HURLFORD HAD 4 IN F.A. CUP FINAL AND 14 IN SENIOR CLUBS. Mr James Drennan, Galston Road, Hurlford, recalling the football glory of Hurlford United immediately before the First World War wrote that at one time Hurlford was known as the "Britian's football nursery." A proud reputation and richly deserved as Mr Drennan goes on to prove. From 1900 to 1914 he tells us the following players from Hurlford were in first class football, viz: A Craig, goalkeeper (Kilmarnock); A Goldie, right back and W. Dunlop left back (both Liverpool; H. Goldie, right half (Everton); T. Hynds, centre half (Manchester City); William Goldie, left half (Liverpool); Willie Brown, left back, J. Boyd, left half, and W. White, inside left (All Bolton) J. Picken, inside right, (Manchester United); Sandy Turnbull, inside left (Manchester City); Jock Wylie, centre half (Kilmarnock); J. Young, inside forward (Kilmarnock); P. Callaghan, inside left (Hibernian). Hurlford was certainloy a football force in those days. When Liverpool won the English League Championship in 1900, three of their defenders came from Hurlford, namely W.Dunlop; A Goldie and W Goldie. At the beginning of season 1902-03 Tu8rnbull went to Manchester City to join T Hynds and White and Boyd to Bolton to join Willie Brown. In April 1904 their clubs met in the final of the F.A. Cup at Crystal Palace. Unfortunately Boyd was unable to play but the other four turned out - two on each side. Surely this is a record for a village like Hurlford. Many of the men worked in the pits

Photograph of Hurlford United FC circa 1970. Taken within Blair Park, Hurlford. Only one name comes to mind and that is Alex Allen who is standing on the left with the louge suit, collar and tie and Jake Govans with the spectacles



Photograph of members of the Hurlford United Management Committee, date unknown. The only name I have been told is that of surname Fulton, back row far left.