@bluehaze interesting term 'spastic points' , never heard of them myself. It must have been something to do with the spastic society but what they represented is intriguing.

Cleaning up at Hampden Park in 1965 after a match when  Rangers had played Celtic and 107,000 fans had attended. Must have been a lot of cans and bottles.

6 hours ago, Boyne said:

Cleaning up at Hampden Park in 1965 after a match when  Rangers had played Celtic and 107,000 fans had attended. Must have been a lot of cans and bottles.

Going by the tenements in the background of that picture. That would appear to be the Mount Florida End of Hampden.

Where the Rangers supporters have traditionally congregated since I believe the early 1920s

That area of  terracing was given a roof a couple of years later.

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England on the attack at Hampden during the 1968 game. The new Mount Florida terracing roof can be just seen.

Scotland v England 1968 John Greig and Bobby Moore lead their countries out. Originally posted on Twitter.

 

 

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1968 The Scotland No 9 John Hughes, is missing ‘a sitter’ from a yard out. Gordon Banks had misjudged a corner from Charlie Cooke and the ball fell to Hughes... The game finished 1-1

 

England v Wales in May 1977. Wales won 1-0.

 I think the players are Peter Shilton and Emily’s Hughes of England. Leighton James of Wales.
 

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We are playing Sunderland away in 1975/76.

A packed terracing and in the middle of it a space for the police.

4 hours ago, erskblue said:

 

England v Wales in May 1977. Wales won 1-0.

 I think the players are Peter Shilton and Emily’s Hughes of England. Leighton James of Wales.
 

Emily's ?😂

6 hours ago, erskblue said:

Scotland v England 1968 John Greig and Bobby Moore lead their countries out. Originally posted on Twitter.

 

 

Bobby Lennox and Tommy Gemmell behind John Grieg. I think it's Billy McNeill behind Gemmell. As well as Charlie Cooke playing in the side, Eddie was in the Scotland side. Will Johnston was also in the side. Charlie and Bud on the same side: two fine wingers.

Jaws ( Tom Forsyth) after scoring the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final.

 

 

2 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Emily's ?😂

Aye, Emily’s Hughes.😀

Bill Garner probably called him a lot worse than Emily in this incident back in 1978

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22 hours ago, charierre said:

Would do a better job than Kepa. 

13 hours ago, Boyne said:

Jaws ( Tom Forsyth) after scoring the winning goal in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final.

 

 

This 1973 Scottish Cup Final was won 3-2 by Rangers. Tom Forsyth has just scored from about a yard our.

The attendance that day was 122,000.   Yes, 122,000.     However, 134,000 tickets had been sold for the match.

The next Scottish Cup  Final between Celtic and Rangers saw a much lower attendance of 55,000 ish.

The  1977 game was live on tv and I think the Hampden capacity was  about 85,000.

However, that was some drop in attendance in four years.

37 minutes ago, erskblue said:

This 1973 Scottish Cup Final was won 3-2 by Rangers. Tom Forsyth has just scored from about a yard our.

The attendance that day was 122,000.   Yes, 122,000.     However, 134,000 tickets had been sold for the match.

The next Scottish Cup  Final between Celtic and Rangers saw a much lower attendance of 55,000 ish.

The  1977 game was live on tv and I think the Hampden capacity was  about 85,000.

However, that was some drop in attendance in four years.

An incredible attendance. I wonder what happened to the other 12,000 tickets. 1973 was the centenary cup final. Amazing that attendances dropped so much over the years, partly due to the redevelopment of Hampden. The last time I went to a game at Hampden was the Scottish Cup Final in 1992 when Rangers bear Airdrie 2-1 and the attendance was 44,000. That game was Nigel Spackman's last game for Rangers before heading back to Chelsea.

I think the current capacity of Hampden is 52,000 a third of the attendance of nearly 150,000 when my grand-father was there for a Scotland v England match.

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

An incredible attendance. I wonder what happened to the other 12,000 tickets. 1973 was the centenary cup final. Amazing that attendances dropped so much over the years, partly due to the redevelopment of Hampden. The last time I went to a game at Hampden was the Scottish Cup Final in 1992 when Rangers bear Airdrie 2-1 and the attendance was 44,000. That game was Nigel Spackman's last game for Rangers before heading back to Chelsea.

I think the current capacity of Hampden is 52,000 a third of the attendance of nearly 150,000 when my grand-father was there for a Scotland v England match.

Agreed it was quite a drop the 12,O00 would bought a ticket but didn’t actually attend.

The last time I was a spectator at a football match at Hampden was for Queens Park V Rangers in Dec 2012.

A 3rd Division game that was broadcast live on tv..

I was at the athletics Diamond League Meeting at Hampden in July 2014

Gabriel Batistuta. Some player at his peak.

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A bit different. I did think about posting this in the vintage thread. Taken in 1972 at the Dickens Estate in Bermondsey..

From left to right: David Bedford, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Hill, David Frost, Bryan Forbes and Tom Courtney

Another shot from the match on the Dickens Estate. David Frost copying Ossie. Chelsea shirts in Millwall territory.

On 07/08/2020 at 22:55, Scott said:

That was a pretty fair side with Keegan, Ball and MacDougall

 

That photo looks amusing its almost like a giant and the munchkins.

I recall seeing McMenemy once at SB as a spectator after the match walking out it seemed he must have been at least 6'5.

On 11/08/2020 at 22:35, Scott said:

That's some class right there.

Let's see who the chaps are, I'll take the easy ones,

Second row Renaldo, Gattuso, Maldini

First row just Maradona.

Feel I should know all the front row they look familiar.

The second row think I should know the chap between Gattuso and Maldini and the chap on the far right where you can just see his face.

 

 

 

9 hours ago, Boyne said:

An incredible attendance. I wonder what happened to the other 12,000 tickets. 1973 was the centenary cup final. Amazing that attendances dropped so much over the years, partly due to the redevelopment of Hampden. The last time I went to a game at Hampden was the Scottish Cup Final in 1992 when Rangers bear Airdrie 2-1 and the attendance was 44,000. That game was Nigel Spackman's last game for Rangers before heading back to Chelsea.

I think the current capacity of Hampden is 52,000 a third of the attendance of nearly 150,000 when my grand-father was there for a Scotland v England match.

I now live in Andover which is Spackman's home town.  Adds nothing I know but just a little fact I thought I'd share.

40 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

That photo looks amusing its almost like a giant and the munchkins.

I recall seeing McMenemy once at SB as a spectator after the match walking out it seemed he must have been at least 6'5.

He was in the Coldstream Guards before managing. 

Remember when he was on This is your life, Aspel was saying how he would guard outside Buckingham Palace, quick as a flash McMenemy said "She's not here, is she! 😀

Edited August 13, 20205 yr by saintquin

Scotland v Saudi Arabia. World Youth Cup Final. Hampden. June 1989.

Scotland v England in 1976.

Tom Forsyth had produced a game-saving challenge on Mick Channon,who had just Rough to beat. In the last minute of the match. Scotland leading 2-1.

‘The tackle of the season’ said The Glasgow Herald’s picture caption on the Monday morning. 

Tom Forsython ground. Has just made a match saving tackle on Mick Channon. The last minute of the 1976 Home Inteernational match at Hampden with Scotland leading 2

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