Was taking to a neighbour, and he told me his dad played a few times for Hibs as a goalie in the mid 50’s, then moved onto Dunfermline
Can’t find anything on IHibs
He’s got some memorabilia of old programmes and photos with the famous 5
Anyone remember him?
I’ve attached the photo, from a Scotland game in the 50’s
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Thread: Sinclair Mackie
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28-02-2021 05:11 PM #1
Sinclair Mackie
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28-02-2021 05:20 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Maybe played reserve matches or friendlies.
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28-02-2021 05:24 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Might be worth searching for him in Dunfermline sources
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28-02-2021 05:33 PM #5
another name for the oldies, when i first moved to Bathgate 30 years ago a car mechanic named Norman Petrie told me he(NP) was with Hibs when younger and only Jimmy O'Rourke kept him out of the top team. any historians remember a Norman Petrie(not related to THAT Petrie)
sorry for slight thread hijack
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28-02-2021 05:37 PM #6
Thank me for all the replies
Think there were a lot of reserve games in these days, although he thought his dad had played a 1st team game at Hibs
I’ll try and get a photo of him with Famous 5
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28-02-2021 06:05 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-02-2021 07:36 PM #9
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I think they were friends and possibly played together at amateur level.
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01-03-2021 08:04 AM #10
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I can most certainly help you here.
Sinclair Mackie was my boss in BUPA, Erskine House, Queens Street Edinburgh.
I joined in 1974 and was interviewed by Sinclair for the job (He was always Mr Mackie to me). He was a great boss. He was very focused, firm and fair.
One day out of the blue he asked me if I liked football and what team I supported. When I told him it was Hibs, his face lit up. He joked at last he had someone in the office who supported a decent team!
He then went on to tell me his story. He told me he was brought up as a Hearts fan. He played juvenile football and played with Lawrie Reilly. He then got the chance to join Hibs and he jumped at it. He told me that's when his love affair with Hibs began. He said it was an unbelievable experience training with and being around "Champions".
I could be wrong but I think he was a forward and not a goalkeeper. He played regularly for the reserve team but he admitted that it was practically impossible to break into the first team, such was the quality at ER at the time. There was no bitterness from him about this, just a huge admiration how great the Hibs were at the time.
One thing he felt free to express an opinion on was who was the better Famous Five or Terrible Trio or Lawrie Reilly or Willie Bauld? He always stated Terrible Trio and Willie Bauld were fabulous players but The Five and Reilly were just a level above.
One thing I can't remember now is whether he was a University man and played part time. He had to leave Hibs to play at a better level than reserve football and went to Dunfermline possibly part time and then was working for BUPA. I remember there was an elderly lady in the office called Betty H who kept all the newspaper clippings from his Dunfermline days. Such was his success in playing for Dunfermline.
I remember going into the office on the Monday morning in 1975 after the Pat Stanton 95th minute goal at Tynecastle to salvage a point. Two guys in the office Douglas G and G Wood were Hearts fanatics and were still seething and moaning how they were robbed. Sinclair got me in his room and asked me if I was there (told him I was) and he was punching the air and laughing. He then went out and laid into the two of them and told him Hearts were lucky because they caught Hibs on a bad day!
He was also a great golfer and became Captain at Lothianburn GC. If you go into the Evening News photos archive page you will find a photo of him.
Finally......
The night before the greatest cup final in any Hibs fan's life back in May 2016 the TV cameras were in the Hibs shop asking fans what they were buying and what they were hoping for the next day. One particular young mum with her kids was asked the same and and stated the obvious answers and then told the interviewer
" My grandad Sinclair Mackie played for Hibs "
I almost fell of my chair but realised the Hibs love affair had been passed down. For me it was very emotional.
A great guy an a great Hibby.
Hope this has been of help Billy.
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01-03-2021 08:22 AM #11
I read the title and thought we were in for another player with two surnames.
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01-03-2021 08:28 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Thanks for this
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01-03-2021 08:41 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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01-03-2021 08:47 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
GGTTH
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01-03-2021 02:22 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
brilliant stories
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02-03-2021 03:32 PM #19
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BUPA-I was there....
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I am pretty sure he was a defender in his day and he loved nothing better than a good blether about Hibs. He brought in a match programme from Gordon Smiths testimonial game when Hibs played Man Utd and scored seven goals against them. Man U were English champions at the time. I was allowed to read it but not to move it out of his sight.
He certainly loved his golf and although by that time he had health issues, played as much as possible.
He was not a man to be crossed and had that certain something about him that you see in a lot of driven, successful folk. An aura if you like.
Loved our chats and, looking back, I wish the mature me could pick his brains for more stories of the greatest era in Hibs history.
Memories.
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02-03-2021 04:22 PM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I lost contact with him after he was in the old NASL (?).
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02-03-2021 04:25 PM #21
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02-03-2021 04:30 PM #22
Can someone please identify all the players on the OP
Knew a few, but I wasn’t even born then
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02-03-2021 04:59 PM #23
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02-03-2021 08:57 PM #25
Great thread with Danish John's post an absolute delight.
Last edited by CMurdoch; 02-03-2021 at 09:01 PM.
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03-03-2021 10:05 PM #26
Just caught up with this again and must say that Danish John’s post is a masterclass in nice posts.
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Loved reading this. Thanks for sharing.
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