Former Dundee junior football player and coach Harry Logan
Former Tayside footballer Harry Logan, who played for several junior and senior teams across the region, has died.
- Published in the Courier : 21.02.12
- Published online : 21.02.12 @ 04.35pm
A well-known face around Broughty Ferry and Monifieth, Mr Logan, who also went on to coach at junior level, was 82.
During his career, which began with Dundee junior club Ashdale, he went on to play for Lochee Harp, where he won a string of trophies. He was a member of the squad which reached the Scottish Junior Cup final in 1954.
Born in Dundee, Harry and his twin sister Maisie were the first twins to be born at Clement Park Nursing Home.
He went to Hill Street Primary School and Rockwell before becoming an apprentice electrician at Bonar Long's Kingway plant.
He spent his entire working life there, retiring as a supervisor in the mid-1990s.
As a youngster he honed his footballing skills in the steets around his home in Caldrum Street.
Among his other junior clubs were Dundee Violet, North End and Blairgowrie, where he returned to as coach following spells at Arbroath and Brechin.
After retiring from football Harry, his late wife Hilda and only son Harry moved to Monifieth where he concentrated on improving his golf game.
As a member of the Monifieth and Broughty Ferry clubs, he played almost every day.
A keen Dundee FC fan, he was a regular in the Bobby Cox Stand until last season, accompanied by his son Harry and former workmate Tam Robertson.
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