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Blether with Brown: At least 100 people lived in 10 houses around us

Blether with Brown: At least 100 people lived in 10 houses around us

Brothers Ken and Allan MacDougall featured on October 8 in a story about a team called Parkdale, which Allan founded.

They sent in a photo and we highlighted where he was in the team group but gave no other names for his team-mates.

Since then, Allan has come back on to name a few.

“The little fellow on the end of the right of the back row is called Tam Shearer, who went on to play for junior side St Joseph’s,” said Allan, of Bridge of Allan, but who grew up in Kirkton, Dundee.

“In the front row, Davie Logie on the extreme left, played for Dundee North End and was capped by Junior Scotland.

“Next to him is Eddie Stewart, who went on to play for Dundee United.

“In those days, there was an annual end-of-season fixture between the Dundee Schoolboys and an U/16 League Select.

“For a league dominated by the then big Ashdale and Butterburn youth clubs, Parkdale had three representatives in the select XI.

“They were goalkeeper Tam Downie, who was the best keeper in the league. Davie Logie played outside-right, and also myself at centre-forward.

“We beat the schoolboys 3-2 and I was lucky enough to score twice.

“The date was November 26, 1949, and the game was played at North End Park.”

Also living in Kirkton at the time was Jimmy Briggs, who, of course, went on to become a legend at Dundee United.

Ken said: “The Briggs family lived at 9 Forres Avenue.

“My family, mum, dad, one sister and four brothers were at No 5.

“Dad had been in the army in India and the Middle East — 21 years in the KOSB — and mum was a Dundee weaver.

“Mr Briggs was killed in Burma, I think, and I remember their family as Jimmy, Doreen, Margaret, Dennis (Cootsie), George (Dode), Billy (Bunzer).

“Jimmy married Bob Shankly’s daughter, who was manager of Dundee

“The mother Mrs Briggs, who was originally a Rosscraig (a baker’s family), remarried and had further children called John, Arlene and Ronnie.

All the Briggs boys were footballers, and were also in the building trade.

“When they went out at the weekend, they looked like film stars.”

Ken continued: “There was also the Rice family with Tommy, Francis and Pat and a daughter or two.

“This does not seem to be a lot for a Roman Catholic family in those days, so I may have forgotten someone.

“As a matter of fact, in about 10 houses round about us, there lived at least 100 people!”

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