Currently, Aberdeen have a minor rivalry with Inverness Caley Thistle, due to the fact both Aberdeen and Inverness are the two largest settlements in the north of Scotland.

Jim McIntyre had put the Pars one nil up after 37 minutes, but two late goals from Caley Thistle sealed Dunfermline's relegation to the First Division.

This much-hyped appointment was unsuccessful, however, and included a shock Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in February ( which gave birth to the famous headline from The Sun: " Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious ").

In the following few seasons Wilson established himself as a firm favourite of the Caley Thistle fans, with his extraordinarily quick runs down the right wing and his ability to both create and score goals.

After three years at Livingston, Wilson returned to Caley Thistle in August 2003, under the management of John Robertson.

Wilson holds Scottish First Division winner's medals, won with Caley Thistle, Livingston and Raith Rovers, a Scottish Third Division winner's medal, won with Caley Thistle and a Challenge Cup winner's medal, also won with Caley Thistle.

Six players have represented their country whilst contracted to Caley Thistle.

Sergei Baltacha had been manager of Caledonian prior to the merger and he carried on as Caley Thistle manager after the merger in 1994.

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The SFL hinted that a joint application might be more successful and the boards of Caley and Thistle decided to merge.

Great Caley names included Willie Whitton ( signed by Spurs and Chelsea ), Kevin MacDonald ( who won multiple trophies with Liverpool and later became player, coach and caretaker manager of Aston Villa ), Donald Park ( of Hearts and Partick Thistle ), ' Ginger ' MacKenzie, Alan Presslie, Billy Urquhart ( of Rangers and Wigan ), Peter Corbett, exciting winger Wilson Robertson, Martin Lisle and Ray Mackintosh.

His next appearance for Celtic was in the shock Scottish Cup defeat at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle which provoked the " Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious " headline in The Scottish Sun and resulted in the sacking of John Barnes.

The new stadium opened in November 1996 and hosted its first SFL match, a 1 – 1 draw between Caley Thistle and Albion Rovers.

He guided Clyde to a second-placed finish in the First Division, behind Inverness Caley Thistle, a division which they led for the majority of the season.

They have four children, Dean, 21, Jake, 19, Caley, 17, and Tara, 14.

In the second week of April 2007, an e-mail was sent out from Caley Roberts, an associate producer at SCEA, to several users who had written to Naughty Dog about this issue, confirming that they have fixed the bug and are offering exchanges to those users who were affected.

The prolific botanist Robert Brown described Grevillea longifolia in 1830 in his Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae, the specimen having been collected by George Caley somewhere in Port Jackson ( Sydney ) near the river.

vi., edited by John Caley and others ( 1846 ).

The central figure, Kip Caley, was inspired by Norman Ryan ( 1895-1936 ), a criminal who had committed a number of robberies in Quebec, Ontario and the United States.

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Their home ground was Telford Street Park, located beside the Caledonian Canal, and they were known by the nickname Caley.

This decision was met with widespread opposition by supporters of both sides, especially by Caley fans who were confident their club could successfully bid on their own.

The Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway opened its branch line on 13 May 1865 with its trains being operated by the Caledonian Railway, but its steamer operations were slow to live up to their promise and when in 1869 the Glasgow and South Western Railway opened its station at Princes Pier, Greenock, the Cathcart Street station was effectively bypassed and the Caley lost trade.

In Caledonian service they proved reliable and were well liked by their crews, despite their being outside-cylindered and the ' Caley ' being an inside-cylinder line.

With John Caley and others, edited William Dugdale's Monasticon between 1817 and 1833, and used his position as head of the manuscript department by the publication of Original Letters illustrative of English History, mostly drawn from originals in the museum.

The store was established by John Caley and his wife Mary Ann Caley on 5 April 1823 as advertised in the Windsor Express at the time and remained a family business for over a century, growing into a well regarded department store opposite Windsor Guildhall which is close to Windsor Castle.

Caley's ( with an apostrophe ) is also the name of a Norwich-based chocolate manufacturer established in 1883 by Alfred Jarman Caley, son of John and Mary Ann Caley.

The story of Kip Caley, an ex-criminal, intent on becoming a useful and honourable human being.

The paper the student will undertake depends on the year group that student is in ( Caley for those in year 9 and below, Hamilton for year 10 and Maclaurin for year 11 ).

In 1933 they beat Nairn, Caley and Keith, all away, to reach the Scottish Cup proper losing 3-0 to a strong Scottish League Division Two side, St Bernards on 20 January 1934 at the Gymnasium Ground in Edinburgh.

In 1801 Caley went with Lieutenant James Grant to Western Port and in 1804 he gave King a long report on " A journey to ascertain the Limits or Boundaries of Vaccary Forest " ( the Cowpastures ).

Caley was able to report on the wild cattle, which he found considerably increased in numbers.

Despite these handicaps, Caley qualified for the Scottish Cup many times, knocking-out larger League clubs on a total of 19 occasions.

The line up is Matt Harvey on guitars and vocals, Leon del Muerte on bass and vocals, Wes Caley on guitar and Danny Walker on drums.

The club's greatest period of league and cup success was in the early 1980s when they won three successive titles under manager Alex Main, a journalist who also wrote the club's centenary book ' Caley All The Way-The First Hundred Years ' in 1986.

The North Caledonian Football League ( NCFL ) or North Caley is an amateur football league operating in the highlands of Scotland.

The only important British honours over which the Prime Minister does not have control are the Orders of the Garter, Thistle, and Merit ; the Royal Victorian Order ; and the Venerable Order of Saint John, which are all within the " personal gift " of the Sovereign.

The club have had a few brushes with glory in the 1998 / 99 season they won the Sectional League Cup Final beating Ballieston 5-0 at Motherwells Fir Park, the 2002 / 2003 season they came within goal difference of winning the newly formed Super League losing out to Pollok Fc and the 2005 / 06 season they won the Super League First Division and the Sectional League Cup Final beating East Kilbride Thistle on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Partick Thistle's Firhill Stadium.

Clyde, in conjunction with East Kilbride Thistle have announced plans to redevelop the Showpark and move into the town.

Yarrow, Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, St. Barnaby's Thistle, Ragwort or Groundsel, Grape Hyacinth, Joint Pine or Woody Horsetail and Hollyhock were represented in the pollen samples, all of which have long-known curative powers as diuretics, stimulants, astringents as well as anti-inflammatory properties.

After he won the battle, Achaius is said to have established the Order of the Thistle, dedicating it to the saint, in 786.

However, when the style " Sir " is awkward or incomplete due to a subsequent appointment, recipients may sometimes use the word " Knight " or " Kt " ( note the lowercase't ', which distinguishes it from " KT ", the post-nominals of a Knight of the Thistle ) after their name in formal documents to signify that they have the additional honour.

The following clubs have floodlights only: Edinburgh University ( depending what pitch is in use ), Lothian Thistle, Heriot-Watt University.

There are no biological control agents that have been specifically released for Cotton Thistle control in the United States.

The 1950s was a decade when all trophies available were won with regularity and it was during this era that Buckie Thistle travelled to Hampden Park to meet Queen's Park in a Scottish Cup 4th round replay on October 30, 1954, prevailing 2-1 and at the same time becoming the first and, still to this day, the only senior non-league club to have won a competitive match at the national stadium.

In 1972 with Clair Harper now as chairman, the club joined the North of Scotland 2nd XI Association to have regular league fixtures, drawing 2-2 at home to Dingwall Thistle in the first game.

Thistle hulls are relatively light for their size ; they have no decking or spray protection, which saves weight.

West have played in red and yellow coloured strips since 1871, which the then local football club Partick Thistle decided to copy in the 1930s when they also switched from dark blue strips.

Other famous names to have played for the club at some point in their careers include Republic of Ireland international striker Tommy Coyne and Partick Thistle cult hero Chic Charnley.

Edinburgh City have since played Scottish Cup ties against Buckie Thistle, Cowdenbeath, Ayr United, Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire.

The final team to win the Tennents Sixes was Partick Thistle ; to this day they still have the trophy displayed in the Firhill trophy cabinet.

Thistle have remained at Ardeer Stadium ever since, which still remains a decent facility in Junior football terms, with its large oval terrace and excellent playing surface.

A number of other names have been used in the past, or in other areas including: Canada Thistle, Canadian Thistle, Lettuce From Hell Thistle, California Thistle, Corn Thistle, Cursed Thistle, Field Thistle, Green Thistle, Hard Thistle, Perennial Thistle, Prickly Thistle, Small-flowered Thistle and Way Thistle.