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The Norrie McCathie Collection

Norrie McCathie joined Dunfermline Athletic in 1981 and stayed for the rest of his career - more than 500 appearances over 15 seasons, most of them as captain, a club record that still stands. He led the Pars through promotions, relegations and cup runs, and by January 1996 had them sitting top of the First Division, chasing another promotion.

On 8 January 1996, two days after playing what would be his final match away at St Mirren, Norrie died at his home in Dunfermline, aged 34. The club retired his memory into the fabric of East End Park - the Norrie McCathie Stand carries his name today.

These pieces from the collection trace that story: his 1990 testimonial against Newcastle United, the programme from his final match (with the original owner's handwritten note), the order of service from his memorial, the tribute match that followed, and a ball signed by Norrie and his teammates. They are offered individually, with care, to buyers who understand what they represent.

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FP-0830

Dunfermline Athletic vs Newcastle United

Programme · 1990-91

Testimonial Match

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Special souvenir programme for the Norrie McCathie Testimonial, Dunfermline Athletic v Newcastle United, East End Park, Friday 17 August 1990. A one-off fixture honouring the club's captain, played six years before his death, which has given this programme a significance no one could have foreseen at the time. A natural companion to the other McCathie pieces in this collection.

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FP-0770

St Mirren vs Dunfermline Athletic

Programme · 1995-96

Bells First Division

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St Mirren official matchday magazine for the Bell's First Division fixture against Dunfermline Athletic at Love Street, 6 January 1996. Two days after this match, Dunfermline's long-serving captain Norrie McCathie died, and the original owner has written on the cover in blue ink: 'Norrie McCathie's last ever game for the Pars before his tragic death.' The annotation marks the cover, but it also records exactly why this ordinary away programme became something more. A quiet, poignant piece of Dunfermline history.

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FP-0826

Dunfermline Athletic

Programme · 1995-96

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Order of Service for the memorial held at East End Park on Tuesday 16 January 1996 to commemorate the life of Norrie McCathie (1961-1996), Dunfermline Athletic's captain, conducted by Revd. Alex Mitchell. The booklet includes the hymns Abide With Me and You'll Never Walk Alone alongside tributes from Roy Woodrow, Bert Paton, Craig Robertson and Tom Kerr, closing with a page of thanks from the club's Chairman and Directors. Given only to those who attended, it is offered here with respect for what it represents; it will mean most to a Dunfermline supporter.

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FP-0829

Dunfermline Athletic vs Clydebank

Programme · 1995-96

Bells First Division

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Dunfermline Athletic v Clydebank, Bell's First Division, East End Park, Saturday 13 January 1996 - the tribute issue published days after the death of club captain Norrie McCathie, with the cover dedicated to him: 23 March 1961 - 8 January 1996, 'Mr Dunfermline'. For Pars supporters, this is among the most meaningful programmes the club ever produced.

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MEM-0033

Dunfermline Athletic

Signed Ball · 1990s

£20 sold

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A full-squad signed D.A.F.C. football from the mid-1990s, believed to include the signature of Norrie McCathie - Dunfermline's long-serving captain, who died in January 1996 and remains one of the most loved figures in the club's history - alongside manager Bert Paton and around a dozen team-mates including Allan Preston and Andy Hawkins. The signatures are unauthenticated and the handwriting takes some reading, so please study the photographs, which show the ball from several angles. The ball shows light soiling and yellowing consistent with its age. A quiet, meaningful piece for anyone who stood at East End Park in that era.

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