Specky Ginger Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Hampden undergoing renovation in the early / mid-90s as Malky Mackay and Frank McGarvey challenge for the ball in a QP v Clyde game. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 22 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Shawfield was definitely a one-off, a characterful hodge-podge of a stadium but in truth it wasn't the best place to watch a game. The terracing was very shallow and you felt a long way from the pitch due to the dog track, with the sight lines affected by numerous vertical poles. IIRC there was also a mesh fence about two feet high in there too. I also seem to recall a considerable walk from the art deco 'Shawfield' turnstiles to the terracing with the huge Tote scoreboard looming above the far end - I never understood any of it. Despite all of the above I loved going there, it was a very real football ground. Yet never had the romanticism of the Tote End at Bristol Rovers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 29/03/2023 at 17:28, kingjoey said: I only remember Joe Fillipi playing for Ayr. No recollection of him signing for Celtic. Lucky you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Red Star Belgrade v Rangers in 1964. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Simon Donnelly scores his first goal for Celtic against Raith Rovers on a soaking wet night at Celtic Park in 1993, he looks about 12 here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Flybhoy said: Red Star Belgrade v Rangers in 1964. Abysmal colourisation like that should be banned. Leave it as B+W or do it properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 30/03/2023 at 10:08, Otis Blue said: My only visit to Shawfield was early 1976. Queens won 3-1 thanks to a couple of goals from newly signed (from Albion Rovers) pacy striker Peter Dickson and a John Dempster penalty. Dickson brought new life to our season and sparked one of our "great escapes" from relegation - this time it was in what was known as the First Division (ie second tier at the time). Sad to see what's happened to Clyde since then. It's not that brilliant to see what's happened to us either. We're 3 places above Clyde in the same division. Admittedly though, we still play in the same place we did then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Flybhoy said: Simon Donnelly scores his first goal for Celtic against Raith Rovers on a soaking wet night at Celtic Park in 1993, he looks about 12 here. We spent pre-match in a bar in Paris before the Brazil ‘98 WC opener with Simon’s family. Mum, dad, grandparents and brothers and sisters. Great memories with a lovely family. I made sure that his auld man got to the stadium ok as we got a bit pissed together. I got in ok, but not sure how he got on with his complimentary ticket in the “posh” seats. Met and spoke with Walter Smith at HT who was just about to join up with Everton. Another pleasant guy. Very humble and down to earth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: ... Admittedly though, we still play in the same place we did then. Aye OK, I should've been more specific ... I was referring to Clyde's nomadic existence post Shawfield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, Otis Blue said: Aye OK, I should've been more specific ... I was referring to Clyde's nomadic existence post Shawfield. Yeah, fair enough. I kind of realised that half way through the post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Apparently just over 70 years ago the first ever floodlit match in Dublin was held at Tolka Park. The first game was a friendly between Drumcondra and St Mirren. http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1952&GameID=195303300 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Eednud said: Apparently just over 70 years ago the first ever floodlit match in Dublin was held at Tolka Park. The first game was a friendly between Drumcondra and St Mirren. http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1952&GameID=195303300 Well Saints are known for their many “firsts” in football history. First club to wear black and white striped shirts. First substitute in Scottish football First club to sack Alex Ferguson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, Molotov said: Well Saints are known for their many “firsts” in football history. First club to wear black and white striped shirts. First substitute in Scottish football First club to sack Alex Ferguson. First club to lose a cup final to nine men. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Charles Buchan's Football Weekly 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Flybhoy said: First club to lose a cup final to nine men. First club to host another club's merchandise shop within their own stadium ...? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Specky Ginger said: Charles Buchan's Football Weekly Somebody forgot to tell the publisher... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Somebody forgot to tell the publisher... Oops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piquet Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 01/04/2023 at 00:26, Eednud said: Apparently just over 70 years ago the first ever floodlit match in Dublin was held at Tolka Park. The first game was a friendly between Drumcondra and St Mirren. http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1952&GameID=195303300 Two things arise from that photo. 1. Drumcondra were owned by the Prole Family (really). Who were notoriously tight. Sam Prole once instructed the Manager to play his son, on the basis that the young fellow wouldn't need to be paid. In my days in Dublin, in the early 80's, when Tolka Park had been taken over by Home Farm, it was the only Ground in Dublin with lights, so all the midweek, mostly Cup, games in winter were played there. As full time approached, the old codgers in the crowd would drift over towards the exits. Apparently the Proles, in their time in charge,used to switch off the lights, leaving fans to navigate the terrace in pitch darkness. 2. As stated, Cork Athletic and Evergreen United (later to become Cork Celtic) asked that their Cup Final be played in Cork. Not only was their request refused, but, when the game was drawn, the Replay was also fixed for Dublin, and in Midweek and all. Of course none of the above would ever happen in Scotland. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 7 hours ago, Piquet said: 2. As stated, Cork Athletic and Evergreen United (later to become Cork Celtic) asked that their Cup Final be played in Cork. Not only was their request refused, but, when the game was drawn, the Replay was also fixed for Dublin, and in Midweek and all. Of course none of the above would ever happen in Scotland. To be fair, the Aberdeen v United League Cup Final replay in 1979/80 was moved to Dens and the Dundee Derby final the next year was also held at Dens. These were the only 2 times the final was played outside Glasgow and in consecutive seasons as well. I don't think the Scottish Cup has ever been held outside Glasgow although it has been held at a few different grounds in the city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristov Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, hk blues said: To be fair, the Aberdeen v United League Cup Final replay in 1979/80 was moved to Dens and the Dundee Derby final the next year was also held at Dens. These were the only 2 times the final was played outside Glasgow and in consecutive seasons as well. I don't think the Scottish Cup has ever been held outside Glasgow although it has been held at a few different grounds in the city. It was held in Edinburgh in 1896 when Hearts played Hibs on the ground of St Bernards (New Logie Green). It was also held at Kinning Park in 1881 at a time when the ground was outside the Glasgow City limits (subsumed into the city in 1897 according wiki) Edited April 6, 2023 by kristov 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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