Ex-Players

[J.M.]

These are the twelve players, who played most games as starters in the 86/87 season, and I labelled them in those positions, what do you think?

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39- Billy Thomson - GK
37- Eamonn Bannon - LW-AM
36- Maurice Malpas - LB-CD
35 - Iain Ferguson - CF
33 - Dave Narey - CD-DM
32 - Jim McInally - LM-DM-LB
31 - Ian Redford - AM-CF
30 - Paul Sturrock - CF-LW
29 - Kevin Gallacher - RW-CF
28 - John Clark - CF---r--->CD-RB
21 - Paul Hegarty - CD
21 - Dave Beaumont - CD-DM

GK- Goalkeeper, RB- Right Back, CD- Central Defender, LB- Left Back
DM- Defensive Midfielder
RM- Right Midfielder, CM- Central Midfielder, LM- Left Midfielder
RW- Right Winger, AM- Attacking Midfielder, LW- Left Winger
CF – Central Forward

[TerryTheTerror]

I doubt Malpas ever played CD that season, LB only. John Clark and Dave Beaumont were mostly used as substitutes (and I doubt John Clark played RB ) I reckon with Dave Bowman and Billy Kirkwood more likely starters. I'd have thought John Holt would have played fairly regularly too ( RB )...

[Chick A Saw]

I doubt Malpas ever played CD that season, LB only. John Clark and Dave Beaumont were mostly used as substitutes (and I doubt John Clark played RB ) I reckon with Dave Bowman and Billy Kirkwood more likely starters. I'd have thought John Holt would have played fairly regularly too ( RB )...

I am not one of the guys that can pull out stats and things on demand, but i can be almost 99% certain i saw John Clark take up RB, CB, and CM in the early days of his United career.

[TerryTheTerror]

I am not one of the guys that can pull out stats and things on demand, but i can be almost 99% certain i saw John Clark take up RB, CB, and CM in the early days of his United career.

Can never remember him at right back or centre midfield. Started as a centre forward as I recall and moved back to centre half. Never built for being a right back.

[North_Coast_Arab]

JC is a Ventilation or Heating Engineer now I think. Am I right in thinking him or his family were fishermen after fitba.

[FTFun]

JC is a Ventilation or Heating Engineer now I think. Am I right in thinking him or his family were fishermen after fitba.

his father had a boat, hoss went to work with him for a while after a fall out with wee jim

[utd4me]

I remember wee Jim saying to a reporter, "here's a scoop for you, John Clark has decided fishing's no' for him and he's back playing". It was something like that.

[TerryTheTerror]

I remember wee Jim saying to a reporter, "here's a scoop for you, John Clark has decided fishing's no' for him and he's back playing". It was something like that.

Bang on, that was funny as.

[tannadream]

saw Jim McInally in ferry the day, still a hero of mine

[J.M.]

I doubt Malpas ever played CD that season, LB only. John Clark and Dave Beaumont were mostly used as substitutes (and I doubt John Clark played RB ) I reckon with Dave Bowman and Billy Kirkwood more likely starters. I'd have thought John Holt would have played fairly regularly too ( RB )...

John Holt would come in the next list of players as starters, and this is where I referred to JimMcinally's step as a defensive midfielder, that is, with the departure of Gough towards the spurs, I think that the right back should have been occupied by Holt, but I think I also occupy him in many Bowman games and in some for Beaumont, when Bowman passed to the right back, McInally possibly entered to play as a central midfielder, I may be wrong, I don't know.

The next eight in number of matches as starters, and again I labelled them in those positions

Dave Bowman - DM, RB
Gary McGinnis - DM, CD
John Holt - RB, LB
Billy Kirkwood - CM
Chris Sulley - LB
Ralph Milne - RW, LW
Gordon McLeod - ??*
Jimmy Page - ??*

*I can't get enough information to know their positions.