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Septimus

30-07-2021, 07:35 AM

As one of a steadily diminishing band who actually saw the famous five in action I need some guidance. We all know that the forward line read from right to left Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond. Why does my now somewhat shaky memory bank have me thinking Bobby Johnstone in the number 10 shirt which I would have thought was Inside Left. They most certainly wore numbers as I remember Willie Ormond appearing right in front of me wearing his number 11. The odd thing was, at that time, that he was running down the right wing.

Ah! Happy days.

CropleyWasGod

30-07-2021, 07:42 AM

As one of a steadily diminishing band who actually saw the famous five in action I need some guidance. We all know that the forward line read from right to left Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond. Why does my now somewhat shaky memory bank have me thinking Bobby Johnstone in the number 10 shirt which I would have thought was Inside Left. They most certainly wore numbers as I remember Willie Ormond appearing right in front of me wearing his number 11. The odd thing was, at that time, that he was running down the right wing.

Ah! Happy days.

He wore 10 for City in the 55 FA Cup Final, if that's any help.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21119/lot/133/

There was also a thread on the subject here a few years ago:-

https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?164304-Famous-Five-squad-numbers

Septimus

30-07-2021, 07:47 AM

He wore 10 for City in the 55 FA Cup Final, if that's any help.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21119/lot/133/

There was also a thread on the subject here a few years ago:-

https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?164304-Famous-Five-squad-numbers

Some idiot paid 40, 0dd thousand more for a motor bike than Bobby Johnstone's shirt !!!

BILLYHIBS

31-07-2021, 01:11 PM

On a similar but more recent topic:

What numbers did Joe Baker wear for HIBS ?

Leithenhibby

31-07-2021, 01:21 PM

On a similar but more recent topic:

What numbers did Joe Baker wear for HIBS ?

I have him in the 9 shirt but I recall a European cup tie when he swapped with another player ( name escapes me)as the Bakerboy was a marked man...

BILLYHIBS

31-07-2021, 01:23 PM

I have him in the 9 shirt but I recall a European cup tie when he swapped with another player ( name escapes me)as the Bakerboy was a marked man...
And the number was....?

Pretty sure by the time they realised he had hammered home a brace 😃

Jim Herriot

31-07-2021, 01:38 PM

I have him in the 9 shirt but I recall a European cup tie when he swapped with another player ( name escapes me)as the Bakerboy was a marked man...

This was against Roma, he swapped shirts with Bobby Kinloch.

BILLYHIBS

31-07-2021, 01:40 PM

This was against Roma, he swapped shirts with Bobby Kinloch.
And the number was.....?

mim

31-07-2021, 01:43 PM

And the number was.....?

I believe it was 8 (but I wasn't in Rome :greengrin)

BILLYHIBS

31-07-2021, 01:51 PM

I believe it was 8 (but I wasn't in Rome :greengrin)
:thumbsup:

brog

31-07-2021, 02:30 PM

This was against Roma, he swapped shirts with Bobby Kinloch.

I never quite understood this given we had already played Roma at ER and Joe had scored. Mind you it's not as bad as The Rangers not being able to tell the difference between Joe McBride sen and Peter Marinello!!

BILLYHIBS

31-07-2021, 03:11 PM

I never quite understood this given we had already played Roma at ER and Joe had scored. Mind you it's not as bad as The Rangers not being able to tell the difference between Joe McBride sen and Peter Marinello!!
Nello was like a knife through butter running through the middle of that Rangers defence

Rangers couldnae handle him ended up scoring a double

Another tactical masterstroke was ET switching Arthur Duncan to the right wing second half down the slope against Sporting Lisbon - laid on three goals-and giving Wee Mickey a free role to cause mayhem