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Big Alex · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 506 Location: Cotswolds

On this day in 1963 Hugh Shaw was sacked as Rovers manager.

I was 11 years old and it was the year that our family left KDY for pastures new. From when I was about 6 I was always at SP selling programmes, played there too with the BB. My old man was NOT a football man and couldn't understand why I was so keen.

He used to describe Rovers as "eleven tatties on a Shaw" Question

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Wolfman Jack · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:21 pm Post subject:

embow · Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 5:02 pm Post subject:

On this day 1894 Rovers first game at Stark's Park!
125 years ago and still playing on the same wee bit of ground hemmed in by the railway and the street. Very Happy

Not sure if the street existed back then but it wouldn't have been open ground for too long as the town expanded quickly then.
It's a long time for any organisation to be operating from the one site.
Long may the club prosper and flourish along with all the ups and downs of playing football for many decades to come.
This might just be another notable season in that long history.
Hope so! Very Happy

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TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3031 Location: North Texas, USA

Map link from between 1888 and 1913 shows the road and Stark’s. I’ve seen other maps that show the road predates the San Starko.

http://www.archiuk.com/cgi-bin/build_nls_historic_map.pl?search_location=,%20Kirkcaldy,%20Fife&latitude=56.115299&longitude=-3.159471&password=freesearch@freesearch.com

embow · Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 5:17 pm Post subject:

Cheers Tx.
Just couldn't be bothered trawling through OS online maps to verify.
Much appreciated.
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Wolfman Jack · Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:49 pm Post subject:

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1029 Location: kirkcaldy

I asked a relative about this and here's what he says:

The 1855 survey with a slider to show present day aerial image - 164 years ago, and the road pattern is familiar, thus pre-dating Starks Park.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=56.1010&lon=-3.1696&layers=5&b=1

The road in question appears to be recorded as Callochy Brae.

Similarly on the town plan of the same year.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=56.0992&lon=-3.1675&layers=92&b=1

The 1894 survey shows a football ground, and the street is Pratt Street.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=56.1004&lon=-3.1697&layers=168&b=1

The OS used to record features in ledgers (scroll down for the typewritten version)

https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/fife-and-kinross-shire-os-name-books-1853-1855/fife-and-kinross-shire-volume-108/6

Callochy Brae: "Leading N. [North] Westerly from the end of Pratt Street.
Part of a public highway extending for about 7 chains N.N.W. [North North West] from the end of Pratt Street the hill of brae is a little curved and rather steep adjoining the above named street."

https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/fife-and-kinross-shire-os-name-books-1853-1855/fife-and-kinross-shire-volume-108/5

Pratt Street: "Leading N.W. [Northwest] from the S. [South] end of High Street.
A street extending from the West Bridge to Callochy Brae the dwelling houses therein are occupied by weavers & persons employed in Mills adjoining it is clean Macadamised and partly drained."

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1029 Location: kirkcaldy

PS

Callochy Brae is a much more attractive name than Pratt Street,why was it changed?

Also if the name hadn't ben changed I wouldnt have to put up with those ''funny'' remarks by Pars fans!

embow · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:03 pm Post subject:

On this day 2019
YEEEEEEEHAAA!!! Laughing

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Wolfman Jack · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:28 pm Post subject:

embow · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:35 pm Post subject:

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 8907 Location: Almost Dysart.

Doh!

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embow · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:45 pm Post subject:

Wolfman Jack · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:04 pm Post subject:

Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4103 Location: Dysart

25 years ago today, as injury time beckoned, Stevie Crawford was sent through one on one with St Johnstone goalkeeper Alan Main. He slipped the ball through the advancing goalkeeper's legs to give Rovers a 2-1 win, leaving the club on the cusp of a league and league cup double.
For the 3rd time that season, McDiarmid Park was the scene of wild celebrations in the Rovers end.

Happy days.
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