Eusebio scores the first goal of the European Cup Final against AC Milan at Wembley on 22nd May 1963. Milan won the match 2-1.

And in action below during the same match.

 

Eusebio training at The Bridge

This was before a charity International Club Match in October 1964.

 

 

Foden ladies ( English champions) V Westthorn United of Scotland. Football shorts elastic failure.!

1969 

Edited August 23, 20241 yr by The Rising Sun
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7 hours ago, erskblue said:

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.

 

 

That's not Hampden Park is it ?

2 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

That's not Hampden Park is it ?

It is. Eric Caldow was one of Scotland's and Rangers best ever defenders. 

6 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

That's not Hampden Park is it ?

Yeah it is. The photo was taken from the Kings Park end of the ground.

A small part of the Main Stand is seen on the left of the picture.

22 hours ago, erskblue said:

Yeah it is. The photo was taken from the Kings Park end of the ground.

A small part of the Main Stand is seen on the left of the picture.

Cheers. It was the way the terrace dipped down by the stand that I thought didn't look right, was it just a large bowl shape with that one stand perched high on the terrace before this one previously?

Hampden in the late 1920s. 

And Hampden in 1937. This was the year the North Stand was completed. 

Ground improvements by 1937 had increased the official capacity of the ground to 183,724.

• Scotland’s 3-1 victory over England attracted an attendance of 149,415 fans - a British record for any match.
• One week later, the Scottish Cup Final received a crowd of 147,365 fans, a European record for a club match, with an estimated 20,000 supporters locked outside.

A packed Hampden during the Scotland v England match of 1946 Officially a crowd of 139,468 saw this match. Add at least 20,000 to that figure.

Edited August 24, 20241 yr by erskblue

Cyrille Regis on the cover of NME of 12th May 1979.

After Scotland beat England 2-1 at Hampden Park in 1976. Standing, left to right" Colin Jackson, Joe Jordan, Tom Forsyth, Kenny Dalglish and Alan Rough. Kneeling: Derek Johnstone and Danny McGrain.

Edited August 25, 20241 yr by Boyne

Lincoln City's stadium. Great tribute to 617 Squadron.

 

The Den 

Doesn't say what year.. 1950s ?

Hans Krankl of Austria on the ball during a World Cup second round group A match against West Germany in  Córdoba on 21st June 1978. On the left is Manfred Kaltz of West Germany. Austria won 3-2.

Dennis Mortimer in action for the England B team against West Germany B in the friendly International played on a snow covered pitch in Augsburg, 21st February 1978. England won the match 2-1.  Mortimer won England Under 23 and B caps. However, he was never capped at full international level by England.
Despite this, he captained Aston Villa to the League Championship in 1980/81 and then captained them to their amazing the European Cup Final win the following season against Bayern Munich.

From the game between Scotland and England at Hampden Park in 1962. Scottish players are Eric Caldow, Jim Baxter, Pat Crerand and Davie Wilson. Wilson and Caldow scored the goals in Scotland's 2-0 win. Crerand was playing with Celtic at the time and transferred to Manchester United the following year. The others were 3 of Rangers finest ever players. Sadly no longer with us.

There is a player behind Baxter but goodness knows who it is.

Peel Park Accrington after they went bust in 1966. Showing the stand that contributed to them going into liquidation in 1963

Larkhall Thistle, the oldest Junior (non-league) club in Scotland. One of my great grand-fathers was one of the founders. Here is in this photo.

Milton Park home of Banchory St Terran. Capacity 800 spectators.

Banchory St Ternan do not play in the village of Banchory, rather a few miles towards Aberdeen at Crathes.

The pitch is basically just a fenced-off field with a pavilion, but is kept neat and tidy.

The club were formed in 1992 when two sides, Banchory Amateurs and St. Ternan Amateurs, amalgamated.

After one season in the Aberdeenshire Amateur League, they successfully applied to be SJFA members. St. Ternan is the patron saint of the town.

Grassroots football in the north east of Scotland. A very scenic ground.

Banchory St Terran play in an all royal blue strip!😀

Stayed near Banchory whilst on holiday last week.

Edited September 8, 20241 yr by erskblue

Kevin Keegan in action against Finland in June 1976. World Cup 1978 Qualifier.

I’m sure I remember this game being shown live on tv. A rare enough event back then.

The captains,Matti Paatelainen of Finland and Gerry Francis of England shake hands before the match.

Edited September 8, 20241 yr by erskblue

ngland v Finland - 1978 FIFA World 

Mick Channon of England goes past Heikkinen of Finland during the World Cup Qualifier at Wembley on 13th October 1976.England won 2-1. They had won the June 1976 match against Finland 4-1.

Edited September 8, 20241 yr by erskblue

Willie Johnston beating Phil Neal. Scotland v England in May 1978.

The late,great Ray Wilkins makes a tackle on Willie Johnston in the same match. And in possibly the same passage of play !

Brilliant defenders. Two of the best to grace the game and would, in my opinion, be contenders for the greatest eleven of all time.