"Imagine turning on your television set to find the entire Dunfermline Athletic squad singing their hearts out to the tune of the Eastenders theme song. Back in 1985, this is exactly what millions of viewers were being subjected/treated to on Pebble Mill At One, that bastion of the BBC's 1980s daytime television schedule. It was all part of a one-man crusade to make Dunfermline great again in their centenary year."
"So it was off to the BBC studios in Birmingham, the squad bedecked in their black and white shirts belting out the slightly creaky lyrics. Come along to East End Park, Come and watch us win, there's no better reason We're the team they call the Pars, Promotion is our aim, and this is our season! It went down a storm."
Dunfermline Athletic host Raith Rovers at East End Park on Friday 17 October, kick-off 19:45 BST, with live coverage on BBC Scotland, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Online and the BBC Sport app. In 1985 the squad appeared on Pebble Mill At One to perform an EastEnders-themed centenary song arranged by local businessman Blair Morgan, with manager Jim Leishman providing charismatic leadership. Former goalkeeper Ian Westwater, who played for the club between 1985 and 2000, described the team singing live in black-and-white shirts and recalled the performance going down a storm despite a near-mishap during the presenter’s count-in.
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