Inverness Thistle 3-0 Kilmarnock

Scottish Cup 3rd round, February 9th 1985.

I was only 12 years old when I watched this match but the result and the 2500 crowd made it a match I will never forget.

Dave Milroy put Jags 1-0 up with a header in the 36th minute. In 79 mins. it was 2-0 with Gordon Hay knocking the ball over the head of the Killie keeper and then heading it into the open goal. The third goal came in the 84th minute from Brian Fraser, substitute only on the park for a few seconds, when he fired the ball into the net from a tight angle.

Unsurprisingly the Killie fans were none to happy with their teams performance and after the final whistle had blown they proceeded to throw their scarves onto the pitch in disgust! The sight of all those blue and white scarves strewn over the Kingsmills Park turf was a sight to behold........it was just like playing against Caley !!!

Celtic 6-0 Inverness Thistle

Scottish Cup 4th round, February 16th 1985.

This programme is one of my most prized posessions as it's signed by both teams.

Forget the result of this match we lost 6-0 with 6 breakaway goals through Frank McGarvey, a Paul McStay hat-trick, Murdo MacLeod and Mo Johnston, but the experience of being at a 'big' stadium for the first time made it a great day out for myself. We even made it back up the A9 in time to see the match replayed on Sportscene that night !

We never really stood a chance against the quality players in the Celtic side but the Jags didn't 'sit-in' and try to defend, instead we tried to have a go. The Celtic fans seemed to appreciate this fact and I will never forget the sound of the old "Jungle" at Celtic Park singing "...Thistle, Thistle...." after the final whistle blew!

The photograph on the right is provided for display on the site courtesy of Jim Oliver who played for Jags against Celtic that day. It's the original Celtic Team Sheet from the match and Jim has it framed proudly in Red 'n' Black. 

The Celtic team lined up as:

Peter Latchford

Willie McStay

Danny McGrain

Peter Grant

Tom McAdam

Pierce O'Leary

Davie Provan

Paul McStay

Maurice Johnstone

Murdo MacLeod

Frank McGarvey

Alan McInally

Owen Archdeacon

Jags v Celtic, Friendly (to mark installation of new floodlights), Monday 21st February 1972

Jags v Peterhead, League Match, 13th February 1973

Jags v Clach, League Match, 1974-75

Jags v Fraserburgh, League Match, Saturday 27th September 1975

Jags v Clach, League Match, Saturday 25th October 1975

Jags v Huntly, League Match, Saturday 8th November 1975

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 22nd November 1975

Jags v Buckie Thistle, League Match, Saturday 10th January 1976

Jags v Deveronvale, League Match, Saturday 17th January 1976

Jags v Rothes, League Match, Saturday 11th September 1976

Jags v Brechin City, Scottish Cup 2nd Round, Saturday 15th January 1977

Jags v Brora, League Match, Saturday 26th February 1977

Jags v Forres, League Match, Saturday 26th March 1977

Jags v Elgin City, League Match, Saturday 2nd April 1977

Jags v Nairn County, League Match, Wednesday 6th April 1977

Jags v Huntly, League Match, Wednesday 13th April 1977

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 20th August 1977

Jags v Hibernian, Pre-season Match, Wednesday 2nd August 1978

Jags v Nairn, League Match, Saturday 12th August 1978

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 19th August 1978

Jags v Ross County, League Match, Saturday 9th September 1978

Jags v Golspie, Qual. Cup 1st Rd, Saturday 16th September 1978

Jags v Fraserburgh, League Match, Saturday 23rd September 1978

Jags v Huntly, Qual. Cup QF, Saturday 30th September 1978

Jags v Lossie, League Match, Wednesday 4th October 1978

Jags v Forres, League Match, Saturday 7th October 1978

Jags v Brora, League Match, Wednesday 18th October 1978

Jags v Keith, Qual Cup SF-replay, Saturday 21st October 1978

Jags v Rothes, League Match, Saturday 28th October 1978

Jags v Ross County, Inverness Cup Final, Wednesday 15th November 1978

Jags v Peterhead, League Match, Saturday 18th November 1978

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 25th November 1978

Jags v Deveronvale, League Match, Saturday 16th December 1978

Jags v Falkirk, Scottish Cup (replay), Thursday 22nd February 1979

Jags v Lossie, North Cup, Saturday 3rd March 1979

Jags v Caley, League Match, Saturday 24th March 1979

Jags v Elgin, North Cup SF-replay, Saturday 7th April 1979

Jags v Clach, League Match, Saturday 18th April 1979

Jags v Buckie, League Match, Wednesday 25th April 1979

Jags v Huntly, League Match, Saturday 28th April 1979

Jags v Peterhead 

Qualifying Cup Final 

Saturday 11th November 1978

Jags v Caley, League Cup semi-final, Wednesday 22nd August 1979

Jags v Rothes, Qual.Cup 1st Rnd, Saturday 1st September 1979

Jags v Nairn County, League Match, Saturday 8th September 1979

Jags v Peterhead, Qual.Cup 2nd Rnd, Saturday 15th September 1979

Jags v Brora, League Match, Saturday 29th September 1979

Jags v Ross County, League Match, Saturday 13th October 1979

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 20th October 1979

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 27th October 1979

Jags v Clach, League Match, Wednesday 14th November 1979

Jags v Peterhead, League Match, Saturday 24th November 1979

Jags v Buckie, League Match, Saturday 15th December 1979

Jags v Caley, League Match, Saturday 22nd December 1979

Jags v Fraserburgh, League Match, Saturday 13th January 1980

Jags v Ross County, North Cup, Saturday 23rd February 1980

Jags v Fraserburgh, League Match, Saturday 8th August 1980

Jags v Huntly, League Match, Saturday 23rd August 1980

Jags v Peterhead, Qualifying Cup Quarter-final, Saturday 4th October 1980

Jags v Keith, Qualifying Cup Semi-final, Saturday 18th October 1980

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 1st November 1980

Jags v Rothes, League Match, Saturday 8th November 1980

Jags v Montrose, Scottish Cup 2nd Round, Saturday 3rd Januray 1981

Jags v Caley, League Match, Saturday 31st January 1981

Jags v Brora, League Match, Saturday 7th March 1981

Jags v Elgin, North Cup SF, Saturday 14th March 1981

Jags v Clach, League Match, Saturday 25th April 1981

Jags v Buckie, Qualifying Cup Final 

Saturday 15th November 1980

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 29th August 1981

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 7th November 1981

Jags v Rothes, League Match, Saturday 14th November 1981

Jags v Clach, League Match, Saturday 13th March 1982

Skol Cup Knock-Out Tournament

Winter 1982-83

Jags v Aberdeen, Ian Cumming Testimonial 

Tuesday 3rd August 1982

Jags v Peterhead, Qualifying Cup quarter-final replay, Saturday 9th October 1982

Jags v Forres, League Match, Saturday 23rd October 1982

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 13th November 1982

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 20th November 1982

Jags v Caley, League Match, Saturday 29th January 1983

Jags v Lossiemouth, North Cup 1st Round, Saturday 5th February 1983

Jags v Elgin, North Cup, Saturday 19th March 1983

Jags v Clach, Qualifying Cup, Saturday 15th September 1983

Jags v Rothes, League Match, Saturday 1st October 1983

Jags v Lossiemouth, League Match, Saturday 19th November 1983

Jags v Caley, League Match, Saturday 2nd December 1983

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 14th January 1984

Jags v Lossiemouth, North Cup Semi-final, Saturday 17th March 1984

Jags v Fraserburgh, League Match, Saturday 24th March 1984

Jags v Caley, North Cup Final

Saturday 7th April 1984

Jags v Peterhead, League Match, Saturday 6th October 1984

Jags v Fraserburgh, League Match, Saturday 27th October 1984

Jags v Clach, League Match, Saturday 17th November 1984

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 15th December 1984

Jags v Ross County, North Cup semi-final, 23rd March 1985

Spartans v Jags, Scottish Cup 2nd Round Replay

Saturday 12th January 1985

Jags v Caley, North Cup Final

Saturday 6th April 1985

Jags v Forres, Qualifying Cup 1st round, Saturday 7th September 1985

Jags v Elgin, League Match, Saturday 19th October 1985

Jags v Celtic

Centenary Match

Tuesday 26th November 1985

Jags v Rangers

Pre-season friendly

Wednesday 29th July 1987

Jags v Caley

Qualifying Cup Final

Saturday 12th November 1988

Jags v Caley

Qual. Cup Final Replay

Saturday 19th November 1988

Jags v Celtic

Pre-season friendly

Tuesday 1st August 1989

Jags v Elgin

North Cup Final

Saturday 24th March 1990

Jags v East Fife

Scottish Cup 2nd Round

Saturday 29th December 1990

Jags v Celtic, Challenge Match, Wednesday 22nd July 1992

Jags v Cove Rangers, League Match, Saturday 22nd August 1992

Jags v Keith, League Match, Saturday 12th September 1992

Jags v Clach, Qual. Cup QF, Saturday 10th October 1992

Jags v Ross County, League Match, Tuesday 13th October 1992

Jags v Huntly, Qual. Cup SF, Saturday 24th October 1992

Jags v Elgin City, League Match, Saturday 30th January 1993

Jags v Civil Service Strollers

Scottish Cup 1st Round

Saturday 5th December 1992

Jags v Berwick Rangers

Scottish Cup 2nd Round

Saturday 19th December 1992

Jags v Lossiemouth

North Cup Quarter-final

Saturday 6th 

February 1993

Jags v Caley

League Match

Saturday 20th February 1993

Jags v Clach

League Match

Tuesday 6th 

April 1993

Jags v Dundee Utd

Pre-season friendly

Saturday 31st July 1993

Jags v Ross County

League Cup Prelim

Wednesday 4th August 1993

Jags v Caley

Qual. Cup 1st Round

Saturday 4th September 1993

Jags v Clach

League Match

Saturday 18th September 1993

Jags v Cove Rangers

League Match

Saturday 11th September 1993

Jags v Ross County

Qual. Cup QF Replay

Saturday 16th October 1993

Caley v Jags

Last ever derby

Wednesday 11th May 1994

Jags v Huntly

Penultimate 

home match

Saturday 30th April 1994

Jags v Lossiemouth

Last ever match

Saturday 14th May 1994