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On This Day in 1973 we beat Partick Thistle 2-1 in a Division One game at Gayfield, with Tam Cargill scoring a double Tam scored 23 goals in his 529 appearances for the club, so two in the one game was a surprise! Tam's 529 apps see him sit 2nd in our all time appearance holders

On This Day in 1973 we beat Partick Thistle 2-1 in a Division One game at Gayfield, with Tam Cargill scoring a double

Tam scored 23 goals in his 529 appearances for the club, so two in the one game was a surprise! Tam's 529 apps see him sit 2nd in our all time appearance holders
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On This Day in 2017 we beat Edinburgh City 2-0 at Meadowbank, with goals coming from Eddie Ferns and Omar Kader Omar spent four seasons at Gayfield between 2016 and 2020 and made 142 appearances, scoring 14 goals

On This Day in 2017 we beat Edinburgh City 2-0 at Meadowbank, with goals coming from Eddie Ferns and Omar Kader

Omar spent four seasons at Gayfield between 2016 and 2020 and made 142 appearances, scoring 14 goals
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On This Day in 1977 we beat Hamilton Accies 2-1 at Gayfield in a First Division game, with Tommy Yule and Jimmy Bone scoring Between them, Tommy and Jimmy made 488 appearances and scored 136 goals in their time at Gayfield

On This Day in 1977 we beat Hamilton Accies 2-1 at Gayfield in a First Division game, with Tommy Yule and Jimmy Bone scoring

Between them, Tommy and Jimmy made 488 appearances and scored 136 goals in their time at Gayfield
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On This Day in 1993 we beat Morton 3-0 at Gayfield in a Scottish Cup game, with Stuart Sorbie scoring a hat-trick to secure our place in the Fourth Round Stuart spent four seasons at Gayfield between 1990 and 1994, making 180 appearances and scoring 55 goals

On This Day in 1993 we beat Morton 3-0 at Gayfield in a Scottish Cup game, with Stuart Sorbie scoring a hat-trick to secure our place in the Fourth Round

Stuart spent four seasons at Gayfield between 1990 and 1994, making 180 appearances and scoring 55 goals
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On This Day in 1981 we beat Montrose 2-1 at Links Park in a Second Division game, with goals coming from Allan McKenzie and Ian Harley Ian spent just over five years at the club, making 184 appearances and scoring 52 goals

On This Day in 1981 we beat Montrose 2-1 at Links Park in a Second Division game, with goals coming from Allan McKenzie and Ian Harley

Ian spent just over five years at the club, making 184 appearances and scoring 52 goals
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David King Willocks an early year player for Bolton who also had a career at Arbroath, Burton Swifts and Dundee. He eventually emigrated to the USA Bio attached

David King Willocks an early year player for Bolton who also had a career at Arbroath, Burton Swifts and Dundee.
He eventually emigrated to the USA
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On this day 22 Jan 1927 St Mirren 2-0 Arbroath Scottish Cup 1st round Scottish Cup holders St Mirren begin the defence of the trophy with goals from Allan Gebbie and Jimmy Howieson in front of a crowd of 8,000 at Love Street 1/2 Arbroath FC Archive

On this day 22 Jan 1927
St Mirren 2-0 Arbroath
Scottish Cup 1st round 

Scottish Cup holders St Mirren begin the defence of the trophy with goals from Allan Gebbie and Jimmy Howieson in front of a crowd of 8,000 at Love Street

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25 Jan 1913 Abercorn 4-1 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup Final Cathkin Park, Glasgow Attendance 12,000 Abercorn were Paisley’s other professional club before folding in 1920 Abercorn wearing stripes in the pics (blue & white) 1/2 Paisley Heritage SCIO Arbroath FC Archive

25 Jan 1913
Abercorn 4-1 Arbroath
Scottish Qualifying Cup Final
Cathkin Park, Glasgow
Attendance 12,000

Abercorn were Paisley’s other professional club before folding in 1920

Abercorn wearing stripes in the pics (blue &amp; white)

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🏆 GOALS COMPETITION WINNER 🏆 Congratulations to Boyd Adams on winning the £20 club shop voucher for having the closest guess in our competition in partnership with Arbroath FC Archive asking how many competitive goals our Lichties have scored in their 146 year history.

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The brand new video up today (all 17 secs of it!) is one for the excellent Arbroath FC Archive... on this night (2002) the champions-elect taste defeat at Gayfield, historically always a tricky away ground for the Jags... 👀

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4 days later... the 'Lichties cause more trouble for the league leaders #OTD 2002 as more points are dropped... Arbroath FC Archive. An excellent 4 mins of FF uploaded to YT today... could be a good find for a young mascot? Let us know if so! 👀

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On this day 1 April 1972 Arbroath 3-2 St Mirren Goals from Ally McLeod & Iain Munro (pen) had Saints 2-1 up only for 2 late Tom Cargill goals to give Arbroath the win A disastrous result as Saints missed out on promotion to Arbroath by 2 points Arbroath FC Archive

On this day 1 April 1972
Arbroath 3-2 St Mirren

Goals from Ally McLeod &amp; Iain Munro (pen) had Saints 2-1 up only for 2 late Tom Cargill goals to give Arbroath the win

A disastrous result as Saints missed out on promotion to Arbroath by 2 points

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On this day 9 July 2022 St Mirren 0-1 Arbroath League Cup Jonah Ayunga in action on his debut for St Mirren Arbroath won it with an injury time goal from Dylan Paterson Arbroath had narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League the previous season Arbroath FC Archive

On this day 9 July 2022
St Mirren 0-1 Arbroath
League Cup

Jonah Ayunga in action on his debut for St Mirren

Arbroath won it with an injury time goal from Dylan Paterson

Arbroath had narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League the previous season

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Herbert Murray Military Cross Gordon Highlanders Killed 20th July 1918 France Footballer Aberdeen University, Arbroath, Clyde, Queens Park, St Johnstone, Aberdeen, Abergeldie, East Stirling, Motherwell

Herbert Murray Military Cross
Gordon Highlanders
Killed 20th July 1918 France
Footballer Aberdeen University, Arbroath, Clyde, Queens Park, St Johnstone, Aberdeen, Abergeldie, East Stirling, Motherwell