Hibs Through and Through by Eric Stevenson and Tom Wright sampler
On 21 May this year, Hibs made history by winning the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1902. It was a time of celebration when the supporters revelled in their victory and remembered the great heroes of the club. Eric Stevenson is one of those great heroes. When he was inducted into the Hibs Hall of Fame at Easter Road in 2012, Stevenson declared, ‘This means everything to me. My uncle founded the Bonnyrigg Hibs supporters club in 1949–50 and I started going to games when I was seven’. This book traces Stevenson’s fanatical interest in the club from a very young age, his time as a left-winger wearing the number eleven green and white jersey in the ’60s, and the well-deserved recognition that he has gained today. Throughout his career, Stevenson also played for Hearts and Ayr United, but this story shows that ultimately he is truly Hibs Through and Through.
On 21 May this year, Hibs made history by winning the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1902. It was a time of celebration when the supporters revelled in their victory and remembered the great heroes of the club.
Eric Stevenson is one of those great heroes.
When he was inducted into the Hibs Hall of Fame at Easter Road in 2012, Stevenson declared, ‘This means everything to me. My uncle founded the Bonnyrigg Hibs supporters club in 1949–50 and I started going to games when I was seven’. This book traces Stevenson’s fanatical interest in the club from a very young age, his time as a left-winger wearing the number eleven green and white jersey in the ’60s, and the well-deserved recognition that he has gained today.
Throughout his career, Stevenson also played for Hearts and Ayr United, but this story shows that ultimately he is truly Hibs Through and Through.
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tom wright was taken to his first game aged nine, a friendly against<br />
Leicester City at Easter Road in February 1957. Little did he realise that<br />
football, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hibs</strong> in particular, would become such a major influence in<br />
his life from that day on. <strong>Wright</strong> has now been a <strong>Hibs</strong> supporter for over<br />
50 years, <strong>and</strong> has the scars to prove it. Previously the Secretary of the <strong>Hibs</strong><br />
Former Players’ Association, <strong>Wright</strong> is now the official club historian <strong>and</strong><br />
curator of the Hibernian Historical Trust. He is the author of Hibernian:<br />
From Joe Baker to Turnbull’s Tornadoes, The Golden Years: Hibernian in<br />
the Days of the Famous Five <strong>and</strong> Leith: Glimpses of Times Past <strong>and</strong> he is<br />
co-author of Crops: The Alex Cropley Story.<br />
eric stevenson comes from a staunch <strong>Hibs</strong> background – his uncle was a<br />
founder member of the Bonnyrigg <strong>Hibs</strong> Supporters Club. As a schoolboy<br />
in 1960 he signed briefly for Hearts, then fulfilled his dream of becoming<br />
a <strong>Hibs</strong> player. Between 1960 <strong>and</strong> 1971, he made 257 appearances <strong>and</strong><br />
scored 53 goals. <strong>Eric</strong>’s intricate close ball control allowed him to regularly<br />
outwit the opposition <strong>and</strong> win a number of penalties. After an eventful<br />
career in football, culminating with a spell at Ayr United United 1971–73,<br />
he <strong>and</strong> his wife Agnes ran a successful business in Bonnyrigg for many<br />
years. To this day he is a fanatical <strong>Hibs</strong> supporter.
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