'23 young ambassadors return home', newpaper article

Article from the Dumfries & Galloway Standard, August 1974, detailing the tour of Norway by Dumfries youth football team, Greystone Rovers AFC. The purpose of the visit was to compete in the Norway Cup youth football international tournament. During the tour, the club was presented with a bronze model of a Viking Ship, as a gift to the town of Dumfries in memory of war-time kindness and of the 1974 tour.   Back Row L/R - Mike Bell (Coach), Barry Reid, Alistair Telford, Jim Byers, Neil Curran, David clark, Colin Johnstone, Mike Brockwell, Gordon Finnie, David Hewitson, Derek McMillan, F Lacy. Front Row L/R - Ken Wallace, Scott Bendall, Gordon Henderson, William Lockhart (Captain), Billy Hewitson, Colin Prentice, Jock Ferguson, George Cloy, Tom Bell.
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DMDO074n
Collection :
Football Clubs
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NA
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paper
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Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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