A warm welcome to our blog and the beginning of a journey through the history of shettleston. History of shettleston, in glasgow and lanarkshire map and. Shettleston s story is part of the story of scottish athletics and of the saga that was the twentieth century. Shettleston harriers history bookshettleston harriers. Mar, 2017 shettleston shine at inverness written by runabc scotland on mon mar 2017 strong winds and heavy rain over the final three miles meant that weynay ghebresilasies competitive half marathon debut harvested a slower time than he was hoping for in inverness. The important gallowgate road runs from glasgow cross to parkhead and includes the barras, but only.
Shettleston s only junior cup final appearance came in 1959 infront of over 65,000 fans at hampden park to be defeated by irvine meadow xi 21. A papal bull of 1179 refers to villam filie sedin the residence of sedins son or. Oct 25, 2016 shettleston community growing project set up in 2009 by folk wanting to eat homegrown fruit and veggies, the project has 50 beds that are tended by local greenfingered groups, families and schools. Nat muir shettleston harriers scottish cross country 1983 wins title for 4th time at jack kane centre, irvine. Hamilton harriers road running club are a senior running club based at uddingston cricket and sports club. In 1887, john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles described shettleston like this.
Shettleston harriers is an athletics club affiliated with scottishathletics, the national governing body for athletics in scotland. Shettleston juniors is the most successful club in junior history for players stepping up to senior clubs. The origin of the name is not clear, and, like many placenames of possibly medieval origin, has had a multitude of spellings. This resulted, only a few days later, in a sharp reprimand from the scottish amateur athletic association, warning the club that any repeat of this activity would result in.
Area information for shettleston road, glasgow, scotland. O is inhabited chiefly by colliers and agricultural labourers. The clubs history, statistics, champions, facts and figures are available in a fascinating book 100 years of shettleston harriers an eastend odyssey. Over the last week has saw shettleston harriers members. Writing or mark by which voter could be identified. The story of kidderminster harriers despite the disappointment of relegation on the field, kidderminster harriers boldly entered a new era in 2016 with a new ethos and structure running both on and off the pitch. Area information for shettleston road, glasgow, scotland, g32 7ny. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1904 bob nicol and donald mccoll of west of scotland harriers visited the howieson brothers of shettleston area, the inaugural meeting took place in houstons tearoom in shettleston near eastbank academy. The shettleston harriers centenary history says it is impossible. Explore shettleston harrierss 2,647 photos on flickr. Old shettleston and tollcross paperback january 1, 1998 by rhona wilson author. A week in which a premier division soccer team was kidnapped and despatched to the himalayas, a crippled boy scored a hattrick in a first division match, and a 170yearold athlete broke four minutes for the mile is a rare one, but not in the world boys adventure stories of the 1940s. Contact details for shettleston harriers in glasgow g31 1ry from business directory, the best resource for finding clubs listings in the uk.
Glasgow, scotland, united kingdom club shettleston harriers. Northern ireland international fionnuala ross made it a shettleston harriers double, winning the womens race in 1. Baile nighean sheadna is a district in the east end of glasgow in scotland. These hare and hound clubs, usually known as harriers were present in the malay peninsula in the early 1930s due to the number of expats present in the area. Glasgow towards the end of 1987, indoor competition. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The history of the glasgow academical club 18661966 gives an account of a paper. Elsewhere in the club kenny macanna, running for glasgow university, won the. Scottish cross country 1984 nat muir winning his 5th title at irvine 1984. Boys comics of the 1940s the wonderful world of william. The glasgow athletics association endurance sessions take place each winter, with a mixture of road and cross country sessions. Shettleston harriers, glasgow sports coaching yell. Nat muir shettleston harriers scottish cross country 1984. May 18, 2011 nat muir shettleston harriers scottish cross country 1983 wins title for 4th time at jack kane centre, irvine.
Garscube harriers 1998 glasgow university athletic club. The backmarkers met with little success, but in the halfmile there was a keen struggle between nj mceachern, clonliffe harriers, the irish champion, and tm riddell, shettleston harriers, the scottish mile champion for second place. John cairneys an east end odyssey details the first 100 years of shettleston harriers 19042004 with impressive statistics compiled by john mackay. This race was to be the battle of the veterans donald macgregor, the favourite, and brian carty of shettleston harriers. It takes its name from the major thoroughfare through the territory, which is part of the a89 road. In 1902 there were three juvenile teams in the district, wellshot albion. Shettleston marathon scottish distance running history. We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website and bring you more relevant advertising. Shettleston community growing project set up in 2009 by folk wanting to eat homegrown fruit and veggies, the project has 50 beds that are tended by local greenfingered groups, families and schools. Theglasgowstory tells the story of glasgow in words and pictures, told by some of scotlands best writers, and illustrated with thousands of images from the. History of shettleston, in glasgow and lanarkshire map. Relay medal at muller gp, armagh races, various other weekend action. Login to get instant access to full club details including how to join.
Colin youngson and fraser clyne in their excellent book a hardy race which chronicles the scottish marathon championship 1946 20000 covers the winning marathon in some detail. This exciting new challenge will see the construction of a heritage trail around the landscape of. Club history the official website of kidderminster harriers. We have two websites that are full of memories and stories of shettleston. Harriers, book 1 audible audiobook unabridged john morgan narrator, gordon r.
Presently i am a member of a local history group, the shettleston history project and we operate out of shettleston library in wellshot road. Neither of them could match mchattie,of mauchline harriers, who had a handicap of 30 yards, but the irishman. Includes detailed statistical section containing record of the clubs athletes performances in district, national and international competitions plus winners of club cross country championships and brief club alltime. The history of edinburgh southern harriers, compiled by ken smart, has many stories of the first 99 years of the club 1897 1996. Centenary book he was a member of the english club darlington harriers. Former members include tommy docherty who played for celtic and jackie hood who went to everton. From the east end of glasgow, shettleston harriers compete accross all athletic disciplines including cross country, hill running, track and field. Athlete, coach and stalwart of shettleston harriers. May 18, 2011 scottish cross country 1984 nat muir winning his 5th title at irvine 1984. Over the next century shettleston harriers established themselves as one of scotlands and, at times, britains foremost athletics clubs. Barrachnie and shettleston harriers were synonymous from 1926 when it was. Want to run, throw, jump or to get involved in volunteering, we have something for you. Shettleston football clubthe history of shettleston football club is as interesting and invigorating as any fan could wish for, and the rise of their present day fame is enough to make that fans chest swell with pride.
Shettleston football club the history of shettleston football club is as interesting and invigorating as any fan could wish for, and the rise of their present day fame is enough to make that fans chest swell with pride in 1902 there were three juvenile teams in the district, wellshot albion. When he was at school he regularly ran the three and a half miles from his home to east kilbride to collect the saturday evening sports pages with the football. We can be found at crownpoint sports park, glasgow on an tuesday or thursday night from 7pm. Activities road running track running fell running crosscountry running. Athletics, glasgow east, track, field,harriers,country,hill running. Bill breckenridge and others five complete shettleston. Under new management both in the dugout and behind the scenes, one of nonleague football clubs most iconic names entered continue reading club history. Shettleston harriers can be found at the gs crownpoint sports complex, and welcomes all ages 5 to 108. Between 1949 and 1961 shettleston harriers won five team golds. Formed in october 1869 as peckham hare and hounds, and converted shortly after into the peckham athletic club, this group of oarsmen, cricketers, gymnasts and general sportsmen would seem to be the earliest instance of a club deliberately incorporating both track and crosscountry in the basic purposes of its existence. Things youll only know if you live in shettleston glasgow live. A brief history of hash the roots of hash house harriers go back to the english cross country running sport of paper chases or hares and hounds.
Shettleston harriers open marathon attracted the scottish three and sixmile champion, af murray edinburgh university who ran out the winner in an excellent time of 2. Jimmy flockhart was a native of fauldhouse in lanarkshire. That story is now told in a highly successful book published in summer of 2004. There is a number of great books on the history of our sport that make. The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about shettleston road, glasgow, scotland, g32 7ny is based on the last census performed in the uk in 2011. Buy old shettleston and tollcross by wilson, rhona isbn. Shettleston harriers scottish distance running history. Your details are secure and protected by our privacy policy. Face bookemails twitter have changed the face of athletics. Donald mccoll was elected president, bob nicol secretary and john howieson treasurer. Brian carty in the six stage relay, 1986 between 1949 and 1961 shettleston harriers won five team golds, six team silvers and one team bronze, and then between 1968 and 1978 they won five team golds, one team silver and two team bronzes in the edinburgh to glasgow relay.
A year later, he joined some of his charges in a winter trainingrun. View john mackays profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Great performances at testing national cross country. News archives shettleston harriersshettleston harriers. Parkhead history the history of parkhead, glasgow, and the surrounding area. History like several of the citys districts, shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge, lying within lanarkshire. This weekend saw shettleston harriers competing at maryhill on saturday and then at grangemouth on sunday, the nigel barge 10 k on saturday saw thomas fay winning in 31. Scally became trainer to my club shettleston harriers in 1933, at a yearly honorarium of. The national cross country at falkirk this year will. They were adopted and nurtured by shettleston harriers for whom they won a succession of national and district titles, and smashed. Gallowgate is a neighbourhood of the city of glasgow, scotland. And it was london olympian wayney ghebresilassie, shettleston harriers, who dominated after winning the previous two races in helensburgh and dumbarton. A bit more detail is found in the shettleston harriers centenary history shettleston harriers.
When 12 young men from the east end of glasgow sat down in houstons tearooms in shettleston road in september 1904 to form a new athletics club, little could they have realised the. In 1904 bob nicol and donald mccoll of west of scotland harriers visited the howieson brothers of shettleston area, the inaugural meeting took place in. In the 199192 season, as a combined club, our men and women competed at the same venue doncaster for the first. Novelist tom mcnab remembers the comics of his youth, a world peopled by the. Administratively, it is part of the calton ward of the glasgow city council area. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. The eritrean athletes changed the face of scottish athletics. Colin youngson and fraser clyne in their excellent book a hardy race.
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