[ [http://www.albionrovers.com/greats.htm Albion Rovers Greats (AlbionRovers.com)] Maxwell Crichton & Bill Walker. Retrieved 6 January 2007.] ]When playing for Meadowbank, he was one of the first ever black players in the Scottish game - a fact that the Meadowbank supporters were proud of. [ [http://livingston.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=1022&p=2&stid=8042586 Oldies Songbook] Andrew Miller, 24 December 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2007.]
He signed for Albion in 1984 and scored 18 goals in 132 appearances, aiding in the creation of many more.He was once described by "The Guardian" as "an armoured car of a winger with a cannon for a shot". "Vodka Vic", as he was nicknamed, was legendary as much for his off-the-field recreational exploits and antics as those on it. It was reported in "The Sunday Herald" that he was once disciplined by three separate clubs within a few months. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021201/ai_n12580167 Rogues Gallery] Michael Grant, The Sunday Herald (FindArticles.com), 1 December 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2007.] He is often described as extravagantly gifted but ludicrously ill-disciplined. [ [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=889&id=81762005 An X-factor beyond simple talent and ability required for cult hero] Alan Pattullo, 22 January 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2007.]
In 2005 he topped a TV poll run by "Football Focus" of the BBC. He was voted "Albion Rovers' all-time cult hero" with 56% of the vote. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/football_focus/4175971.stm Albion Rovers' cult heroes] BBC Sport Online, 14 January 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2007.]
Further reading
"Cult Heroes", Steve Boulton, BBC Books (ISBN-10: 0563522704) (ISBN-13: 978-0563522706)
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