24-635: Evening Express may refer to: Evening Express (Scotland) , a local newspaper serving the city of Aberdeen in Scotland Evening Express (Portland) , a defunct daily newspaper in Portland, Maine, US Evening Express , a program on HLN New York Evening Express , a defunct 19th century newspaper in New York City Evening Express (1849 to 1902), then
48-501: A hat-trick as Celtic defeated Hibs 6–3. Harper was never a favourite with the Hibs fans, and his arrival signalled the beginning of the decline of the team's fortunes through the late 1970s and 1980s. Harper returned to Aberdeen under Ally MacLeod for the start of the 1976–77 season in a £50,000 deal and inspired instant success, the Dons defeating Celtic 2–1 (after extra time ) to win
72-494: A short interview to the Evening Express . Aberdeen FC manager Jimmy Calderwood did not observe the silence of his players, saying that he felt the players had made a mistake in ceasing to communicate with the Evening Express . He did however state, as did Macdermid, that the players had taken particular offence to the paper's speculation that a number of them would be leaving the club in the summer. Calderwood said that
96-626: The Blue Toon to a second place league finish but his reported wages were beyond the club's means and he was replaced for the 1982–83 season by former Pittodrie teammate Dave Smith . Harper later managed Huntly , where he was succeeded by Steve Paterson in October 1990. Harper has also been a columnist for the Aberdeen Evening Express . An autobiography, which was co-written by Evening Express sports editor Charlie Allan,
120-672: The Dons he helped them win the Scottish Cup for the second time in their history; Harper opened the scoring from the penalty spot as overwhelming pre-match favourites Celtic were defeated 3–1. He rapidly developed a reputation as a prodigious goalscorer and following a record-breaking haul of 33 goals in 34 league games in the 1971–72 season was the subject of much interest from English scouts. Everton paid £180,000 for his services in December 1972 but his time in English football
144-445: The Evening Express had been "naughty" to do so. In early March the ban on giving interviews to the Evening Express was lifted, and the players resumed normal communications with the paper. Joe Harper (footballer) Joseph Montgomery Harper (born 11 January 1948) is a Scottish former footballer , mainly remembered for his two spells with Aberdeen , during which he won the three main domestic trophies once each and became
168-572: The Evening Express held a competition for one of its readers to win 40,000 one penny pieces – totaling £400. In November 2021, the Evening Expres s website was merged with the existing Press and Journal website. The paper along with the Press and Journal is published by Aberdeen Journals Ltd. It has a circulation of 10,117. Moreen Simpson , Scott Begbie the entertainments editor, former Grampian TV presenter Frank Gilfeather . In
192-483: The Evening Express and Evening Mail (1902–1917), defunct newspaper published in Cardiff See also [ edit ] Liverpool Evening Express Express (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evening Express . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
216-530: The Scottish Football Association decided to reclassify this game as a full international. Depending on sourcing, this either retroactively set a new Scottish international record of goals in a match , or equalled Hughie Gallacher 's 1929 feat (there being an element of uncertainty of whether Gallacher scored four or five times). He next played for Scotland in October 1972, scoring in a 4–1 win against Denmark , and also took part in
240-566: The Green Final which ended in June 2002 after many years in which it was printed on green paper instead of the usual white. It showed progress on how Aberdeen FC did in their matches as well as a full check on the day's football results. For many years, the Green Final was a broadsheet until it became a tabloid from 1988 till the end. The name occasionally reappears when the paper features junior football reports. To celebrate its 40,000th edition,
264-646: The League Cup in November. Harper made further final appearances in each of the next two seasons, as Aberdeen lost both the 1977–78 Scottish Cup final and the 1978–79 League Cup final to Rangers , by a scoreline of 2–1 on each occasion. By the 1979–80 season he was considered a veteran and no longer a regular in the Dons first team but his seven goals helped Alex Ferguson become the second Scottish League-winning Aberdeen manager after Dave Halliday in 1954–55 . Harper left Pittodrie after only one appearance
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#1732787613647288-518: The Trump International project. As of 29 February 2008 the players of Aberdeen Football Club stated that they would no longer give interviews to the Evening Express . The players cited perceived negative reporting on the part of the paper as their reason for the move. Sports Editor Charlie Allan proposed a meeting with Scott Severin , but this was declined by the captain. Allan instead met with club media officer Dave Macdermid, who gave
312-468: The Weekend section, every Saturday, TV critic Ewan Cameron gives his rundown on the week's programmes. Evening Express Sports Editor Charlie Allan, Former Aberdeen F.C. footballers Stewart McKimmie and Joe Harper have columns in the sport pages. Another former Don Willie Miller has recently joined them. Sports reporter Sean Wallace also has a weekly column. The paper was a staunch supporter of
336-573: The building of a highly controversial golf resort by Donald Trump at the Menie Estate in Balmedie , Aberdeenshire. The development was against the wishes of many local residents, and on an area designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest . In 2007, the Evening Express ran pictures of seven councillors who voted against the application under the headline "You Traitors". 2009, the newspaper announced it would not report anything said by
360-459: The city of Aberdeen , Scotland. It was first published in November 1879. It was a tabloid during the 1930s to the 1950s until it resumed as a broadsheet in November 1958, six days a week. By September 1989, The Saturday edition returned to a tabloid with the broadsheet formula during the weekdays. It became a tabloid six days a week in February 1995. There was also a Saturday night paper called
384-570: The club after a brief, unhappy spell with Huddersfield Town . He had at times a difficult relationship with some Morton supporters, but most fans recognised his ability and enthusiasm. He played for Morton against Chelsea in the Fairs Cup . Harper scored 74 goals in 122 appearances for Morton across both spells. Morton sold him for £35,000 to Huddersfield Town. He later returned to Morton for £15,000. In 1969, Aberdeen manager Eddie Turnbull paid £40,000 to sign Harper, and in his first season with
408-715: The club's record goalscorer with 199 goals in major competitions. He also played for Morton (two spells) and Hibernian in Scotland, and for Huddersfield Town and Everton in England. He finished his career in the Highland League . Harper played for the Scotland national team five times, scoring seven goals. Born in Greenock , Harper started his professional career with home-town club Morton , and returned to
432-476: The first players to be inducted to the club's "Hall of Fame". Joe's notoriety with Aberdeen fans also earned him the title 'King of the Beach End' (traditional home end at Pittodrie). Harper was involved in a Scotland overseas tour in 1967, scoring five times (some reports credit him with only three goals, assigning the others to Willie Morgan and an own goal) against a Canada Olympic team; in October 2021
456-547: The following fixture but then fell out of the international reckoning, only earning a recall in 1975. By coincidence, that occasion was another away match with Denmark, but this was overshadowed by a controversial off-field incident; Harper and several teammates were given lifetime bans by the SFA after it was alleged that they had been involved in a nightclub incident where a light was broken and an altercation followed. Harper later said that he had been punished because he had returned to
480-457: The following season in the wake of a fallout with Ferguson. In total Harper scored 205 competitive goals for Aberdeen, a club record. Of that total, 122 were scored in league fixtures, 70 in domestic cup games (including 6 in the pre-season Drybrough Cup , not counted in some totals) and 7 in European competition. His iconic status amongst Aberdeen supporters was recognised when he was amongst
504-412: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evening_Express&oldid=1218121980 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Evening Express (Scotland) The Evening Express is a daily local newspaper serving
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#1732787613647528-609: The protest group "Tripping Up Trump", saying it was not "bona fide". In contrast, opponents complained, the DC Thomson papers in Aberdeen, the Evening Express and the Press and Journal gave a large amount of positive press to Donald Trump and the real estate development. In 2013, Press and Journal editor Damian Bates, who was formerly editor at the Evening Express , married the executive vice president and press spokeswoman for
552-411: The team base in the same taxi as the other players. The ban on Harper and Arthur Graham was lifted a year later. Harper was selected in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup . He appeared in the 1–1 draw against Iran , which was also his last international appearance, as Scotland exited in the first round. In 1981 Harper was appointed manager of then Highland League side Peterhead . He helped
576-458: Was not as productive as his Aberdeen spell and he returned to Scotland with Hibernian in early 1974, for the second time signed by Eddie Turnbull who had by this stage moved to Easter Road . Overweight and unfit when he arrived at Hibs, Harper struggled to rediscover his Aberdeen-era form in Edinburgh . He scored a hat-trick in the 1974 Scottish League Cup Final , but Dixie Deans also scored
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