A very unusual way of signing a player took place in Stirling in February 1952.
Raith Rovers were interested in a young Fife junior goalkeeper.
They had him watched in his games for Lochore Welfare and decided to approach him one evening with a view to signing.
On calling at Charlie Drummond’s home, Stark’s Park manager Bert Herdman was informed he was at a cinema in Stirling.
The boss, knowing that a host of English clubs had been eyeing him up, wasted no time and journeyed through to Stirling and managed to persuade the cinema staff to flash a message on screen asking Charlie to meet him in the foyer.
Just imagine the legendary scene… “I’m Spartacus”, “I’m Spartacus”, “I’m Spartacus” … “Could Charlie Drummond please go to the foyer”.
Charlie duly did and immediately put pen to paper.
Charlie is in this Raith Rovers line-up (above) from August 1956. Back row (from left) — Malcolm McLure, Willie Polland, Charlie Drummond, Andy Young, Willie McNaught, Andy Leigh.
Front row — Jimmy McEwan, Benny Kelly, Ernie Copland, Jackie Williamson, John Urquhart.
[Formstack id=2098397 viewkey=k4fkCZ4KtH]
This article originally appeared on the Evening Telegraph website. For more information, read about our new combined website.