The story about Charlie Drummond being called from the audience in a cinema to sign for Fife outfit Raith Rovers caught the eye of Bob Hanson.
“Raith Rovers have a particular distinction in my memory because they were the opponents in a friendly match at Elland Road when I saw Leeds United playing for the first time,” said Bob, of Macclesfield, Cheshire.
“The game was on March 1, 1958, and the result was a 5-0 win for United.
“I remember only that the Raith Rovers goalkeeper was named Drummond.
“I have never seen a record of this game anywhere, so I am delighted to be able to mark it here.
“In the following week, my first-ever league match attendance, Leeds lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.”
I can’t find details of that Raith Rovers friendly but perhaps a keen fan of the Kirkcaldy side can come back with some info.
A couple of years on, Raith did host a friendly against Leeds — this was on October 10, 1960.
The Kirkcaldy side posted a 4-1 win with goals from Urquhart (2), Kelly and French.
The Elland Road side’s counter came from a penalty by Cameron.
Raith Rovers — Thorburn; Stevenson, Mochan; Spence, Polland, Leigh; Wallace, Kelly, French, Matthew, Urquhart.
Leeds United — Humphries; McGuigan, Hair; Cameron, Charlton, Goodwin; Bremner, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Murray.
Jack Charlton and Billy Bremner, of course, continued with the Leeds side as Don Revie stepped up to the manager’s seat, enjoying great success in both domestic and European football.
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