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Post by pwm437 on Mar 24, 2011 18:58:11 GMT 1
A marvelous article appeared in today's Herald.
It concerns a man called Tom Donohue, who was born in Busby on 25th March 1863. His father worked as a foreman at the Busby Printworks, where a 15 year old Tom followed him as an apprentice dyer. In 1892 he joined the Oldham based firm of Platt Brothers, who sent Tom over to Brazil to open a dyeworks there.
Tom was a keen footballer having played for Busby Linwood, Bluebell and Busby Rangers. When he arrived in Brazil, he found that he was unable to buy a foorball and pair of boots, and had to send back to Britain for them. When they arrived, courtesy of a work colleague, Tom began playing football. The 'beautiful game' had arrived in Brazil. Tom's workmates at the dyeworks soon became enthusiastic about the new sport.
Tom Donohue became known as 'The Father of Brazilian Football'.
Maybe past greats should be renamed McPele, McGarrincha and McRonaldo.
Personally, I would have preferred that Tom had relocated his dyeworks back to Busby, and brought his Brazilian workforce with him. By now, we might be into our third generation of world beaters.
'Scotland - World Cup Winners'.............yep, has a nice ring to it.
So, if we get gubbed this weekend by Brazil at the Emirates Stadium, we only have Tom Donohue to blame !!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2011 19:32:06 GMT 1
Expanding on pwm437s intresting Glasgow/ Brazil conection,some folks may not be aware of a similar historical Glasgow connection with Argentina's, another great footballing nation's beginings. Alexander Watson Hutton, a teacher born in the Gorbals,(1853) is considered the father of Argentine football, he emigrated to Argentina in 1882. On February 21, 1893 Watson Hutton started the A A F L, and formed the first officially recognised league outside the British Isles, ( Argentina is the oldest football association in South America, the worlds 3rd, behind the Uk, Holland) In 1898 his school formed a football team which went on to become the most decorated team in the Amateur Era of Argentine football. In 1901 they were called Alumni Athletic Club. The club won ten league titles a record only ever surpassed by five teams (Racing Club, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente and San Lorenzo). Alumni provided many players for the Argentina national football team including his son Arnold Watson Hutton. In 1911 he retired and his club were disbanded, he died on March 9, 1936 in Buenos Aires and is buried in Cementerio Británico. The Argentina FA library is named in his honour. I wonder if any Argies fancy playin for us, since I think they owe us wan.
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Post by patrick on Mar 27, 2011 17:53:30 GMT 1
I have just come in from the game my daughter got me,two tickets for myself and my grandson we lost 2-0 but we enjoyed it all the same.
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Post by Gibbsy on Mar 27, 2011 18:12:37 GMT 1
I have just come in from the game my daughter got me,two tickets for myself and my grandson we lost 2-0 but we enjoyed it all the same. watched most of it on stv patrick. the young guy (19 years old) who scored the two goals added a couple of zeros to his price!!!
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