A DUNFERMLINE Sunday League football legend and huge Pars fan has been celebrating his 90th birthday.

Ramsay Kessler reached the milestone on Friday and joined friends at the city's Sporting Memories club in Abbeyview on Tuesday for festivities in his honour.

The great grandad is currently battling Alzheimers and struggles with his short-term memory, but hasn't forgotten his first year as a Dunfermline Athletic season ticket holder or time dragging his daughter, Linda Whyte, to various football grounds every Sunday.

Linda, 58, who recently returned to the city to care for her dad with her husband, John Whyte, told the Press: "In his head he's not 90, he's still able to play football!

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"He was one of the original ones who started the Sunday league.

"I remember going at the weekend, wherever it was, I followed him, his name was always on the team sheet, he always made sure he got a game.

"He has Alzheimers now but today (Tuesday) he was talking about things 40 or 50 years ago and he was right on the button.

"He has all the fond memories, he would watch football for 24 hours a day if he could!"

Ramsay had at one time worked each Saturday delivering the Evening News sporting paper and worked in the the Dunlop factory until he retired in his mid-60s.

He served his national service in the Black Watch in Korea and Germany and has lived in the same home in Dunfermline since 1961.

Dunfermline Press: Ramsay with his daughter Linda.Ramsay with his daughter Linda. (Image: Jim Payne)

He had been alone since the death of his wife in 2015 but Linda decided two years ago to move back to her home town after raising her family in Yorkshire.

Ramsay has two grandchildren, Deborah, 35, and Stephen, 33, and two great grandsons, aged eight and two.

He still watches the Pars when he can - he has a seat with his son-in-law in the Norrie McCathie stand - and has kept every season ticket.

The oldest his family can find, which they believe was his first, gained him entry to the 1950/51 season when he was 17-years-old.

Now, he enjoys visiting the Dunfermline Sporting Memories club and reminiscing on his time both watching and playing football, though he has never felt his age.

"We used to laugh at him when we were in England," Linda said.

"He used to say he was going to do the old folks gardens - I said they're younger than you are!

"A lot of the time at the club he listens to a lot, then when you ask him what they spoke about he has no idea.

"It is lovely to see, I get my old dad back for an hour."