The Restoration of Rangers Grave Project and Finlay Speedie Rangers Football Club 1900-1906.
On this Remembrance Weekend. The Restoration of Rangers Grave Project and Finlay Speedie Rangers Football Club 1900-1906.
A few weeks ago friend of the project David Wilkie found the final resting place of Finlay Speedie in Dumbarton Cemetery. Finlay Speedie is a Rangers war hero who won The Military Medal for Bravery during World War One.
Finlay’s great great nephew saw David’s post on social media and contacted him, David mentioned our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and that we’d be honoured to restore the grave. He gave his consent and the work was duly carried out.
Finlay Speedie won league titles on both sides of the border while at our Club he also won the Scottish Cup, Glasgow Cup, Glasgow Merchant's Charity Cup and the Glasgow International Exhibition Cup.He Scored 65 goals in 167 Rangers appearances including a double in a Scottish Cup Final v Celtic. He also won the English First Division and Charity Shield with Newcastle United. He was capped three times for Scotland and scored two international goals.Mr Speedie also won the Scottish Second Division with Dumbarton
There are some great Rangers men who are sadly not in our Hall of Fame, and it’s important that their stories are told.
During the First World War, six Rangers players were awarded medals for bravery. Three received the Military Cross: Dr James Paterson, Walter Tull and Fred Gray; two received the Military Medal: Finlay Speedie and James Speirs while Jock Buchanan received the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Finlay Speedie sadly passed on 5th February 1953 at the age of 72
Earlier today a few of us including Finlay’s family and Dumbarton FC’s Chaplain Grant Hamilton gathered at the final resting place of Finlay Speedie where we paid tribute to a remarkable individual.
We Will Remember Them.
This is a wonderful tribute to Finlay Speedie written by David Herd.
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