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Tam Cargill

Biography

Tam came through Arbroath Lads Club, joining Dundee in October 1962 and spending several years at Dens Park but never managing to break through into the first team. After his release in May 1966, he was signed up by Albert Henderson the following week. In his first campaign at Gayfield, manager Albert Henderson initially used him as an inside right, before he dropped back to play at right half midway through the season, a position he would make his own throughout the rest of the 1960s and 1970s. Towards the end of his time at Gayfield, he would also be…Read moreRead less
Tam came through Arbroath Lads Club, joining Dundee in October 1962 and spending several years at Dens Park but never managing to break through into the first team. After his release in May 1966, he was signed up by Albert Henderson the following week. In his first campaign at Gayfield, manager Albert Henderson initially used him as an inside right, before he dropped back to play at right half midway through the season, a position he would make his own throughout the rest of the 1960s and 1970s. Towards the end of his time at Gayfield, he would also be used as a sweeper.

During the 1967-68 campaign, his second at Gayfield, he played a huge part in the club winning promotion to the top division, playing in 41 games that season. The club was relegated after just one season in the topflight, but after several seasons they returned with a promotion winning 1971-72 campaign during which Tam played in 45 games. Three seasons at the top tier of Scottish football followed, with Tam a mainstay in the team throughout this time.

After continuing as a regular over the next few years, Tam missed a large part of the 1977-78 season after suffering a leg break during a League Cup match against Raith Rovers early in the campaign. He returned for the last few months of the season and was once again one of the first names on the team-sheet for the next two years. In March 1980, in recognition of his 14 years playing for the club, Tam was given a testimonial against Aberdeen.
The 1980-81 season was a frustrating one for Tam, with various niggling injuries keeping him out of the team for most of the campaign, and the only three appearances he managed were made early in the season. At the end of the campaign Ian Stewart, who had replaced Albert Henderson in January 1980, gave Tam a free transfer.

Overall, by our records, Tam is our second highest appearance holder, and our highest post World War 2 appearance holder. He was one of the very first people to be inducted into our Hall of Fame and for football fans of a certain generation he will always be one of the first names to be associated with Arbroath Football Club.

Statistics

Apps
522 (7)
Goals
23
Yellow cards
12
Red cards
1
Goals/game
0.04
Minutes
46,747*
Seasons
15
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1980-813000
1979-8037 (1)020
1978-7947120
1977-7820 (4)500
1976-7743121
1975-7636 (1)110
1974-7539240
1973-7434 (1)100
1972-7339200
1971-7245500
1970-7129110
1969-7044100
1968-6929000
1967-6841000
1966-6736300

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 10 May 1966 · Left: 31 May 1981

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Albert Henderson13 Aug 196612 Jan 1980504 (6)
Charlie Dunn19 Jan 198019 Jan 19801
Ian Stewart26 Jan 198023 Aug 198017 (1)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Arbroath

  2. Signed

  15. Recorded contract end

  16. Died

    Dundee

Appearances (529)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
23 Aug 1980 Arbroath 2–3 Forfar Second Division1980-81 L
20 Aug 1980 Meadowbank 1–4 Arbroath Second Division1980-81 W
16 Aug 1980 Queen of South 2–2 Arbroath Second Division1980-81 D
26 Apr 1980 Arbroath 2–5 Hamilton Accies First Division1979-80 L
19 Apr 1980 Ayr Utd 5–0 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
12 Apr 1980 Arbroath 1–0 Berwick Rangers First Division1979-80 W
5 Apr 1980 Arbroath 4–1 Dumbarton First Division1979-80 W
29 Mar 1980 Hearts 1–0 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
25 Mar 1980 Dumbarton 2–3 Arbroath First Division1979-80 W
15 Mar 1980 Arbroath 1–2 Stirling First Division1979-80 L
8 Mar 1980 Hamilton Accies 1–0 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
5 Mar 1980 Arbroath 1–3 Stirling First Division1979-80 L
1 Mar 1980 Hearts 2–1 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
23 Feb 1980 Arbroath 0–0 Clyde First Division1979-80 D
16 Feb 1980 Clydebank 3–1 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
9 Feb 1980 Raith Rovers 2–1 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
30 Jan 1980 Aberdeen 5–0 Arbroath Scottish Cup1979-80 L
26 Jan 1980 Arbroath 1–1 Aberdeen Scottish Cup1979-80 D
19 Jan 1980 Clydebank 5–1 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
12 Jan 1980 Arbroath 1–3 Dunfermline First Division1979-80 L
5 Jan 1980 Airdrie (Old) 5–2 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L
1 Jan 1980 Arbroath 1–2 St Johnstone First Division1979-80 L
29 Dec 1979 Motherwell 0–0 Arbroath First Division1979-80 D
22 Dec 1979 Arbroath 1–1 Ayr Utd First Division1979-80 D
15 Dec 1979 Clyde 0–2 Arbroath First Division1979-80 W
8 Dec 1979 Raith Rovers 1–1 Arbroath First Division1979-80 D
1 Dec 1979 Arbroath 1–1 Berwick Rangers First Division1979-80 D
17 Nov 1979 Dunfermline 1–1 Arbroath First Division1979-80 D
10 Nov 1979 Arbroath 1–0 Airdrie (Old) First Division1979-80 W
3 Nov 1979 St Johnstone 3–0 Arbroath First Division1979-80 L

Goals scored (23)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
2 Sep 1978 Arbroath 1–0 East Fife Scottish League Cup1978-79 W 65′
25 Feb 1978 Arbroath 2–2 Morton First Division1977-78 D 56′
7 Jan 1978 Arbroath 1–1 Dumbarton First Division1977-78 D 85′
3 Sep 1977 Arbroath 3–1 Raith Rovers Scottish League Cup1977-78 W 22′
27 Aug 1977 Hamilton Accies 3–1 Arbroath First Division1977-78 L 75′
13 Aug 1977 Alloa 1–1 Arbroath First Division1977-78 D 22′
30 Oct 1976 Montrose 1–2 Arbroath First Division1976-77 W 17′
27 Sep 1975 Arbroath 3–0 Airdrie (Old) First Division1975-76 W 71′
29 Mar 1975 Arbroath 1–3 Ayr Utd Division One1974-75 L 43′
1 Mar 1975 Arbroath 1–2 Aberdeen Division One1974-75 L 74′
23 Mar 1974 Ayr Utd 1–2 Arbroath Division One1973-74 W 42′
6 Jan 1973 Arbroath 2–1 Partick Thistle Division One1972-73 W 4′
6 Jan 1973 Arbroath 2–1 Partick Thistle Division One1972-73 W 66′
1 Apr 1972 Arbroath 3–2 St Mirren Division Two1971-72 W 81′
18 Mar 1972 Arbroath 1–0 Queen's Park Division Two1971-72 W 14′
29 Jan 1972 Arbroath 3–1 Stranraer Division Two1971-72 W 81′
27 Nov 1971 St Mirren 4–3 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 L 54′
2 Oct 1971 Arbroath 2–1 East Stirling Division Two1971-72 W 90′
22 Aug 1970 Arbroath 4–0 Clydebank Scottish League Cup1970-71 W 89′
3 Jan 1970 Arbroath 3–0 Brechin City Division Two1969-70 W 50′
31 Dec 1966 Brechin City 1–2 Arbroath Division Two1966-67 W 89′
21 Sep 1966 Arbroath 3–0 Clydebank Division Two1966-67 W 32′
24 Aug 1966 Clydebank 0–3 Arbroath Division Two1966-67 W 65′