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Jeff Curran

Biography

Jeff was signed by Jimmy Bone in July 1985 from junior side Pollock where he had been a standout for the previous two seasons. He was a regular feature in the back line throughout the 1985-86 season, mainly being used as a sweeper and captaining the team, but he left the club that summer to emigrate to Perth, Australia. He would go on to sign for Australian team Floreat Athena, who paid £1000 for his registration, and he spent four years with them, playing for Western Australia on three occasions during this time. He did however return to us on…Read moreRead less
Jeff was signed by Jimmy Bone in July 1985 from junior side Pollock where he had been a standout for the previous two seasons. He was a regular feature in the back line throughout the 1985-86 season, mainly being used as a sweeper and captaining the team, but he left the club that summer to emigrate to Perth, Australia. He would go on to sign for Australian team Floreat Athena, who paid £1000 for his registration, and he spent four years with them, playing for Western Australia on three occasions during this time. He did however return to us on a month’s loan in October 1986, playing three games in this brief spell.

Statistics

Apps
45 (1)
Goals
5
Yellow cards
8
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.11
Minutes
4011
Seasons
2
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1986-873000
1985-8642 (1)580

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 14 Jul 1985 · Left: 15 Nov 1986

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Jimmy Bone10 Aug 198518 Oct 198645 (1)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Glasgow

  2. Signed

  6. Recorded contract end

Appearances (46)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
18 Oct 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Stirling Second Division1986-87 L
11 Oct 1986 Berwick Rangers 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1986-87 L
4 Oct 1986 Arbroath 0–0 East Stirling Second Division1986-87 D
3 May 1986 Berwick Rangers 0–4 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
26 Apr 1986 East Stirling 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 D
22 Apr 1986 Arbroath 0–2 Dunfermline Second Division1985-86 L
19 Apr 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Queen of South Second Division1985-86 L
15 Apr 1986 Meadowbank 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
12 Apr 1986 Stirling 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
9 Apr 1986 Arbroath 0–2 Queen's Park Second Division1985-86 L
5 Apr 1986 Arbroath 2–0 Albion Rovers Second Division1985-86 W
29 Mar 1986 St Johnstone 4–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
22 Mar 1986 Dunfermline 0–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 D
18 Mar 1986 Stenhousemuir 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
15 Mar 1986 Arbroath 2–1 Raith Rovers Second Division1985-86 W
8 Mar 1986 Stranraer 1–4 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
4 Mar 1986 Arbroath 1–1 Albion Rovers Second Division1985-86 D
22 Feb 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Cowdenbeath Second Division1985-86 L
15 Feb 1986 Arbroath 0–1 Aberdeen Scottish Cup1985-86 L
8 Feb 1986 Queen's Park 1–2 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
3 Feb 1986 Clyde 1–2 Arbroath Scottish Cup1985-86 W
1 Feb 1986 Arbroath 2–2 Queen of South Second Division1985-86 D
25 Jan 1986 Arbroath 0–0 Clyde Scottish Cup1985-86 D
18 Jan 1986 Stirling 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
11 Jan 1986 Peterhead 1–2 Arbroath Scottish Cup1985-86 W
4 Jan 1986 St Johnstone 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 L
21 Dec 1985 Arbroath 2–2 Meadowbank Second Division1985-86 D
14 Dec 1985 Arbroath 2–2 Raith Rovers Second Division1985-86 D
7 Dec 1985 Stranraer 1–6 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W
23 Nov 1985 Arbroath 2–1 East Stirling Second Division1985-86 W

Goals scored (5)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
3 May 1986 Berwick Rangers 0–4 Arbroath Second Division1985-86 W 59′
21 Dec 1985 Arbroath 2–2 Meadowbank Second Division1985-86 D 35′ (pen.)
9 Nov 1985 Arbroath 1–4 Stenhousemuir Second Division1985-86 L 30′
10 Aug 1985 Arbroath 3–3 Dunfermline Second Division1985-86 D 37′
10 Aug 1985 Arbroath 3–3 Dunfermline Second Division1985-86 D 83′ (pen.)