50 Club

[Mick O'Rourke]

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My Dad was a member also, possibly a founder member. It's maybe the passage of time but my recall was that it started in the old stand & then moved across the road. It may then have moved back across to the Toyota lounge. It was definitely restricted to 50 members & I can definitely confirm £50k was not a criteria!

Correct Brog
I recall that many members were not wealthy businessmen as some may think.
Certainly many were prominent and well known in the wider Edinburgh/Leith community.
If i recall correctly, like your father, there were academics and councillors in the 50 club over the years.
For many members it was more than a social club.
They strived financially or otherwise to serve the best interests of Hibernian.

I was in a few times back in the day,though of course,never a member !!

I was not aware (or dont recall) that Tom Hart "barred" the "50s" from using the stand.
Be interested to know that full story.

Or even how many STs we had then.
I only knew a handful then.
So i cant see why they would need more than one turnstile (in the old main stand)

In saying that, all of the names aforementioned on this thread were good servants to the football club.