I have no recollection of the photograph being taken. I couldn't even begin to guess at who took it. But I'm very happy Tommy found it and shared it. Nor can I remember much about the football; none of us can. But that's not important in any way. We played to win at the time because what's the point of entering a competition if you don't try - at least try - to win. We are petty sure we lost but we would have enjoyed ourselves enormously regardless.
What a team we were (from left to right, back row then front)
- Malcolm Jenkins, Students Association Permanent Secretary
- Neil Roden, Secretary of the local Communist Party Branch
- Me, Vice-President of the Students Association
- John Reid, former President of the Students Association,
- Harry Adam, President of the Students Association
- Tommy Geddes, Immediate past President of the Students Asociation
And what a mixture of previous, at that time and future parts we played or would go on to play. Among us there were or would be:
- 3 members of the Communist Party (at that time)
- 1 already former member of the Communist Party
- 1 former member of the Scottish National Party
- 4 current members of the Labour Party
- 1 who would become a Member of Parliament, British Cabinet member and now Member of the House of Lords
- 1 would be awarded an OBE for services to education
- 3 of us would serve on the Scottish Executive of the National Union of Students.
- 1 would become the National Secretary of the National Union of Students
- 2 served as members of the Steering Committee of NUSUK
- 1 became Chairman of Glasgow Celtic Football Club
- 1 supports Glasgow Rangers and Southampton Football Clubs
- 2 support Partick Thistle Football Club
- 1 supported Wrexham
- 1 supported Motherwell (maybe)
Of course, all of us had and have so very much more in our lives; relationships, loves, jobs, hopes and dreams (realised or not). But we look happy in the photograph because we were.
