Pre Season mini tournament at Ibrox Stadium in early August 1976.

Gordon Banks in spectacular action v Scotland in April 1963.
A great many of my older male relatives were at this game.
All boosting the London economy, by buying and drinking a large amount of alcohol!😀

Edited August 2, 20241 yr by erskblue

That goal from the 1966;World Cup Final.

 

That

Birkmyre Park, Port Glasgow

The old football pitch at the top of the park.
Many a hour as a youngster (from 1975-1985) was spent playing football on that pitch.

It actually had a very good playing surface and was quite sheltered.

Edited August 2, 20241 yr by erskblue

Football in the snow back in the early 1980s.Greenock Morton v Kilmarnock ( in hoops).

Very few clubs had under soil heating back then.

Aerial view of the training ground at Cobham. Visited it a few years ago when it was being built. Very impressive. The men's team was in doing some training. Some lovely cars in the car park.

Opened in 2007

9 minutes ago, Scott said:

Opened in 2007

Cheers.. Visited when Jose was boss first time around. Went with a mate of mine who I've known since about 1970 and encouraged me to follow Chelsea. He worked for a timber merchant which provided some wood for the building. We got to go in the manager's office.

 Scotland on the attack v Brazil in the 1974 World Cup Finals.

Hampden 1966 Denis Law scores for Scotland against England.

 Jimmy Greaves scores one of his three goals during England's narrow😀9-3 victory in 1961.

 

 

Jim Holton scoring for Scotland v West Germany.

 

 

 

 

37 minutes ago, erskblue said:

 Scotland on the attack v Brazil in the 1974 World Cup Finals.

A great Scotland team. Looks like Jim Holton near the ground.

10 hours ago, Boyne said:

A great Scotland team. Looks like Jim Holton near the ground.

Agreed a great (and very unfortunate) Scotland team. Good shout re Jim Holton. Think it’s Joe Jordan (No 9) who is the other Scotland player in the picture. A very balanced Scottish side. 
 

Heard a great story about Jim Holton and Alan Ball.

During the 1973 England v Scotland match at Wembley. Holton was ‘robustly challenging’😀 Ball.

Eventually Alan Ball snapped and jumped up shouting at the big Scottish centre half.

“ You, you, you’re nothing, but a big, ugly, Scottish b****rd!”

”Aye and don’t you ever forget it,”😀 replied a smiling Jim Holton.

There ended Alan Ball trying to ‘intimidate’ big Jim Holton!!😀😀

Edited August 10, 20241 yr by erskblue

The remains of Cathkin Park. Just up the hill overlooking Hampden. This was actually the Second Hampden Park, until Queens Park moved to the current Hampden site in 1903. It was Third Lanark ground until their sudden demise in the summer of 1967.

 

Edited August 11, 20241 yr by erskblue

 

Photograph taken in 1927. Cathkin Park is just ‘up the hill’ from Hampden.

 

The old grandstand at Third Lanark's Cathkin Park ground was still standing in 1972,. Five years after its closure.

Recent photo showing Cathkin Park (next to the three white high flats surrounded on three sides by tall trees).
And the modern Hampden just ‘down the hill’.  

Wee Pat scoring for Scotland against Malta at Ibrox in February 1993.

 

The top two pictures are of him celebrating the goal.

Scotland Vs Malta World Cup Qualifier February 199

 

 

The Tom Forsyth last minute game saving tackle on Mick Channon. Scotland v England May 1976.

Scotland team which beat England 3-2 at Wembley in 1967.

From left to right: John Greig, Ronnie Simpson, Tommy Gemmell, Jim McCalliog, Willie Wallace, Bobby Lennox, Ronnie McKinnon, Denis Law, Billy Bremner, Eddie McCreadie and Jim Baxter.

A fine team.

From the England v Scotland game of 1967. Some very happy looking players.

Above:Northern Ireland v West Germany friendly match in May 1966.

And I just liked this picture above.

 

From 1968.

I know it's a photo of Spurs and Manchester United players but the two old dears seem to be having a good old natter whilst strolling round the pitch. Don't seem to be interested in the game. The one on the left looks like Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine.

Edited August 20, 20241 yr by Boyne

Eric Caldow scores from the penalty spot v England in April 1962. Scotland won 2-0.

132,441 officially watched this match.

Add 20-25,000 on for the true attendance.

Below. Some more pictures from this match.

 

 

 

 

The legendary Eusebio during a training session at the White City Stadium ahead of the European Cup semi final second leg match against Spuds in early April 1962. Thankfully Benfica won the tie 4-3 on aggregate.