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Denny Hibs were formed in 1906 from a juvenile club of the same name who played in the field of Denny Athletic until they got their own ground, School Loan. The meeting at which it was decided to run as juniors was held in the schoolhouse. Among those present were the late Rev. Canon Shivens, Bailie (now Provost) Losey, John McGlade, and Jas. Kelly. They secured the field beside the school and named it School Loan- the only ground the club has had. It took much hard wok to make it right, as a burn formerly ran right across it. Unfortunately this is likely to be their last season on it, as a new school is to be built. The First Officials – The first officials of the club were: - President, J. Hamill (now in America); match secretary, James McBryde (who played with Stenhousemuir for years); and financial secretary, James Kelly. Denny Hibs entered for all the local cups and also the Scottish Cup, but were refused entry into the Stirlingshire League. This meant many friendlies to fill vacant dates. The first game on the field was a first round Scottish Cup-tie against Dunipace Juniors, then holders. There was nearly a sensation- Dunipace only drew level in the last half-minute, making the score one goal each. Dunipace won the replay, but only by the merest margin: - 2-1. Denny’s team here was:- T. Kane, Davidson, W. Kane, J. McMullan ("Grocer"), O. Kane, Loney, J. Fagan, J. Crawford, Patrick McMullan, Hynds, and Peter McMullan. The trainer was Neil Dougall, whose three sons played with Falkirk and Burnley. The First Honour – The following season, again denied entry to the Stirlingshire League, Denny secured admission to the Clackmannan County League and won it- their first honour. In the Clackmannan Cup-final they were beaten by Alva 2-1. It was 1910-11 before they won their first cup, the Stirling and District, beating their local rivals, Denny Athletic, 3-0 with the following team:- T. Kane, Forbes, Bell, McCann, J. McMullan, Carr, Laurie, McCulloch, P. McMullan, Cameron, and Wilson. By this time they were in the Stirlingshire League and won it also. Then came one of their big years, 1911-12, and one of their sad disappointments. With only one goal registered against them they reached the Scottish Cup Final at Firhill, and when it was over they had lost a total of six and the cup- Petershill winning 5-0. I saw the game and how little luck they had in it. An Ill Wind – However, it’s an ill wind, etc. The cash from the gate cleared them of debt for the first time since the club was formed. They sportingly admit that the following side- not their full strength- had been fairly beaten: - T. Kane, Docherty, Bell, Carr, James McMullan, James McMullen (later Partick Thistle), E. Kane, McCulloch, Pat. McMullan, T.O. May, and McHarg. In 1917 Denny had this good side which won the County Cup and Falkirk District and Hospital Shield:- T. Ferguson, Wylie, Loney, T. Scott, J. McMullan, Hammond, O. McMullan, McCormick, Kielt, Mulholland, and McHarg. Again, in 1922, they had another fine side- sufficiently good to beat their greatest rivals, Dunipace, in the final of the County Cup. Here it is: - Coutts, Whitehead, Hammond, Dunnigan, J. McMullan, Marshall, Burns, Todd, Dyer, Price, and Malloy. A Queer Year – 1928-29 was a queer year. They reached the final of the Scottish, Stirlingshire, Falkirk District, and Victory Consolation Cups, and lost the lot! They were beaten in the Scottish final by Dundee Violet 2-0, but protested before the game finished and secured a replay at Dundee. This finished a draw 2-2, and they were sent back to Dundee- which they considered harsh- and lost 4-0. They had another protest- sound and sufficient- but after persuasion from the ruling powers and a bitter meeting with their own supporters it was withdrawn. In view of certain happenings in the 1930-31 Burnbank-Denny Hibs final the arguments used then about "protests not being in the interests of the game" by influential people rankle with Denny now. Denny’s team against the Dundee Violet was: - Maxwell, McAuley, Martin, Keir, B. McMullan, Crossley, McCormick, McKay, Young, Anderson, and Regan. At Dundee McRobert came in for McMullan, and the second day at Dundee McMullan came in for Young. More Than History – In 1930-31 Denny won the Scottish Cup, Falkirk District, Stirling District, and the Scottish League, besides being runners-up in the Victory Cup final and Stirlingshire League Cup. The team which at Tynecastle beat Burnbank in the Scottish final 1-0 was: - Toner, Herd, Martin, Davidson, D. McLaughlin, Crossley, McKay, McDonagh, Wilson, Comrie, and Archibald. What followed is more than club history, and a book might be written about the subsequent "protest proceedings". But I’ll keep off that, after recording that Denny Hibs were not just in ecstasies when they ultimately were given possession of the cup for ten days! They considered they had won it well twelve months previously. However their honours list is quite an imposing and creditable one, comprising:- Scottish Cup- 1930-31; Falkirk District Cup- 1917, 1924, and 1931; Clackmannan League- 1907-08; Scottish League- 1930-31; Stirlingshire County Cup- 1916-17, 1922, 1932; Stirling District Cup- 1910-11, 1932; Stirlingshire League- 1911; League Cup- 1926. Individual honours were gained by the following in being "capped" for Scotland:- J. Allan, W. Forbes, W. McHarg, James McMullan, D. Keir, M. Comrie, D. McLaughlin, G. Maxwell, J. Archibald, and J. Black. Players Remembered – Players who have played with the Hibs and later gone to the seniors include James McMullan (Partick Thistle and Manchester City), J. Loney (Clyde), Busby, Rodgers, Comrie, and Burns all of Manchester City, Sherry (Preston North End), W. Forbes (Plymouth Argyle), Black (Sunderland), Park (Swansea), Archibald, McDonagh, and McKay (Raith Rovers), A. McAttee, McCormick, Robertson, and Owen McInally (Celtic), O’Kane (Leith), J. Allen (East Stirlingshire), J. Crawford (Blackburn Rovers), James Smith (Rangers), and McCaig (Stenhousemuir). Other players who helped the club to prominence were J. Dunnigan, G. McAulay, G. Coyle, G. Price, J. Crossley, and Peter Ryan (president, and secretary when they won the cup). Crossley has a unique record- a winner’s medal for every competition the club has entered for. And he is still playing! Since the Beginning – Prominent Officials have been such as Mr. John O’Hanlan- who has given unflagging service since the club was started- A. McNeil, M. Ryan, J. Lynn, H. Dunnigan, J.J. Timmons, C. McMahon, W. Crawford, B. Kelly, James Smyth, James McGlade, W. Coyle, J. Sinclair, J. McPake, C. McCallum, J. Casey, and T. Garner. And from what I have gathered in the compilation of this history the James McMullan resident at Denny is just as thorough in his position as his namesake at Manchester. They all seem to be a fine set of chaps, even if after a memorable Scottish Cup-tie a party got lost in the fog in Glasgow, missed all the buses, and were finally locked up overnight in the Central Police Station! 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Denny Hibernian F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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