The Harris Tweed® Journal

Football in the fibres…

26th June

Something a little different this Throwback Thursday…

There’s been a strong football culture in Lewis & Harris for the past century, and there was a period when busy workplaces had their own teams, full of diligent and talented players!

Harris Tweed smiths mill football team

This photo shows the 1968 line-up for the Harris Tweed® mill Thomas Smith and Co. side:

Back row L-R
Farquar Macrae, Angus “Doll”, Ken Kennedy, Alec Shaw, Hughie Patterson, Alasdair Matheson, Mal Macleod.

Front row L-R
Iain “Al” Mackenzie, William “Claude” Huckvale, Jimmy “Aga”, Kenny Macsween, Joe Hagan.

Sadly, while we can tell they played at Goathill Park in Stornoway we can not bring you the final score from the game!

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