Turnbulls Tornadoes nicknames

[gbhibby]

Was reading an article about John Brownie and it mentioned his nickname Onion. I was Trying to remember all the nicknames off the top of my head as each player had one
Perhaps someone can fill in the gaps.
HERIOT?
ONION
SHADES
NIDDRIE
CILLA
SLOOPJB
MICKEY
O'Rourke?
GORDON?
SODJER
NIJINSKY

[BILLYHIBS]

O’Rourke = Corky

Gordon = Tosh

[BILLYHIBS]

Can anyone remember John Hazel’s ?

[gbhibby]

O’Rourke = Corky

Gordon = Tosh
Thanks Billy can you remember what Jim Heriots was.

[BILLYHIBS]

Thanks Billy can you remember what Jim Heriots was.

Big Bob after Robert Mitchum IIRC

[gbhibby]

Big Bob after Robert Mitchum IIRC
Should have been called the Vet. Drawn a blank on John Hazel.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Should have been called the Vet. Drawn a blank on John Hazel.


from wikipedia...

Herriot is probably best known today for giving his name to the writer James Herriot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herriot), a Yorkshire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire) vet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_surgeon) whose real name was Alf Wight. Wight needed a pen-name to comply with professional rules banning advertising and chose Jim Herriot's name after seeing him play for Birmingham City in a televised match against Manchester United (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C.).

[BILLYHIBS]

Peter Cormack was also known as Corky so Jimmy O’Rourke = Biffo :greengrin

[hhibs]

Can anyone remember John Hazel’s ?

Mine was " Oh ffs"

Always gave me the fear when he was named in the team.

[gbhibby]

What would the current team have as nicknames?
Porto could be Hunslayer
Macey M and M
Boyler Flash

[gbhibby]

Can anyone remember John Hazel’s ?
Cadbury? 🤔

[BILLYHIBS]

Cadbury? 🤔
Nope

[Iggy Pope]

Nope

Rather than nope should that not be Nut?

[BILLYHIBS]

Rather than nope should that not be Nut?
Giving your age away again Iggy :greengrin

[gbhibby]

Giving your age away again Iggy :greengrin
Everyone's a fruit and nutcase, 😁

[HoboHarry]

Rather than nope should that not be Nut?

Or Hazelnut? That would be on Topic.....

[adam middlemass]

Or Hazelnut? That would be on Topic.....
Surely Gordon’s nickname should have been Flash :na na:

[FilipinoHibs]

It was Pung. Here are all the nicknames here:

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/latest-hibs-news/scottish-cup-final-1972-unlucky-hibs-beaten-6-1-1574325

[BILLYHIBS]

It was Pung. Here are all the nicknames here:

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/latest-hibs-news/scottish-cup-final-1972-unlucky-hibs-beaten-6-1-1574325

👍🏿

[The Veteran]

Before my time, so I was wondering if Alex Cropley had a nickname?

[CropleyWasGod]

Before my time, so I was wondering if Alex Cropley had a nickname?

Sodger.

He was born in Aldershot, where I think his Dad was stationed.

"Crops" was another one, although that might have been when he moved on.

[LoaningCrHibbie]

Was reading an article about John Brownie and it mentioned his nickname Onion. I was Trying to remember all the nicknames off the top of my head as each player had one
Perhaps someone can fill in the gaps.
HERIOT?
ONION
SHADES
NIDDRIE
CILLA
SLOOPJB
MICKEY
O'Rourke?
GORDON?
SODJER
NIJINSKY

According to a large article in the Evening News December 1972 the nicknames at that time were ...

Jim Herriot: (BOB ) because his team mates say, he has movie star Bob Mitchums' sleepy eyes.
John Brownlie: (ONION) due to the unmanageable hair-style he had on first joining the club.
Eric Schaedler: (SHADES)
Pat Stanton: (NIDDRIE)
Jim Black: (CILLA)
John Blackley: (SLOOP)
Alex Edwards: (MICKEY) Dunfermline players invented the Mickey Mouse tag.
Jim O'Rourke: (WEE JIMSIE)
Alan Gordon: (TOSH) After Liverpool's lanky striker John Toshack who like Gordon, is brilliant in the air.
Alex Cropley: (SODJER)
Arthur Duncan: ( THE FLYER) because of his speed on the wing.

P.S. If anyone is interested the article also mentions which type of car the individual Tornadoes were driving at the time.

[gbhibby]

According to a large article in the Evening News December 1972 the nicknames at that time were ...

Jim Herriot: (BOB ) because his team mates say, he has movie star Bob Mitchums' sleepy eyes.
John Brownlie: (ONION) due to the unmanageable hair-style he had on first joining the club.
Eric Schaedler: (SHADES)
Pat Stanton: (NIDDRIE)
Jim Black: (CILLA)
John Blackley: (SLOOP)
Alex Edwards: (MICKEY) Dunfermline players invented the Mickey Mouse tag.
Jim O'Rourke: (WEE JIMSIE)
Alan Gordon: (TOSH) After Liverpool's lanky striker John Toshack who like Gordon, is brilliant in the air.
Alex Cropley: (SODJER)
Arthur Duncan: ( THE FLYER) because of his speed on the wing.

P.S. If anyone is interested the article also mentions which type of car the individual Tornadoes were driving at the time.
Thanks for posting that. The one that surprises me is Arthur Duncans The Flyer, always thought his only nickname was Nijinsky. Sure there must have been a correction at some point.

[Col L]

Thanks for posting that. The one that surprises me is Arthur Duncans The Flyer, always thought his only nickname was Nijinsky. Sure there must have been a correction at some point.

Most of the Hibs players from that period that I have spoken to always refer to Arthur as ‘Flyer’, but Nijinsky was well used by our fans. Shades was the only one who could get near Arthur in the sprints at training.


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[Mick O'Rourke]

Thanks for posting that. The one that surprises me is Arthur Duncans The Flyer, always thought his only nickname was Nijinsky. Sure there must have been a correction at some point.

Some of the nicknames would have originated in the dressing room or at school/previous club before joining Hibernian.
Arthur was called Flyer by other players.
We fans ,i think ,gave him the name Nijinsky, after the famous racehorse.
Or was it the Russian ballet dancer ;)

Maybe both !


Just to add
I have never known Jimmy O'Rourke to be called "wee jimsie"

Awfy West of Scotland type nickname/Rab C. Nesbitt ..ish !


Jimmy was called Coarky by his pals before he joined the club.

Rourky coarky !! Another tag was Stumpy.

We just called him James ;)

O'Rourke surname by the way was very uncommon in East of Scotland back in the day
And difficult for some to pronounce. Or just lazy!!
xample A guy once used to call me King Farouk

He pronounced my surname Arook !!

[jgl07]

Or Hazelnut? That would be on Topic.....
I hope this will not become a Marathon punfest?

[Eyrie]

I hope this will not become a Marathon punfest?

That's Bounty happen anyway.

[BILLYHIBS]

Another thread going off TOPIC