This may have been asked on here before so apologies if it has...but. Did anyone ever play in the finals of the Mackie Shield or Leith Primary Schools cup...and/or represent Leith Primary Schools XI at any stage (the select team that played in the Scottish Cup and v Edinburgh Primary Schools not just the Leith Primary School team) There was also a 6's at Warriston too at some stage.
If so I'd be interested in the competition, opponents, result and year...and for Leith Primary Schools XI just the year. Very little is coming up on Google and I thought it was the sort of thing that would have been recorded somewhere?
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02-10-2012 09:56 PM #1
Mackie Shield/Leith Cup/ Leith Primary Schools XI
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03-10-2012 07:42 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I can't remember our opponents or the scores!!!!!
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03-10-2012 08:44 AM #3
I was in the Silverknowes Primary team that won the Mackie Shield in 1982 beating Fort Primary 4-2,wow 30 years ago.
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03-10-2012 10:06 AM #4
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I was in the Silverknowes team that won the Mackie Shield in 1978 (Not sure of the result or opposition may have been Fort), we then when went on to win the Leith Cup the two following years 1979 vs St Mary's 3-2 win (after being 0-2 down) and then 1980 vs Granton 4-1.
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03-10-2012 10:21 AM #5
My story's a tad different. I played in the younger Holy X primary team as a centre forward. The wonderful Alan Lugton was goalie for the older team. One day, after playing in my game, Luggy was sick/injured & couldn't play in the next game so I was drafted in as an emergency keeper!! I'd never played there before but had a blinder & we won 3-1. A Leith selector was there so next week I was playing in goal in final trial for Leith schools!! Of course I was s***, we lost 4-0 & my keeping career was over! I probably also ruined Alan's as I'm sure they thought I was him, well for one week anyway!!
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You a centre forward?
A centre half of some repute I will concede, but a centre forward?
Only super players got to fill that role when WE were playing Brian
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03-10-2012 11:32 AM #11
I played in the Leith cup final for Bonnington a long time ago. We get beat by Royston. Still have the medal somewhere. It was probably around 1987 or so I think.
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03-10-2012 11:47 AM #12
Talking about Leith schools is like talking about Sevco. Third division material. Everyone knows that it was Edinburgh Select that was top division. :)
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03-10-2012 11:56 AM #13
My dad played in the Mackie Shield final for Bonnington against Groathill in 1965 when they lost 5-3.
He played in the Leith Schools Cup Final for Bonnington against Holy Cross in 1966 when they won 2-0.
He also played for Leith schools in the Scottish Cup in 1966 when they lost 2-0 (he thinks) to Fife schools.
Hope this helps.
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03-10-2012 12:21 PM #14
Was the ^ a side comp for lieth schools not the Gary Stuart Cup
If so I can give you lots of details on this
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11-05-2015 07:43 PM #16
I played in goals for the Leith Primary School team. In 1984 we won the Mackie Shield beat Silverknowes 7-1 in the final. In 1985 the same team won the Leith Schools Cup beating Ferryhill 5-3 in the final - both games played at Warriston Playing fields. We had an excellent team and from memory we were unbeaten in the 2 years the team were together.
I was lucky enough to be picked for the Leith Schools XI team to play in goals. My best memory of playing for the select team was playing Edinburgh Schools XI before a Hibs v Rangers game at ER for some Challenge Cup. Jackie McNamara Jnr played in the Edinburgh Schools team up front and he scored twice that day. From memory Edinburgh won 4-1.
I remember trying to kick the ball up the slope and it did seem like a big slope I also remember the Rangers fans trying to put me off when I was in the goal at the Dunbar End Tam McNiven presented the medals at the end and we got to watch the Hibs Rangers match for free - we were allowed into the enclosure beside the tunnel under the radio Hibs box
I think the Rangers fans caused loads of trouble that day in the ground the skinheads from memory !! Bunch o Neanderthals !!
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Michael and Jamie O' (both Holy Cross primary)
I remember K. Waugh(Chairman) wanted to charge the parents entry to watch the game.
As you say, it was played before the huns game, March 1982,which was a 0-0 draw.
Jimmy spoke to Kenny and as far as i recall all the parents of the boys got free entry to the enclosure.
I sat on the Hibs bench with Jimmy during the game (not the hun game !)
But certainly the Schools game was a better watch than the main feature .
I think the late Tom O'Malley organised the event.
The score was 3-3 ..
You do yourself a disservice!Last edited by Mick O'Rourke; 07-04-2021 at 12:42 PM.
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03-10-2012 12:30 PM #19
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I played for Leith Schools Select team in the 70,s we played Edinburgh Schools select in the first round
at Warriston and beat them 5.2.
We had a fantastic side that beat school select teams all over Scotland eventually getting beat in the Scottish Cup Final
from Hamilton Schools select.
Leith Select also got to the final 4 years earlier in the 70,s but also lost.
At the time these were the only two occasions the Leith Select ever got to the final.
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03-10-2012 02:02 PM #20
In true bohemian style I played for Stockbridge Primary 81-82 (the 'big team')
We never won a single game in 2 years the closest a 1-1'draw.
We did however progress in the Warriston cup - we got a bye - then thumped ;)
We also had a girl who played in goals until someone grasses up. Out bully was also a girl - Stocky was big on equality back then before it became a location, location, location hotspot...
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like many on this thread i played for holy cross but they'd stopped producing top class players by the time i put on the famous green and gold and i cant remember what any of the tournaments we played in were called...we did produce a few decent ice hockey players though?!
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My own claim to Leith School's fame goes back to the late 50's and the social conditions prevailing at the time. I went through Pennywell primary with never less than 54 pupils in the class. Multiply this by similar schools in West Pilton, Granton, Royston, and the main secondary, Ainslie Park, could not cope with intake numbers. It meant that we had to repeat our final year at Primary based on date of birth. In that extra year I was delighted to be selected for Leith Schools. A few days before our game against Edinburgh our 'coach' Mr Dawson came into our class to check my date of birth presumably for registration purposes. Having been too young for Ainslie I was now 2 months too old for the select team. No money, *rse oot the troosers but fabulous days.
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11-05-2015 07:35 PM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
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03-10-2012 02:08 PM #24
Mackie Shield
My brother played for Wardie in the final of the Mackie Shield in 1963 at Warriston. The photo of the Wardie team says the trophy was shared but doesn't say who the opponents were. Think it was a 2-2 draw - no penalty shoot outs in those days!
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100% correct - I watched the Leith Schools v Hamilton Schools 1978 Scottish Schools Cup Final (in which Reversep played at centre half) and played in the 1974 Scottish Schools cup final for Leith against Aberdeen , which we lost 4-2 over two legs (John Hewitt scored twice for Aberdeen) . And let me assure you, in those two particular years, Edinburgh schools were not in the same league as the laddies fi Leith.
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We got beat 2-0 away and drew 2-2 at Meadowbank and I think Jimmy Dignan scored our 2 goals.
Had no idea I played against John Hewitt.
I played sweeper and have the ball at my right foot and slightly more hair than these days.
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He could play !
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04-10-2012 07:46 AM #30
Yeah Mackie Shield was the early game,never got to the Leith cup final as we got pumped by our local rivals Wardie the next year in the first round which was a pity coz both those teams had a shout at being the best teams around.
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