Wondering if any of you can help me . I am from perth and remember being at a st johnstone v hibs game at muirton not long after o Rourke signed for saints. I remember a hibs fan running on to the pitch and putting a scarf around jim o rourke at kick off. What i am trying to remember is did he score for saints that day and what in fact was the result. I am aware he scored his first goal for st johnstone v hibs at easter rd but i wish to know the details of the muirton game and estimated date. Thanks
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22-11-2020 11:12 PM #1
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23-11-2020 06:07 AM #3
18/1/1975 Scottish League Division One
St Johnstone 2 v 2 Hibernian
Bobby Smith scored early for HIBS Jimmy O’Rourke equalised Duncan Lambie pen gave Saints the lead
Tony Higgins then had a penalty saved but followed up to net the rebound just after half-time
Everyone knows his nameLast edited by BILLYHIBS; 23-11-2020 at 06:14 AM.
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23-11-2020 01:37 PM #8
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I love that anecdote from the OP about a fan running on and putting a Hibs scarf round Jimmy's neck!
He was still at Hibs when I first put a team poster on my bedroom wall (probably cut from Shoot magazine) but I was too wee to really remember him playing for us. I know Turnbull was accused of breaking up the Tornadoes too soon and selling O'Rourke and Alan Gordon, but would those who are old enough to remember say that Jimmy was still more than good enough to have been playing for Hibs at the time he moved to Saints? He'd been at Hibs a long time so I'm guessing he was maybe getting on a little in years.
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23-11-2020 01:39 PM #9
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1962–1974
Hibernian
223
(81)
1974–1976
St Johnstone
68
(23)
1976–1978
Motherwell
46
(14)
On average 1 goal every 3 games throughout his career
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23-11-2020 04:52 PM #11
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I know because I can still feel the sense of disappointment when the news broke over the Tannoy that Sunday
Duncan Lambie played left back and he scored one of the goals that day in a 2-0 Scottish Cup win over Ayr United
Ally MacLeod scored the other
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23-11-2020 05:34 PM #13
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The ones for Hibs are just the league games. He played another 82 games and scored another 38 goals.
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23-11-2020 05:47 PM #14
Gordon and O’Rourke still had a lot to offer Hibernian FC
We had a thin squad as it was at that time and all three could have been accommodated
Indeed in a recent interview Joe Harper thought that would be the case when he arrived and he was stunned when these two Hibernian heroes were sold
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Ah, reading it again, although i didnt say Duncan stepped in for George i see how it could be confusing. It was indeed Willie who stepped in for Georgie but Lambie scored his only Hibs goal that day. 😁
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23-11-2020 08:16 PM #17
James did spend some wilderness years when at the club
His horrific leg break aged 17 playing against Dundee Utd set him back ,by his own words, 4 years or more
I remember him coming home in the ambulance
He was so distraught knowing it was a very bad injury, to put it mildly
It certainly affected him and his progress
Many years later when he was being assessed for treatment to his knees the surgeon told him "whoever treated your old leg break saved your career"
That is how bad the injury was.Hats off to that surgeon
THe culprit who shattered his leg would have been thankful our brother Billy did not meet him in later years! It was a vicious tackle
Jimmy had the ability to play in a number of positions back then
Therefore some managers would use him as what was then termed a utility/versatile player
Some would not play him !!
I think he played in most positions ,bar goalie
On the point made about James being past his best when he went to St Johnstone
That was not the case
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He was only 27 and the 2/3 previous seasons had been some of his best at the club now he was playing striker alongside quality players
Certainly after his spell at Motherwell he still wanted to play but Well and HIbs could not agree terms that would allow him to returnto the Holy Ground to play for us.
Therefore he came back to ER as a coach
Both Saints and Well fans loved him in their team
Others too on here have known JImmy for centuries!
Probably know more gen than me ,being pals of Jimmy
One of Jimmy's best pals going back to their schooldays is Brog on here
They may recall or add to some of my comments
Glory Glory
WE have family in towns near Motherwell(Our faithers side)
So the well had a few extra fans during that time
I think i told this story before.
When Eddie Turnbull lived in the Barnton area
He would sometimes use the Barnton Public Bar I used to pop in
One day i was in with Jimmy an while Jimmy was holding court with some fans at the bar telling stories/jokes .I asked Ned ....Why?
I made a mistake then ,Son ,was his reply.Jimmy Loved Turnbull
Still even after all the years he called him "Boss"
Turnbull was the trainer at Hibs when Jimmy signed in 1962Last edited by Mick O'Rourke; 23-11-2020 at 08:30 PM.
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23-11-2020 09:50 PM #21
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Just out of curiosity who broke jimmy leg ?
GGTTH
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23-11-2020 10:04 PM #22
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Thanks to you and Mick for the feedback about his career. All very interesting and makes you wonder what might have been if we'd been able to keep that set of players at Hibs for a bit longer. Definitely seems Turnbull acted too hastily in dismantling the side.
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24-11-2020 09:59 AM #23
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All the best👍
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24-11-2020 10:35 AM #24
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I recall the night/day James phoned me from Sydney
"Hi Michael ,James here,
Just on a boat about to go under the Sydney Harbour Bridge .
Man you need to see the views here
THe Opera House is something else "(drunken laughter in background)
And what are you up to Michael ?"
Nothing much James
Skint the night .Last warm can o beer watching re run of Colombo
Oh wait the meter just ran out !!BOAK !!
Feel sad about the player you are asking about now.
Couldnt mind his first name so googled his surname
He passed away a few years ago
Full Back Jim Briggs
He spent most of his career at United
iLot older than James
Strangely enough when Hibs went on a summer tour of America during the sixties.
Dundee Utd where on the same tour .
So they may have rubbed shoulders again .....Or Legs!!!
JImmy had another leg break duing his playing days
Former HIbs player did it !!.Last edited by Mick O'Rourke; 24-11-2020 at 10:46 AM.
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24-11-2020 10:40 AM #25
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Aye the good old days
Young restless and radge
God Bless Billy
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24-11-2020 02:05 PM #27
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Everyone knows his name !
No offence to OP
Could you corect thread title please !
Jim O'Rourke or Jimmy O'Rourke
Thank You
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24-11-2020 03:10 PM #29
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The 4-0 game was at Easter Road on 17/8/1974
Jimmy made his debut for Saints on 24/8/1974 in a 3-1 defeat to HIBS one week later in Perth
Bobby Thomson scored for Saints that day
I suppose that answers the OPs question
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24-11-2020 03:32 PM #30
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My very first game was Hibs v St johnstone 1974 , jimmy o'rourke had just moved there and scored the winner in a 0-1 defeat after about 5 mins
i was pure gutted!
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