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Post by mildrover on Apr 27, 2020 20:09:28 GMT
With my social diary a bit constricted at present I got to thinking about internationalists who have played for the Rovers.
I know John White is the only player to play for Scotland while playing for the Rovers but I know we have had players who went on to gain international caps or who had gained them before they came to play for us.
I'll start off with goalkeeper Jim Brown( Scotland) and Danny Hegan ( Northern Ireland) both after leaving the Rovers.
There must be more.
Ronnie
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Post by mossie on Apr 27, 2020 20:51:25 GMT
Marvin Andrews - Trinidad and Tobago
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Post by Nanook on Apr 27, 2020 20:55:04 GMT
Tony Green (Scotland) is the probably the most obvious apart from Jim.
Tommy Gemmell manager played for Scotland, Joe Baker coach played for England.
An outlier should be Willie Currie, played for amateur Scotland, also played for Great Britain in the Olympics, the only Scot, some of this might have been while playing for Rovers.
Robin's book has an appendix that lists various players and the countries that they played for, only lists up to 1986 when the book stops.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Apr 27, 2020 21:06:13 GMT
Bernie Slaven has 7 Ireland caps.
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Post by boldrover on Apr 27, 2020 21:59:07 GMT
Brian Martin.
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Post by boldrover on Apr 27, 2020 22:00:47 GMT
Chris Cadden.
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Post by bucky on Apr 27, 2020 22:26:21 GMT
Barry Bannon (ex Rovers ballboy)
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Post by boldrover on Apr 27, 2020 22:49:29 GMT
Davie Provan.
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Post by rab on Apr 27, 2020 22:54:03 GMT
I've seen two ex-Rovers players play in international matches:
- Sam Malcolmson - for New Zealand v Scotland, World Cup 1982
- Peter Dickson - Scotland U23s v Holland U23s 1976
Scott Shearer was in international Squads but I don't think got any full caps - he played in a B international.
Another keeper - Allen McKnight played for Northern Ireland.
'Boys From the 'Brig' lists some others, but failed to mention Alec Bennett, who played for Scotland pre-First World War and for Rovers in 1920-21...he may also have been the only player who ever moved directly from Celtic to Rangers (in 1908 - two weeks after scoring the winning goal v Rangers to win the title for Celtic...Mo Johnston eat your heart out)!
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Post by andrewrovers on Apr 27, 2020 23:20:40 GMT
Brian Kerr played 3 times for Scotland
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Post by Rovergrant on Apr 28, 2020 7:39:00 GMT
Peter Dickson and Jimmy Coughlin were `capped` for a Scottish League XI against Italy in Pescara back in the 70s
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Post by bucky on Apr 28, 2020 9:58:44 GMT
Simon Marriott
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Post by jaydee on Apr 28, 2020 12:41:09 GMT
The gaffer has 7 U21 caps and 4 goals.
Declan McDonald has represented Scotland 4 times at U14&U15 levels, playing in the same team as Billy Gilmour.
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Post by Rovergrant on Apr 28, 2020 15:01:15 GMT
Andy Lynch, Tommy Gemmell's assistant played at U23 level for Tommy Docherty.
Joe McBride Jnr, Tam Spence's assistant, had 1 appearance at U21 level.
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Post by charlestheoptimist on Apr 28, 2020 16:28:26 GMT
Joe Baker assistant under Davie Provan and manager in later years. Capped by England at both u/23s and senior level - was he unlucky not to get into the 1966 squad !
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