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BANKIES A to Z
The ultimate A to Z of Supporting the Bankies. Cast
your mind back to the past players, old places and memorable terracing
chants!
A
ABEL, Gregor - Full back from the Seventies.
AIRDRIEONIANS - Section B and a really silly name.
ALL-SEATED - New Kilbowie Park became all seated in 1978.
ANGLO-SCOTTISH CUP - in which Bankies played Ayr United!!
ATLANTIS - where the fun is.
AULD, Stuart - Battling centre-half from the Eighties.
AYR UNITED - a trip to Wellington's Wine Bar always follows.
B
BALLBOYS - Walked out during Livingston game.
BANKIES - Nickname for Clydebank FC.
BANKIES CLUB - Executive Box for the fans.
BOGHEAD - Ramshackle home of Dumbarton FC, our 'landlords'.
BROWN, David - Handcuffed himself to a post at Stenhousemuir.
BUNTER - Affectionate nickname for Scott Murdoch, the man who
ate the pies!
C
CAPACITY 3,500 - Ludicrous capacity of Boghead Park, Dumbarton.
CASKIE, Jimmy - Flying winger from the Sixties.
CHARNLEY, Chic - Lunatic legend!
CLYDEBANK FC - The Bankies.
CONROY, Michael - Super striker, now with Blackpool.
COOPER, David - Simply the best.
COYLE, Owen - striker from the late Eighties.
COYLE, Tommy - missed the Scottish Cup Semi-Final after being
crocked by Owen, his brother.
COYNE, Tommy - Eighties striker, partnering Bobby Williamson.
D
DONKEYS - We've had our share.
DUBLIN - Lunatic proposal from Colm McCarthy, commonly referred
to as a 'Gobshite'.
E
EADIE, Ken - Clydebank FC's greatest ever goal machine, aka
The Prince of Strikers.
F
FALLON, Jim - Long serving sweeper and former coach.
FANNING, Billy - Strong tackling defender.
FONZ - Fallon was a cool dude.
FORFAR - Scene of pitch invasion in protest over Dublin plans.
FREE - Campbell McKeown!
G
GALLACHER, Jim - Goal keeping legend.
GALLACHER, Pat - Jim's Dad, bus steward, aka Rollerball.
GIVEN, Jimmy - There was always only one.
GOBSHITE - Colm McCarthy.
GRADY, James - A fan's player, left for Dundee then onto Ayr.
H
HALL, John - Supposed saviour, turned traitor.
HALL, Norrie - Oh they call him Norrie Hall, Norrie Hall........
HANDCUFFS - Where did Davy Brown get them from?
HAY, Dougie - hard tackling midfielder.
HENDERSON, Sammy - Former player and coach.
I
IRELAND - near Clydebank. (Not).
J
JACK & CHARLIE - the Steedman brothers.
JACK, Stevie - The hated one.
K
KILBOWIE - Kilbowie, we're the famous Clydebank FC, we should
play at Kilbowie.
L
LARNACH, Mike - The greatest centre forward that the world
has ever seen.
LOVE, Bobby - Player from the Sixties, blamed by Jack Steedman
for everything.....ever!
LOW, David - Love him or loathe him, he's in charge.
M
McCABE, Gerry - Archie McPherson's favourite midfielder.
McCALL, Billy - Bonny wee Billy McCall.
McCALL, Ian - Ex-Manager, sometimes slightly abused!
McCARTHY, Colm - Gobshite who tried to take us to Dublin
McGORM, Tommy - Should have been a star, he knows why he wasn't.
MENZIES, John - over in The Shopping Precinct.
MUNRO, Bill - First 'manager' who led the team to the Premier
from Division 2 in two seasons.
N
NEW KILBOWIE PARK - Sadly now gone forever.
O
OH, BANKIES WE LOVE YOU.
O'BRIEN, Gerry - Brilliant winger with two spells for Bankies.
P
PARTICK THISTLE - It's a heartache, following the Partick.
PREMIER LEAGUE - Three seasons spent there.
PSYCHO - Colin Sutherland.
Q
QUICKEST GOAL - 11 seconds, Stevie Docherty.
R
RONALD, Gerry - Terrific winger from the Eighties.
ROXBURGH, Andy - former player, coach and Scotland boss.
RUDDY, Dennis - once the most feared defender in Scotland.
S
SEVEN - ONE - Favourite score. Achieved against Partick, Morton
and Hamilton.
SPRING CUP - Finalists in its only season, losing 4 - 2 to
Airdrie aet.
STEEDMAN FAMILY - every man jack of them.
T
TREE - abstract "centre forward" from 96/97.
U
UGGY UGGY UGGY - Jim Finn favourite.
UCS - United Clydebank Supporters.
V
VANISHED - 250 spectators from the figures every game last
season.
W
WARDROBE, Flying - Billy Spence.
WILLIAMSON, Bobby - Tommy Coyne's strike partner, aka wee fat
Bob.
X
X - RATED - Season 97/98.
Y
YOUTH POLICY - once the great provider, now non-existant.
Z
ZICO - Campbell McKeown.
ZZZZ - Season 96/97.
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