George Peebles
Peebles waited a long time to get the Manager’s job at Stirling – he first appeared for the club as a trialist in 1952. Rejected then as being too small to make the grade, Peebles was signed by Dunfermline, where he enjoyed great times as a player. The Pars won the Scottish Cup in 1961 and competed at the top level in Europe. In 1966 Peebles was transferred to Stirling Albion, and when he retired from playing in 1970 he was made Reserve Team Coach. George gradually stepped up until he became Assistant Manager under Alex Smith, and he was the obvious choice to take over when Smith moved to St Mirren. The board’s decision was quickly vindicated when Stirling missed out on Promotion by the smallest of margins. However, George felt that his business was suffering due to the time he was spending at the club, and in March 1988 he resigned, leaving Coach Jim Meaken to take charge until the end of the season. |