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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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HI-HI, n. A sporting nickname for Third Lanark Football Club (Sc. 1964 J. T. R. Ritchie Singing Street 120); also Haddington Football Club.Sc. 1952 Sporting Post (6 Dec.) 5:
Brown tries to get the Hi-Hi attack weaving.Sc. 1998 Herald (31 Jan) 3:
But
the other Warriors of old Third Lanark had been away ahead. Third's
showed their pioneering spirit long before they became the Hi-Hi.Sc. 2000 Aberdeen Evening Express (16 May) 42:
A
Third Lanark side beaten twice in the league weren't expected to be a
threat in the semi -finals, but the Hi-Hi's were well worth their 1-1
draw and in the replay, also at Ibrox, the Dons had to thank two goal
Yorston for guiding them through.Sc. 2000 Edinburgh Evening News (12 Dec) 31:
He
was the scorer of the last-ever Third Lanark goal in the 5-1 defeat by
Dumbarton on that fateful spring night of 28 April 1967. Better days
would come for Busby in maroon, but the Hi-Hi would never rise again.Sc. 2001 Scotland on Sunday (25 Nov) 18:
Third
Lanark's name was invoked, as is customary on occasions when
journalists are looking for football's equivalent of a bogeyman with
which to startle their audience. Goodness, the Hi-Hi went under more
than 30 years ago, and for most of the intervening period we have been
told that this or that club are about to go the same way.Sc. 2003 Daily Record (3 Nov) 15:
Do
you know anything of Rangers keeper Willie Robb's time at Third Lanark?
Hi Hi Man. He was only a guest player for Thirds during World War One.Sc. 2003 Linlithgow Today (http://www.linlithgowtoday.co.uk) (28 Nov):
While
the [Linlithgow] Rose were beating Tranent 4-1 last weekend, the Hi-Hi
were copying that scoreline against Armadale Thistle in the
Fife-Lothians Cup ... Haddington have re-shaped their squad, many of
whom will be strangers to the Linlithgow players ...Sc. 2004 Linlithgow Today (http://www.linlithgowtoday.co.uk) (20 Feb):
Jimmy
Sandison's side should have the luxury of goals to spare but Hi-Hi
aren't afraid to resort to petty fouling. Just last weekend they were
beaten 2-4 at home by promotion favourites Broxburn Athletic. The
Bo'ness boss said: "If we play like we did in the first 20 minutes
against Lochee, Haddington are in with a shout.Sc. 2004 Evening Times (17 Aug) 54:
That's when a squad of teenagers take to the pitch resplendent in Third Lanark club colours and wearing the Hi-Hi badge.
