1957 – Ayrshire v Glasgow (Kames Disaster)

Date: (Monday) 16th December 1957
Venue: Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 5,191
Final Score: 0-1
Scorers: Harvey

Misc:

  • On the 19th November, 1957, the village of Muirkirk (The birthplace of Jimmy Davidson) suffered what every miningcommunity in the land dreaded—a disaster at the local Colliery. And so this wasthe case at Kames Colliery on that fateful Tuesday night when 17 local men died.

Ayrshire & Renfrewshire XI:
01 Jimmy Brown (Kilmarnock)
02, Jim Stewart (Kilmarnock)
03, Willie Milloy (Kilmarnock)
04, Jackie Neilson (St Mirren)
05, Willie Toner (Kilmarnock)
06, Jimmy Whittle (Ayr United)
07, Willie McIntyre (Ayr United)
08, Tommy Gemmell (St Mirren)
09, Peter Price (Ayr United)
10, Willie Harvey (Kilmarnock)
11, Willie McCulloch (St Mirren)
Manager,

Glasgow Select:
01, Billy Ritchie (Rangers)
02, Ian Harnett (Queen's Park)

03, John Little (Rangers)
04, Eric Smith (Celtic)
05, George Young (ex-Rangers)
06, Andy Kerr (Partick Thistle)
07, Joe Hogan (Partick Thistle)
08, George Smith (Partick Thistle)
09, Andy McEwan (Queen's Park)
10, Bobby Morrison (Rangers)
11, Neil Mochan (Celtic)
Manager,

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