MONTROSE FC AND HENRY WAUGH RENNY TAILYOUR

FIRST JOBS:
Neville Southall used to be a dustman, Pet Jennings a milkman, Peter Beardsley made ships' valves, Kevin Keegan worked as a storeroom clerk, Vinnie Jones (unsurprisingly) was a hod carrier, Ian Wright worked as a plasterer and Chris Waddle worked in a sausage factory.

Montrose won their first major trophy in their 106 year lone history by winning the Scottish Second Division in 1985 despite having a goalkeeper names Ray Charles! signed from Banks of Dee FC.
Linked to yesterday's mascots blog, here is the Montrose favourite-the one in the middle. You will find Montrose in Angus county, on the eastern coast of Scotland, north of Dundee. It is regarded as the culture and sculpture capital of Angus! It doesn't get much better than that.
The club founded in 1879, plays in the Scottish League Division One (3rd tier).

This is Ian Dickson, who signed for Montrose in the 1960s and appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as the "youngest player to score a hat trick in an away league match in Scotland" and also as "a debutant in British Football".
This was against Third Lanark at Cathkill Park in a 4-7 loss. Ian scored 3 and assisted the 4th as an 18 year and 215 days old.

John McGovern of Nottingham Forest European Cup winning fame hails from Montrose as does Henry Waugh Renny Tailyour an amateur all-rounder who played international rugby and soccer for Scotland (in the same season) as well as being a first class cricketer. He played in the first FA Cup Final for the Royal Engineers in 1872 losing to the Wanderers 0-1. In 1874 he also lost against Oxford University, 0-2. In 1875 he finally won a winners' medal beating the Old Etonians 2-0.
He was asked to captain the Scottish XI.
Below is the RE team in 1872 and RT is seated second from left. He also played county cricket for Kent and various "jazz hat" clubs such as the I. Zingari and played in the Scotland team v England rugby match in 1872.


Tommy Lawton of England fame stands as youngest debut hat trick scorer when he notch 3 at 17 years and 5 days. scoring for Burnley v Spurs in 1936 where he started his career.
Alan Shearer at 17 years and 240 days scored his for Southampton v Arsenal in 1988.