This got me thinking about how many Scottish players i had seen play for my team---Even though Fletcher is regarded as a Scot he was infact born in Shrewsbury about 25 miles west of Wolverhampton---I have a particular interest in our Scottish players as i have many friends who're Scots and it's good to have some ammunition when they start...
So here's my McWolves team comprised of Scots i have seen play for us;
1)Evan Willams; Did'nt play many games for Wolves and even when he did everyone just assumed he was Welsh! Ended up playing in the 1970 European Cup Final for Celtic so was probably a decent keeper...
2)Jackie McNamara ;Classy full back who only played 29 games for Wolves after a 10 year career at Celtic.Unfortunately he suffered a bad injury and left after only one season.If the rumours are to be believed he was one for the ladies and who knows there may be some budding young full backs in the Wolverhampton area in a few years time...
5)Frank Munro; One of the best and coolest defenders i have ever seen at Wolves.Initially bought as an Inside Right after impressing against us for Aberdeen in a pre season tour of the USA in the mid 60's.Played nearly 400 league & cup games for Wolves before leaving for Celtic in 1977.
6)Ally Robertson; His influence at Wolves in our darkest days is largely overlooked however he was club captain for four years helping Wolves to win back to back promotions and also a prized Wembley win when it seemed all of Wolverhampton turned up on that day.Played over 100 games for us after a wonderful career at hated rivals West Brom.
3)Charlie Mulgrew; We never got the best out of Charlie after we signed him from Celtic.However since moving back up North with first Aberdeen and latterly Celtic has gone from strength to strength.His skill at dead ball's is as good as anyone in the UK.Also gets into the team for not hitting a group of us who gently took the piss out of him in a pre season game at Grays a few years back!
7)Jim McCalliog; The North Bank used to sing the Supremes "Jimmy Mack" to this fella back in the day.Great passer with great vision.Played in nearly 200 games for Wolves he also had an eye for goal.Was part of the UEFA Cup finalist team along with Frank Munro.Probably most famous for the pass that led to Southampton beating Manchester United in the 1977 FA Cup final.
8)Colin Cameron:One of my favourite Wolves players of recent times.A real box to box workhorse who also got his fair share of goals.My mates reckon i only liked him cos' he was a short arse like me!Left the club far too early and was treated in a very shabby manner by the then manager Glenn Hoddle.
4)Alex Rae; "He's got no hair but we don't care Alex Alex Rae" Had problems during his playing days with drink etc.but never let it affect his perfomances on the pitch.Another short arse Scot who was as hard as nails aswell as very skillful.Scored one of the best volley's i have ever seen...
11) Danny Cranie;Another ex Celtic player. A total waster.Loved Booze,birds & bookies.Football came a distant fourth.So why include him? Simple.In 1983 we had gone the first 19 games of the season without a win.Rock bottom when we went up the road to West Brom and hammered them 3-1.Crannie getting a brace.
9)Andy Gray; When we bought Gray he was the current footballer of the year and cost a record fee.It would be like us buying Van Persie today,Unthinkable.I can still recall the excitement and expectation and for a time it was being fulfilled.We finished 6th and won the league cup...The future was bright.Within five years we were in the bottom division...Still none of this was Gray's fault.
So here's the line up;
Williams
McNamara Munro Robertson Mulgrew
McCalliog Cameron Rae Crannie
Gray Fletcher
Subs) Hughie Curran
Chris Iwelumo
Tom Bennett
Kenny Miller
Jim Melrose
Christophe Berra
Wille Carr
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