsh
Hamilton
Kerr

Someone needs to get the word out to Ross and the recruitment team - sign some more Michaels and banish the Brians into footballing obscurity !

Michael Whelehan

[NthCarolinaHibs]

Alex..

Edwards
Cropley
Harris
Gogic

[SHODAN]

IT'S NISBET

Oh, sorry, wrong thread.

[Bangkok Hibby]

Slightly different spellings admittedly but two of my favourites....Schaedler and Stevenson

[Onceinawhile]

Liam:

Fontaine
Henderson

[Wilson]

Liam:

Fontaine
Henderson

Liam Miller

[Wilson]

Paul

McGinn
Hanlon
Wright
Hartley :-0

There must be a million others..

Paul Dalglish
Paul Holsgrove

[Billy Whizz]

Stevie Mallon
Steve Archibald
Steve Cowan
Stevie’ Crawford
Stephen McGinn
Stephen Glass
Stephen Whittaker

[Leitherhibs]

Sean

O'Hanlon
Mackie
Murdoch

[Peevemor]

Andy Wa*ker
Andy Goram
Andy McNeil
Andy Goram

[HoboHarry]

Pat

Pat Stanton
Pat McGinley
Pat Quinn
Pat O'lainen
Pat Carroll also.....

[HoboHarry]

Stevie Mallon
Steve Archibald
Steve Cowan
Stevie’ Crawford
Stephen McGinn
Stephen Glass
Stephen Whittaker
Steven Brown, if only for playing in the two SC final replays against der hun at such a young age.

[JohnMcM]

John

(McGinn, Brownlee, Grant, O’Neil, Burridge, Blackley, Collins, Hughes, Rankin, Fraser)

Madsen, MacNamee

[JohnMcM]

Joe

Baker
Mcbride
Tortolano
Newell

Davis

[Sioux]

Sean

O'Hanlon
Mackie
Murdoch

Decent/good ? Naw.

[Jim Herriot]

Including short forms, it seems we've had 4 William Millers, 3 William Smiths and 3 John Campbells, plus two each of James Brown, John Brown, Patrick Connolly, William Donnelly and Patrick Stanton.

[HoboHarry]

Joe

Baker
Mcbride
Tortolano
Newell
Harper

[gbhibby]

Whoosh
I see what you did there radgeHibby.

(some posters have short memory span)
Irvine Willie

[Scott Allan Key]

Gordon Smith, Gordon Durie

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[CropleyWasGod]

Gordon Smith, Gordon Durie

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Hunter, Rae and Chisholm. ( some half-back line :greengrin)

[Scott Allan Key]

Hunter, Rae and Chisholm. ( some half-back line :greengrin)Gordon Rae, a cracking free kick versus Fergie's Dons at ER in 1983, was my first Hibs goal ever. I probably should have remembered him!

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[Smartie]

Franck Sauzee
Franck Dja Dje Dje

Technicality there is more than one Franck...

[Scott Allan Key]

David

Zitelli
Beaumont
Gray
Logan
Murphy
Wotherspoon
Shaw


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[Peanut Shaz]

Joe

Baker
Mcbride
Tortolano
Newell

From the late 50's/early 60's Joe McClelland

[MWHIBBIES]

Franck Sauzee
Franck Dja Dje Dje

Technicality there is more than one Franck...

Franck Dougan :greengrin

[Squealing pig]

Paul Dalglish
Paul Holsgrove

Paul lovering

[ancient hibee]

Ally McLeod (times two).

[ballengeich]

Madsen, MacNamee
with Hamilton and Hazel on the bench.

[WoreTheGreen]

Andy Goram
Andy Goram

[basehibby]

Michael Whelehan

:top markswithout doubt the best Michael of the lot :thumbsup: