Each week, BwB will give a sample from the Readers’ Queries file in the old Sporting Post.
SP Query — Billy McL, Vickie Bar, wrote: I was at Wembley to see Richard Gough play for Tottenham Hotspur against Coventry City in the 1987 FA Cup Final.
However, a friend says he also played for Rangers in the 1987 League Cup Final.
Can you confirm who is correct?
SP Answer — You both are.
Gough played in the Spurs side which lost 3-2 to Coventry in the 1986-87 FA Cup Final.
He then joined Rangers in early October 1987, and played in the 1987-88 Skol Cup Final classic against Aberdeen later that month (25th).
Rangers won that game on penalties after the sides drew 3-3 (aet).
*SP Query — In October 1994, ‘G.H.’ wrote: My pal recalls seeing Gordon Smith play for Hibs against Dundee at Dens Park in a friendly just after the war.
I disagree but can you print details if there are any?
SP Answer — Dundee and Hibs met twice in friendlies just after the war.
Gordon Smith played in the first but not in the second.
In 1945, Dundee beat visiting Hibs 4-1 with goals by Juliussen 2, Ouchterlonie, Anderson, with Bogan counting for the Edinburgh side.
The crowd was 10,500.
Dundee — Bennett; Bowman, McIntosh; McKenzie, Gray, Cox; Anderson, Gallacher, Juliussen, Ouchterlonie, Hill.
Hibs — Downie; Shaw, Hall; Finnigan, Aird, McCabe; Smith, Colvan, Bogan, Nelson, Peat.
A year on, Hibs beat hosts Dundee 2-0 in front of 10,000, Ormond and Cuthbertson netting for the Easter Road side.
Dundee — Lynch; Follon, Ancell; Newman, Dickson, Sneddon; Jones, Ouchterlonie, Juliussen, Rattray, Joiner.
Hibs — Kerr; Shaw, Hall; McCabe, Howie, AN Other; Newman, Turnbull, Weir, Cuthbertson, Ormond.
*SP Query — On November 9, 1991, I.C. asked: What was the Hillside Boys Club team and match details when they were the first U/18 team to win the North of Tay Cup?
How many of them are still playing today?
SP Answer — Hillside beat Midlands amateur side Kelso 2-0 at Claypotts Park, Dundee, on June 5, 1973. The goals were scored by McIlravey and Hunter.
They are still the only U/18 side to win the prestigious regional amateur trophy.
The 13 on duty that evening were — Christie, Dolan, Perrie, Stewart, Ritchie, McIlravey, Albrecht, Esposito, Mitchell, Hunter, Reilly, Morrison, Donaldson.
Goalkeeper Christie is still playing junior football, with only a few others playing amateur.
*SP Query — Please give teams and scorers when Brechin City played at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup? — West Fife.
SP Answer — Rangers 8 (English 3, McPhail 2, Fleming 2, Marshall), Brechin 2 (Stewart 2), in the first round of the competition on January 16, 1932.
Rangers — T Hamilton; McAulay, R Hamilton; Meiklejohn, Simpson, Brown; Archibald, Marshall, English, McPhail, Fleming.
Brechin — Orchison; Clark, Osborne; Bain, Henderson, Duthie; McHaffie, Moffat, Stewart, Crozier, Cargill.
Some statistics may have been altered or updated after being originally published in The Sporting Post queries section.
This article originally appeared on the Evening Telegraph website. For more information, read about our new combined website.