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Which Edinburgh school has produced most top flight players


Randle P McMurphy

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Randle P McMurphy

By top flight I mean played in either the Scottish or English top league (SPL or Premiership nowadays)

 

My old Alma mater Craigroyston (or Craigie ya bass as it is more popularly known) has produced:

 

Gordon Strachan - various

Scott Nisbet - Rangers

Kenny Lyall - Rangers & mwell

Jimmy Sandison - JTs etc

 

Thats about all I can remember which seems a pretty poor effort from a school that had 1300 pupils back in the 70s/80s.

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Craigmount produced Michael Stewart.

 

I'd like to apologise on behalf of the school.

 

Apology accepted, but don`t try bringing that up again .

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heartgarfunkel
and Chris Robertson.

 

Ralph Callaghan and Murray McDermott too ??

 

*cough* Davy Fellinger, Willie Miller also ex-Porty

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dodethejambo
Liberton High- Gordon McCulloch, Alex Dunlop, Roy Kay[ I think] Eamon Bannon & Bobby Ford [teacher]

 

Sandy Jardines daughter went there as well (does that count)

 

also Allan Wells (who could have been a good winger)

 

:10900:

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*cough* Davy Fellinger, Willie Miller also ex-Porty

 

Also John Inglis ex Aberdeen ex St Johnstone was in a few classes with him.

There does not seem to be that many coming from there anymore.

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Craigmount High School;

 

Michael Stewart (as mentioned), Dayne Robertson of Falkirk. That is about it :laugh:

 

 

I know that Forresters (the enemy) have produced Allan MacGregor of Der Hun, Lee Wallace, Greig Ross of DAFC and there's a few more.

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I know that Forresters (the enemy) have produced Allan MacGregor of Der Hun, Lee Wallace, Greig Ross of DAFC and there's a few more.

 

It annoys me to this day that as a 6th year at Forries, I could have booted a 1st year Allan McGregor up and down the place and turned him into an inadequate, snivelling, little turd of a man as a result.

 

Oh, wait.

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Lasswade High School - Craig Thomson, Locke, Gary Mason, Whittaker..

 

you can add david murie, grant murray and gary naysmith

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Sandy Jardines daughter went there as well (does that count)

 

also Allan Wells (who could have been a good winger)

 

:10900:

 

So did Sandy "billy" Jardine himself as well as Walter Borthwick (I believe).

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portobellojambo1
Portobello High: Davy Bowman, John Robertson.

 

and Chris Robertson.

 

Ralph Callaghan and Murray McDermott too ??

 

*cough* Davy Fellinger, Willie Miller also ex-Porty

 

Also John Inglis ex Aberdeen ex St Johnstone was in a few classes with him.

There does not seem to be that many coming from there anymore.

 

In addition to the above there was also Graham Shaw, amongst others.

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The Number 10
Pretty sure Scott Crabb went to Forresters as well.

 

He did, Souness went to Carrickvale which I think at some point became an annex of Forrester.

 

Man Utd & Scotland internationalist Arthur Albiston was a Forries boy too

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By top flight I mean played in either the Scottish or English top league (SPL or Premiership nowadays)

 

My old Alma mater Craigroyston (or Craigie ya bass as it is more popularly known) has produced:

 

Gordon Strachan - various

Scott Nisbet - Rangers

Kenny Lyall - Rangers & mwell

Jimmy Sandison - JTs etc

 

Thats about all I can remember which seems a pretty poor effort from a school that had 1300 pupils back in the 70s/80s.

 

See Kenny and Scott all the time. Kenny was a Jambo too before he signed for them and Scott too. Both used to play 5s with us and Scott still plays.

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Randle P McMurphy
See Kenny and Scott all the time. Kenny was a Jambo too before he signed for them and Scott too. Both used to play 5s with us and Scott still plays.

 

Can't remember Kenny being a Jambo. Used to play golf with them both many moons ago, in the Silverknowes junior section. Kenny was a decent player, Nisser not so much.Come to think of it I also had a few games with Jimmy Sandison when he used to tag along with his mate Tam Caldwell.

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loveofthegame
Danny Swanson (sorry) and Brian Allison of Falkirk, both ex-Trinity Academy.

 

Danny was at Holycross primary as opposed to Trinity (due to family religion) and i'm pretty certain he never went on to Trinity Academy either, much more confident it was Leith Academy (which is strange given the usual path for Holycross pupils is St Thomas').

 

You can 100% add Scott Wilson to the list of ex-Trinity boys though (i.e. of Rangers and more recently Dunfermline)

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Danny Swanson (sorry) and Brian Allison of Falkirk, both ex-Trinity Academy.

 

Darren Jackson was in my year at Trinity, as was Scott Thomson who was the keeper when Raith Rovers qualified for Europe.

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Darren Jackson was in my year at Trinity, as was Scott Thomson who was the keeper when Raith Rovers qualified for Europe.

 

But Darren Jackson is only in his early 40s.

 

Were you held back?

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Aye Graeme Souness west to Carrickvale he was in my Brothers year

 

Another player who went to Forresters was Arthur Albison who played fullback for Man U for many years and I remeber had a wee spell with Dundee before he hing up his boots.

 

Another player was Peter Wardlaw, can't remember if he made the first team.

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Michael McIndoe went to Tynie,seen him playing last week on the t,v but can,t remember who for?English championship team i think ?

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Michael McIndoe went to Tynie,seen him playing last week on the t,v but can,t remember who for?English championship team i think ?

 

Coventry.

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Alan Redpath..... forrie 2nd youngest to play for the famous

davie young ...... forrie...celtic/ pars

ian morris...forrie.....falkirk/jags

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vlad on the tyne
Jackie Macnamara also went to porty.

 

His brother Donny did, Jackie didn't.

 

More from Porty...

 

Charlie King ex St Johnstone now at Brechin

Marc Mculloch ex St Johnstone & Arbroath now playing in Ireland

Scott Bannerman ex Hibs & Morton

Paul Kane (spit)

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See Kenny and Scott all the time. Kenny was a Jambo too before he signed for them and Scott too. Both used to play 5s with us and Scott still plays.

 

They are always in Ye Olde Inn

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Victor Mancini
Danny was at Holycross primary as opposed to Trinity (due to family religion) and i'm pretty certain he never went on to Trinity Academy either, much more confident it was Leith Academy

 

aye danny was at leith academy, i used to swing his big bro(john-paul) around by the ankles as he a was a cheeky wee short arse, then in my my final year danny appeared who was an equal midget but twice as cheeky! hindsights a mofo should've "pasquale bruno'd" him. i think andy mcneil was in his year as well though i might be wrong,

also kevin haynes from berwick and gary mason was a few years above me(jambo but total banjo of a guy)

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