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Edinburgh Reporter
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Flyers celebrate 40th anniversary of Wembley win
A weekend of events to mark the 40th anniversary of Fife Flyers' British Championship win at Wembley is under way. The highlight is a reunion of the 1985 team at a special show at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, on Friday, May 2 for a night of memories and stories from the dressing-room. It is the single biggest hockey event staged in Fife for many years, and the last remaining tickets are available from the box office or at The players who triumphed at Wembley will be reunited on stage with Canadian stars Ron Plumb, Danny Brown and Dave Stoyanovich who are in town ahead of the big show which promises to be packed with laughter and emotion. All proceed from the events go to CHAS – Flyers' official charity partner – and Maggie's Cancer Care Centre in Kirkcaldy. Also an exhibition celebrating one of the greatest teams in Fife Flyers' history has opened at Kirkcaldy Galleries. It celebrates one of the greatest moments in the club's near 90-year history and the exhibition runs until June 8 and is free to view. It is packed with memorabilia donated by players and fans that will spark recollections of great days from the past. On display are old team jerseys and jackets, as well as the watches the players received instead of medals at that 1985 triumph at Wembley Arena in London. There are also archive videos which show clips from landmark games that season. The exhibition has an informal opening on Saturday morning with Provost Jim Leishman attending, but fans are welcome to view it at any time. It was curated by Alan Westwater, Flyers' former programme editor, and lifelong fan. He is part of the team at the helm of the celebrations which also includes John Ross, Iain Anderson and Joe Rowbotham, former assistant team manager of the Wembley team, and Allan Crow, editor of the Fife Free Press. It is the single biggest hockey event staged in Fife for many years, and the last remaining tickets are available from the box office or at EXHIBITION: part of the display at Kirkcaldy Galleries. Supplied by the organising group LEGENDS: Danny Brown (left), Ron Plumb (centre) and Dave Stoyanovich Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Flyers legend Brown touches down in Kirkaldy
Fife Flyers' legend Danny Brown has arrived in Kirkcaldy ahead of celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the team's 1985 British championship victory. The Canadian will be reunited with fellow imports Ron Plumb and Dave Stoyanovich, and all the British players, at a live show at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, on Friday, May 2. The night that promises to be packed with memories and stories of a season that defined the sport in the Kingdom for a generation and more. The show will tell the story of the season, from a training camp Aviemore to triumph at Wembley, and feature video footage which hasn't been seen for many years. The players will be on stage with hosts Ali McLaren and Joe Rowbotham to talk about their successes and the impact they had on the community. The event is part of a weekend of celebrations which will also include the launch of an exhibition of memorabilia at Kirkcaldy Galleries. Artefacts donated by players and fans as well photographs and programmes from 1985 are included and the exhibition tells the story of the club's role in the community against the backdrop of the miners' strike., Brown said: 'It is great to come back and celebrate our championship win and also meet all our friends. It was such a special time and also special for the community.' The remaining tickets to the show are on sale at the theatre box office and online at and Brown added: 'We fed off the community and how they reacted.' The 1984-85 season saw Flyers finish runners-up in the Heineken Premier League and the Bluecol Cup before triumphing in the championship final against old rivals Murrayfield Racers. They also doubled attendances at Fife Ice Arena, playing to full houses as a result of a huge drive to re-ignite the sport in the community. Many fans queued for hours to get in even when the BBC broadcast games live on Grandstand with an afternoon face-off. FLASHBACK: Brown, Plumb and Stoyanovich Like this: Like Related
