Hibs players crocked - retired but then resurrected...

[H18 SFR]

Orman left hibs and played in the champions league. He had a great game at Arsenal’s old stadium.

[jacomo]

James McPake seemed finished when he left us but played on for a few seasons.

[Dan Sarf]

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Gordon Smith

Twice.

[ancient hibee]

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Twice.

Gordon Smith of course had no intention of stopping playing. Hibs freed him because they didn’t want to pay for an op.I mean why should the club help it’s greatest ever player! He paid for it himself and joined Hearts.After they won the league Hearts,being Hearts,sold him to Dundee for £10,000.

[scm70nyd1973]

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Yep. Great wee player.

Genuinely a really great guy too - I used to play 5 aside with him and his brother in Glasgow - got to know him well and couldn’t believe it when he signed for us. Provided the cross which led to a visit from the tooth fairy for one of our favourite European players IIRC 🤭

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Chris was a actuary manager at Scottish widows when I was there in 2003

[BILLYHIBS]

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Twice.

Won the League and League Cup with Hearts and the League with Dundee

As others have said paid for his own op which I am sure was performed by our very own Sir John Bruce

Nuts!

[DaveF]

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What was the story with Baillie? I remember him being awesome against Celtic in the cup when he was up against Larsson.


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He did an interview last year about it all.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/jonathan-baillie-opens-hibs-career-tragedy-brothers-death-rod-petries-kindness-and-match-against-celtic-2855917%3famp

[Pretty Boy]

Chris Reid definitely played again after leaving Hibs. Hamilton and Stirling Albion then the juniors. Worked with my Dad for a while at Scottish Widows. I'm sure his last game for Hibs was the 6-2 defeat at Motherwell that finally saw Duffy sacked.

Bryan Gunnnever played again. Hairline fracture forced him to retire. He was well past it when he pitched up at Hibs.

[Peevemor]

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Chris Reid definitely played again after leaving Hibs. Hamilton and Stirling Albion then the juniors. Worked with my Dad for a while at Scottish Widows. I'm sure his last game for Hibs was the 6-2 defeat at Motherwell that finally saw Duffy sacked.

Bryan Gunnnever played again. Hairline fracture forced him to retire. He was well past it when he pitched up at Hibs.

I don't remember Gunn being bad at all for Hibs (I could be wrong though). He definitely seemed like the sort of character you want to have around.

[danger1875]

Mark McGraw, played a stormer against Dunfermline just before we played them in the cup final but broke his leg before the final and was never the same player again

[The 90+2]

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Genuinely a really great guy too - I used to play 5 aside with him and his brother in Glasgow - got to know him well and couldn’t believe it when he signed for us. Provided the cross which led to a visit from the tooth fairy for one of our favourite European players IIRC 🤭

Great goal. Half delighted and half felt sad for Le God.

[matty_f]

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Tim Clancy once mocked my broken toe on Twitter. True story.

Dick.

never meet your heroes, eh?

[wookie70]

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Ian. Played less than a minute?

I was in the main stand that day. I can still remember the crack his leg made as it broke. I'm sure he never played for Hibs again and I think it was his debut. I think the break happened almost immediately after Kick Off

[Bridge hibs]

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Happened right in front of me too, but if he had walked past me in the street I wouldn’t have known him.
According to iHibs he made a sub appearance towards the end of the next season and that was that, but I’ve no recollection. Looks like he moved to English non-league.

https://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/play...?playerid=6278

Thanks for the info mate, Wow thats a debut !!

[IberianHibernian]

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I was in the main stand that day. I can still remember the crack his leg made as it broke. I'm sure he never played for Hibs again and I think it was his debut. I think the break happened almost immediately after Kick Off

That`s the way I remember it too . 31st January 1981 I think . Fixtures were strange as we`d played there on 1st January too . Had taken a big crowd there for cup QF the previous year ( 0 - 0 I think with Best playing , main thing I remember is being marched from station to stadium by police by English police with songs about search for Yorkshire Ripper ) .