Fabulous Eddy,.....these stories show how far the game has come as a spectacle. The pictures of Willie McFaul made me giggle. My Dad used to take me into the Paddock for a match, and he had a thing about Willie conceding goals by allowing the ball to pass between his legs. So when ever the opposition were getting close to the 18yard box he used to shout out to McFaul, "close your legs,"....so funny!! Lovely memories. Can't wait to hear Dave's story too from 1955. Dad had lots of pictures taken of him in the town that year, celebrating with the team and the cup after their return from Wembley. There was one in particular taken with Dad, Joe Harvey and the cup,...it was fabulous, but when mum passed I couldn't find it. It would be lovely to gather up as many images of these past glories. Mind But, there are plenty of new ones coming!!!!! PennyXxx
Yes McFaul was a bit of a liability. We used to deduct 9 point off our pre-season results estimation to allow for his goal keeping. That said, Frank Clark was an even bigger liability. That said they were still a great team, full of characters .
I was there with my dad in the Gallowgate end aged 7 when the bottles started raining down from the Rangers fan.He quickly got me out of the ground and I missed the end of the game,but got home safe and sound.Funnily enough just getting the programme mounted.
@@robertthomson4013 As for your videos Eddy im much enjoying them and much of the history of North East . Cheers . My Grandad was a Geordie from Newcastle and Grandmum Newcastle on my Dads side And on my Mums side Eddie she born wait for it ---> born in Sunderland as was her father / mother from Sunderland Both sets of divide moved to Scotland many moons ago through work . Myself born raised in Scotland all my days but moved to North East just over 5 yrs go now not much chance fir me eh :) @Rab Thomson the Guys told facts above and myself im more for Celtic nd i int any catholic went to church Scotland schooling where was all mainly Rangers fans although i supported Celtic through one footballer being Jimmy jinky Johnstone who s a 5 yr old that was Celtic ..My late Father did not support either side but took me see Celtic play and then seed was sewn for to go to other games home and away and home games for us were not close as not from Glasgow nd so fair bit to travel and would go with other of my Dads friend/s and then later by mini bus then myself later with friends at time by Supporters bus nd i stopped going from round 1980 as could not be done with songs they sung nothing to do with football nd never hve went back . And ill say this When it comes down to Scottish football the vast majority of Newcastle people and all around whole of the North East region are all for Rangers fc WHY ? simply because of the religion aspect must be as well as rangers fans flying of the Union jack flag , as many think Union flag is English when most of that flag is actually Scottish WHAT ---> With much blue upon it as well as the white cross for Scotland . But as for Scottish football way back then Celtic were most times the best side in Scotland being also the FIRST winners of big cup " The European Cup " and first team from UK shores to win it.. and done such a feat with an entire all Scottish team inc Manager Jock Stein a Scot this when they defeated Inter Milan in Lisbon , Portugal in 1967 which is down in history and not one club side shall repet such all from one country every footballer nd manager and all were born within 30 mile radius of Glasgow in Scotland . More Facts below V In 1970 Celtic won battle of Britain V a good Leeds Utd side home and away at Elland road Leeds and return Hampden park Glasgow with over 136 000 fans packed inside Hampden park them days Hampden held many thousands of fans unlike todays terrible ground . Celtic won that match also and went onto final in which was held at San Siro in Milan celtic lost in that final after extra time by goal ..Facts are i stood one day bottom of steps at Celtic park as seen crowds gather this in 1990 and not good times for Celtic fc ..Anyhow i see all young guys lassies all hving pics taken with modern young footballer i was not inrterested in any them ..See Charlie Nicholas stood up on stairs and i was stood right beside Paul McStay had his leg in plaster at that time ..Anyhow i spots Bobby Lennox one of Celtics Lisbon Lion players ..he has been a stalward a cracking good player for both Celtic fc and Scotland in his days ..I shots over to him and he stands awaiting my arrival true story this guys ..he proceeds to tell me one game which still rankles his memory to this very day was that very European cup final Celtic v Feyenoord in 1970 ..He said we Celtic did not turn up for that final , meaning did not perform ..he said if tht final was one weel later then it is a guarantee Celtic we would have won it as we knew we were better team than Feyenoord were ..but they deserved their final win on the day ..He then said we won v Leeds utd home and away but we turned up v Leeds Agents as when they got involved thats when football via Greed went right down hill .
Certainly doesn’t fill me with any amount of pride as a Rangers fan, Can’t deny we’ve had more than our share of nutters in our support but hopefully we’ve improved, Wish you all the best in your quest for success surely a trophy or two can’t be that far away.
You know Eddie, this kind of thread might be a good area to explore for future content in your vids - eye witness accounts of certain games in our history, doesn't have to be a famous game, but could have a special place in the mind of the person your interviewing! For example, the sites, sounds and smells of a person's first game in the 70's, or something that happened to them during a game in 2011! I guess it would depend on the personality of the person you are interviewing, on how entertaining the thread may be, but I guess it could be food for thought!
was there at this match in the leazes end 14 at the time ,in fact was at every home match in this famous cup run we got in the back door and came out the front with the trophy and i was there at st james park to see them bring the cup home
I'm a Man United fan and it's always an amazing atmosphere when Newcastle come down to Old Trafford Passionate support but Man United supporters are better
The cup run that got me going through the turnstiles at St James. Gary's description is spot on but the trouble outside and in the central station was bad. Both sets of fans waiting for trains home. Pre metro days so all in the station together... I remember watching the final on a ITV football special. The picture was terrible as the satalite wasnt in the right place according to the commentators Dickie Davis and Jim Rosenthal that made me laugh.. a bloke who lived near me flew to the final with the team on one of 3 charter planes and brought back a load of programmes and i got one. Pinned it to my wall with my fairs cup scarf (stripes with old badge) and pennent with both teams on it.. That was the start.
Huns will be Huns. They did the same to Birmingham and Villa Park around the same time. Mind you, they also went bezerk in Manchester after the UEFA Cup Final in 2008. Trying tp get games stopped when losing was a particular penchant of theirs in the 1970s and 1980s. Thankfully, with the old Rangers FC now dead and liquidated, the new club’s fans seem somewhat better behaved.
I was at all the Fairs cup games. Started semi in popular, climbed into Leazes before kick off and stayed there for game. Remember loads of police dogs on long leads herding them back into Gallowgate. Bit he missed out on half time talk in final was, you're 3-2 up at half time in a fucking Cup final now get out there and score and they'll cave in.
Decent listen , never only 10k bears , my uncles tell me they set fire to one of the gates and when they opened it to extinguish the burning papers kicked them down to get in . My uncle said it was a great night and his bus stopped over in a pub full of Newcastle lads in cullercoats . Small point , what have you as a team won since then ? What have the famous won since then? 😂👏👏🤟. Never at the races . Good luck in the coming season lads .
We saw what they did at Hampden in 2016 when beaten by Hibernian. Invaded the pitch to fight rival fans and then tried to blame same fans instead of accepting responsibility. Still the same thugs with same reputation.
Dunno how I missed this. This game is the reason I haven't seen us win a trophy live. I was 12 and my mam flatly refused to let me go to the final after all the trouble against Rangers. The only thing we've won and I wasn't allowed to go. "Don't worry, there'll be plenty more finals you can go to". Wise words. I've been to a few since - the difference is, we won that one and lost every other one. At 66 I'm hoping - HOPING - I live to see that curse lifted. I'm more confident lately that I ever have been. HTL. 🖤🤍🖤🤍
I came down for the semi final on my local Rangers supporters bus. 14 years old. When the trouble broke out I got separated from my friends and had no idea where our bus was. 14 years old, no money, lost in a strange city and, amongst all the mayhem, some Newcastle United supporters helped me find my bus. In gratitude I can therefore claim that my English team has been Newcastle United since 1969, that I’ve enjoyed many return trips to see the lads and have wished Newcastle United all the best these past 50+ years.
Love hearing story's of history from people who were actually there thank u to Gary for telling his story very well put together with the pictures aswell eddie great content 🙏❤️🤝
I was an 11 year old boy living within spitting distance of SJP. I was at the Rangers game and the first leg of the final. My mother knew there would be trouble and told me to stay near an exit and get out asap if it kicked off. Great advice! I was safely home before the chaos escalated! When 'the lads' made the journey from the airport in the open top bus with Bob Moncur holding the cup I was on the wall of Fenham barracks, then ran down to the ground where all the gates were open for the fans, the atmosphere was fantastic. 18 years later I shook hands with Jackie Milburn not long before he passed away (RIP). Loads of memories, turn up on Saturday morning if it was raining with a garden fork. Loads of kids forking the pitch got a free ticket for the Boys End. Happy days.
As a rangers fan I feel a bit sad that this happened in Newcastle, all my mates love the geordie and admit they are a very proud people who are now getting the team that their great support deserves.
Yer like many teams in England getting billions from British companies like Sky and TNT Sports just look at Man City they went from Paul Dickov to Haaland and a yoyo club from 3rd division that was the joke Man United had a big banner up of the a clock laughing at the last time they won a cup there wikipedia page never started until 2018 English football is modern day garbage fans pish atmospheres there shite
I was 13 when we went on that magnificent cup run. Managed to get to every game including the final. Will never forget the Rangers semi final though. The Leazes end was so packed that to relieve the pressure down at the front the police moved me and hundreds of other youngsters to sit down on the cinder track around the edge of the pitch. Seeing hundreds of Rangers fans running across the pitch towards us was scary to say the least. We won 2-0 and went on to eventually win the cup in glorious fashion which is all that really mattered to this 13 year old at the time. Shame on Rangers FC and their support though.
Rangers don't really enjoy visiting England. Two years previous to this in 67, Rangers fans trashed Berwick after their team lost in the Scottish cup. I wasn't there, but so many similar stories to what's told on this video. A great watch 👏
As a rangers fan I remember those days and hopefully they stay in the past, I had a weekend down in Newcastle in 73 and I couldn’t have felt more welcome, the banter and laughs wonderful memories, love the geordies
It happened in Glasgow city centre during the 55 celebrations, in case you conveniently forgot! 😂 Knocking the 7 shades out of each other across George’s Square, attacking front-line workers during a Pandemic, destroying memorial benches, urinating on memorial statues. All this during their very first league win since established in 2012! It’s the Rangers way! 😂😂😂
Most Scots love the Geordies but back then Rangers fans had a habit of coming on to the pitch when they were getting beat they did the same a month before in the 1969 Scottish cup final when Celtic were 4 up just cannot take being beaten they are the same today think they have a divine right to win.
My late father was at this game and he said that it was the worst thing he’d seen at a match . He was at the final and I’ve still got his match ticket and also quite a few other matches and he was at the 55 final as well. Mind I used to go home and away in the eighties and saw a lot of violence during those times unfortunately.
I was there in the Popular End -Rangers fans carrying crates of whiskey around Every pub in the Haymarket got turned over - they even bottled their own keeper
The first leg of the final against Uzpest Dozsa wasn't televised live but the BBC showed highlights that night. The commentator was David Coleman and I can remember him saying something along the lines if ever a crowd won a game of football, then it was the crowd at St. James that night who he thought were fantastic.People who I know were at the game concurred with Coleman. Don't forget it was 0-0 at half time, and we scored all our goals in the second half.
Excellent video Eddy & Gary, I hope this is a regular feature on the channel going forward Eddy as there's hundreds of supporters out there who have many a great story to share about there time supporting our club.
I too saw the semi at Ibrox and had a similar experience to Gary. Coincidentally I was the same age, 19. I hitchhiked with a pal to Glasgow ( but took the afternoon off because I was “ill”). On arrival in the city centre I could sense the hostility, which was confirmed by a couple of kicks up the bum as I walked along. I decided to chicken out and hid my scarf by putting it with some other belongings in the lockers in the train station. Inside the ground the atmosphere was boiling! I could not get with the other toon supporters and stood with the home crowd, where I was treated to the sight of men peeing in the terraces, one of whom peed onto the back of the bloke in front of him who was oblivious because he had a raincoat on and it just ran off onto the ground and down the steps . On leaving someone must’ve heard my accent because I ended up being chased through the streets. One of the pursuers even picked up a small tree in a pot outside a nightclub entrance and chased me with it, but he in turn got chased by the night club doorman 😂. What a fiasco. At the time I was a member of Blaydon Harriers, so there was little chance I’d get caught, thankfully. My friend and I stayed with one of his relatives just outside Glasgow and hitched home the following day. As a post script, I’ll tell you that the driver of the last car to give us a lift back stopped to go into a shop about 10miles short of home. I was in the front passenger seat and being a nosey teenager I sneaked a look in the glove compartment while he was in the shop. I was shocked to find a magazine displaying photos of naked men in various “positions”. That was a long 10 miles!
Ha, Ha, Yes, the smell of pish at a Rangers match at Ibrox in those days was so pungent and horrible you'd think you were in a lavvy. Then there were the bottles that would get thrown when the drunks were pished. I don't know how I never got hit with one. It was always worse at big matches.
I was at the Ibrox game i can genuinely say that the Newcastle support was and still is the biggest away support i have ever seen at Ibrox apart from Celtic. At the end of the game i had to walk from the east terracing past the main stand to past the west terracing where that end the Newcastle fans were in. I genuinely never seen any real violence but it must have happened. At that time the Rangers support were very violent and never seen any other teams fans trying to take them on apart of Celtic and maybe Hibs. Anyway i have always been a Magpies supporter and used to go to games best people and fans in England. Best of luck and silverware will be coming soon to Tyneside.
I was there on the night, I was called a fenian bastard by a bunch of rangers supporters, no idea what that was until I looked it up, a catholic?? Anyway wasn't that bothered about them, I headed to the ground, I was on my own. Got into the popular stand, good game, scored a goal or two, minor invasion...the bloke on the tannoy announced "keep off the pitch or we will stop the game"...well he couldn't have done better if had said, go on storm the pitch. In a scene reminiscent of the Jacobite rebellion, the hordes came swarming onto the pitch. Running along the cinder path at the side of the pitch screaming obscenities, I decided to regroup outside of the ground, forgetting it was just me. I bumped into a fella who asked what was going on, I related the story (he was a big man) so I decided to walk back to a safe area while in his company. I was glad I had made it out safe and sound, later I went to the final, what a match Moncur, proper captains game, he scored twice! I listened to the away leg and when Alan Foggons goal went in...you'll never know what that feeling is like until you win a final. I'm more hopeful now than I've ever been, that day may come in the next few years.
Alcohol has been banned at Scottish football grounds from 1980,so that kind of nonsense will never happen again! Hope the friendly,this summer,helped eliminate those terrible memories!
That says it. I went on a gers supporters bus and half them were that pished they struggled to get on the bus. The terraces had pee like a stream running. Real football players anall with their individual styles unlike today.
I was in the 'pop' that night as well. At full time, I thought I would be clever and avoid the Rangers fans by nipping up to the Haymarket and then going down Northumberland Street to get my bus. Little did I know, Northumberland Street was full of coaches for Rangers fans. I had no choice but to walk through them all, pretending to be one of them. This was the only night in my life that I have been scared to walk the streets of Newcastle. They were an absolute disgrace.
I was there that night, sixteen years old and drove into the Toon from Blyth on my Lambretta scooter. Offered £10 for my ticket by a polite Ranger's fan which was a fortune then. I watched from behind the Leazes goal and remember a Jock running up to us attempting to goad us out but a cop with a dog enticed him to jump into the crowd with obvious results. Newcastle trainer Dave Smith was on the pitch escorting our players off the pitch when a Jock tried to hit him and Dave grabbed his scarf and belted him. My final memory was hundreds of fights taking place outside of the west stand and a cop punching a Jock and dragging him up to punch him again and again. I got stopped by a cop car at High pit on the way home and the copper only wanted to know what the game was like and how bad was the violence. Oh happy days!
As a Rangers man, I had to watch this video Eddie. Thankfully, its all in the past and Im so glad both sets of fans got on great at the pre-season friendly. No point in dwelling in the past. 🏴🏴
@@paulregret53 I'm glad to hear that Paul. I've been to quite a few preseason friendlies the past few years and I love seeing fans from down south travelling up to support their team. I think it's great to see lads from Wigan or Derby walking along Paisley Road West. 🏴🏴
@@kathchandler4919 I've been to an Arsenal game when my daughter lived and worked in London. I really enjoyed that day and I'm sure I'll get to St. James Park to watch United. Held back for so many years and now with a good manager and board ( ?? ) will hopefully be challenging for trophies. If they do win one, I'll pop down for the day and enjoy the celebrations. 👍🏴🏴
I’m Rangers fan, was at the game.Never forget getting into the game, the crushing was worst I can remember. My friends father was in the Glasgow branch of Far East prisoner war club, and got us in Newcastle branch before and after game, and were very well looked after. We got back to Glasgow in the wee hours trying to sober up for work.
I was there, in the Leazes End, for the home game. When the Rangers fans invaded the pitch from the Gallowgate end it was genuinely scary. Police horses and a lot of dogs formed a line and held them back. My uncle, George Wade, was in charge of the police for home games in those days. I went to all the home games except the final, despite having the chance of tickets, I was in the middle of my 'O' levels (GCSE's) and my dad wouldn't let me travel from Penrith
I was at the game , a naive 14 year old kid . At that age we never paid in , we would walk around the ground looking for an opportunity to knock in . There was a gate at the gallowgate end and was manned by a poor old bloke , if you showed him a complimentary ticket he'd open it and quickly close it . The rangers fans had cottoned on to it and when the poor bugger innocently opened the gate it was stormed by thousands of mainly rangers , me and my mates got in that way and were standing under the floodlight . A huge Scotsman in a kilt came up to us and gave us the best piece of advice ever . Get out of here now because you life is not worth tuppence , now F#CK OFF ! We made our way into the popular end and had the best vantage point ever when it kicked off .
I was also at St James that night and 16 yrs old. I was behind the goal in the Leazes end when the Rangers fans invaded, it was darn scary. Even getting away from the ground after the game was dangerous.
I remember it well and I was Old Trafford when United played Rangers in a friendly, I expected a few hundred Rangers fans but there were 8000 of them absolutely hell bent on trouble, the Scots led the way in hooliganism in those days and now they're probably the most decent fans around with a few exceptions obviously.
Fantastic stuff Eddy and Gary. So generous with that program too! Always wanted to hear this story-i'd briefly read about it in a pub in a framed newspaper article not far from St James' Park near the Back Pages shop I believe. Sounds like a wild night. Let's get some silverware for these long suffering older Geordie supporters!
Can’t take the buns anywhere, no manners, no morals, sorry Newcastle fur hiving t put up wi that , as a Glaswegian never heard that story, they get a bit prickly on the sauce 😮
Now you know why they are called "The Animals.". The Celtic fans don't sing : "We don't care whar the Rangers say..." but instead "we don't care what the animals say..."
Love the club history videos, my dad was a boyhood Newcastle fan in the 30s/40s and I’d love to see similar videos from this channel. Delighted with the progress of the channel and I’ve given it the votes, best of luck in Liverpool 👍🏻
People forget how violent Scottish fans were up to the late 70's ,obviously they still can be know and again but English fans started to make the headlines thereafter.They must've had 50/60 k at Wembley v England in 76? It certainly looked like it to a 5 year old💛💚🇬🇧
Great match one of those who can say I was there. I was at the back of the Leases when the Rangers hoard came marching from the Gallogate across the pitch. They got to the halfway line before the police were able to intervene. Coming out of the match a Rangers fan came up to me and swapped his scarf. I am not sure what happened to it but I wore it for years.
I remember my Aunty shouting howay man hurry up the lads will be coming back with the trophy, we were all lined up waiting on Ponteland road to welcome them back on the bus, there were lines of Geordies all the way Doon Ponteland road all the way to St James Park into the toon, I can still remember people cheering clapping and singing and Bobby on the top of the bus holding up the Trophy l was 9 years old
Great memories and nicely told thank you. I too was there at the home semi - a Rangers fan gave me a free ticket outside of the Gallowgate and i also watched the game from the Gallowgate. I do recall the Rangers fans rioting, my mother was in tears at home thinking I was in among it. Two good goals though and on our way to our only cup success!
I was there, same end, Poplar, yeah was some night, really dangerous and at times frightening. Well said Andrewswan5723, I'm in Scotland now and a Well & Gers fan(plus toon). Great people , great welcoming fans at both clubs. Mon the Well
At the time a lot of Newcastle supporters used to wear either Rangers or Celtic scarves as well as their Newcastle colours. Although they weren't worn that night one of the lads had his Rangers scarf in his pocket. After the match he changed scarves saying that at least he'll get home safe and sound. The walk down towards Marlborough was a pretty frightening experience for this 15 year old at the time. I was never so happy to get on the bus home.
I was there completely frightening in the paddock 13 years old bottles flying everywhere on the pitch, paddock was miles from the gallowgate. They were all out of there heads terrible bunch.
I'm a 62 year old West Brom supporter and the late 60's was also a great time for Albion but won nothing since 1968. Similar story as Newcastle since then, lots of near misses :(
Great reliving the emotions of the fairs cup - I was there as a 14year old and standing in the A wing next. To the gallowgate end - what actually happened was that the rangers supporters who looked so colourful with all their blue flags etc. we’re hoping their beer glasses etc towards the pitch - I saw a rangers lady being led away blond lady except for a long blood stripe down her head - the bottles and glasses didn’t reach the pitch they hit their own supporters at the edge of the pitch - they naturally got out of the way the only way was to go onto the pitch - yes went they were there they danced around- the leaders thought it was an invasion so they started but police entered and stoped them from getting to them. The police pushed the rangers supporters in to our home side A wing and I left the front and moved to the back with my father. They behaved well enough for drunken supporters while in there
Great stuff Eddy -me dad was there and 'it was raining bottles of broon,son'; I wanted to gan but I was only 4 and me mam said'no' -Rangers fans can count thasells lucky coz I wudda banged some heeds together that day x
Thats Rangers fans for you. Embarrassing and to this day, still the only team whose own fans got them banned from defending a European trophy that theyd won after they trashed the Nou Camp after WINNING the now defunct cup winners cup.
Great video thank you , I was at the the fairs cup games including the final , because it was over two legs we were over the moon being 3-0 up but the second leg was not on the telly live and the radio commentary from Budapest was only broadcast for the second half ( no radio 5 in those days ) switching on to find us 2-0 down was heartbreaking but as Joe Harvey said score and they will collapse like a pack of cards …great times
Scary listening to the old days...jeeeeeeez 😮 But its History in football. Lets hope we can enjoy the beautiful game with family and friends from now on...
Great video enjoyed seeing it I was at the rangers game I was with my farther in the paddock near to the gallowgate end when the second goal went in that was the moment the bottles were hurled from the gallowgate end into the section we were the bottles rained down on us I was scared stiff I not ashamed to say . Being only a few kids in there the adults took off there coats and held them over our heads .When the tirade slowed down us kids were escorted on to the cinder track the police lead me and a vfew other kids out of the ground .Me and dad walked up barrack Road and home to Frank St in benwell all the way home bumping into loads of rangers fans on the way relieved to get home safe but also delighted we were to play in a European final
My mates first ever match was the fairs cup final, went with his dad. From the very next day he became a Man Utd supporter... Still don't understand it to this day. 🤔
As a Villa fan this tale of Rangers causing trouble resonated with me. I was at Villa Park on Saturday, October 9, 1976, Villa Park suffered some of the worst scenes of football hooliganism ever witnessed. I was 18 years old at the time and can honestly it was the scariest football situation I’ve ever been in. Keep up the good work Eddie!
Yes violence goes back 200 years in glasgow when you read the history. So it was a holiday to get out of glasgow for them. I would walk back from ibrox as a boy in the 70s and all the Celtic supporters buses would get all their windows put in as they drove down the carriageway with railway sleepers & bricks as the fans jumped on the floor. It was normal fayre back then and nothing said about it.
Guys coming onto the park with Irish tri colours started the bother, especially after the Birmingham pub bombing by the ira scum. We took over the holst end that day.
@@gooddeedsbeatbad2625 Aye, did you ever try walking down the London Rd to Brigton Cross as Rangers fan after a game at Celtic Park or are you just a pious holier than thou prick?
Great to see this video Yes what you say is correct we travelled up from Liverpool as members of The Liverpool Rangers Club and straight from the station we went to the Cherry Tree Pub we got in got a couple of pints then mayhem bottles flew from all around 2 great teams but the headlines in the papers it was even on The National News my mother was up all night awaiting my return after seeing the fans invasion and police with dogs and the bottles on the park memories my friend but in those days it was football at its best.
I went to the home game and stood in the Paddock below the main stand.I remember Rangers fans up the floodlights in the Gallowgate end and being chased down to Marlborough Crescent bus station after the game . I also attended the final, I was sixteen at the time but remember it like yesterday .
Got family in newcastle and county durham..my cousin jim baxter went back to rangers 69..the denholms of the hill of beath..FOOTBALL DYNASTY..LOVE THE MAGPIES....legends
Same thing happened at Villa Park when Aston Villa invited Rangers to play a pre-season friendly at Villa Park, the game had to be abandonded after Villa went 2-0 up and 14,000 drunken Rangers fans invaded the pitch. After the match ended the Rangers fans then went on a looting spree of city centre shops. And of course Rangers fans rioted in Manchester too, do we ever want to see Rangers (or Celtic) in the Premier League?......
Jimmy Scott still as competitive as ever. My pairs partner on the bowling green. Great listening to his account of the semi final and final. He loves Newcastle Utd, place and people.
What is it with Rangers fans and going to English cities,. You think they'd love their wee trips to their favourite country, but no, just carnage in places like Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester etc
Lol we're no mugs but didn't fight cos celebrating " fcuk that actually like NUFC and know wouldn't b no response today but rangers terrorised many English teams, not often the home fan's are kept in instead of other way around
Fans of the old RFC club have history of violence, in Europe and at home, even friendlies in Sunderland at Gary Bennett Testimonial in 1993 women and children in the street had to run for shelter, and of course who could forget the disgusting events in Manchester. That club ceased to exist after June 2012, yet the fans of the old RFC latched onto the new club, and to this day carry on the traditions of the old RFC with their vile non-diverse behaviour. The original RFC even had sectarianism as a club core value until UEFA stepped in during the early eighties and made them change their branded bigoted ideology at great despair to the masses of bigots. RFC club got what was coming to it after cheating their way through the years before their demise and robbing the public purse of tens of millions of pounds. No surprise then to see this story from the 60s, shame on them all.
I was at both matches and I can honestly say Rangers " supporters " are the worst I have ever seen Segregation wasn't great at Ibrox and supporters were mixed at the end where Willie McFaul saved the penalty. The thing that seemed to upset their rabble was the Willie McFaul wasn't a True Orangeman or he wouldn't have saved a Rangers penalty! They hurled abuse at him until full time. Nothing surprised me about what happened the next week. Fortunately I was in the Leazes well away from that shower.
Absolute legend,his newcastle knowledge would be put to the test however,as i consider myself to be a newcastle united savant,i can tell you the result,of EVERY premier league game newcastle have played since 1993,by team,by date,alan shearer himself,has tested me using google,and he sent me a personal message,saying how impressed he was,ive won £1000s doing it ,in pubs clubs etc
I remember this very well. Rangers fans had reputation for being bad losers and it came as no surprise that their sizeable loony fringe wreaked havoc on Newcastle. Fast forward 40 years to Manchester following their UEFA Cup final defeat and consider also the mayhem they caused then.
Fabulous Eddy,.....these stories show how far the game has come as a spectacle. The pictures of Willie McFaul made me giggle. My Dad used to take me into the Paddock for a match, and he had a thing about Willie conceding goals by allowing the ball to pass between his legs. So when ever the opposition were getting close to the 18yard box he used to shout out to McFaul, "close your legs,"....so funny!! Lovely memories. Can't wait to hear Dave's story too from 1955. Dad had lots of pictures taken of him in the town that year, celebrating with the team and the cup after their return from Wembley. There was one in particular taken with Dad, Joe Harvey and the cup,...it was fabulous, but when mum passed I couldn't find it.
It would be lovely to gather up as many images of these past glories. Mind But, there are plenty of new ones coming!!!!!
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Great message again Penny! Thank you for sharing 🙏
Yes McFaul was a bit of a liability. We used to deduct 9 point off our pre-season results estimation to allow for his goal keeping. That said, Frank Clark was an even bigger liability. That said they were still a great team, full of characters .
I was there with my dad in the Gallowgate end aged 7 when the bottles started raining down from the Rangers fan.He quickly got me out of the ground and I missed the end of the game,but got home safe and sound.Funnily enough just getting the programme mounted.
So y are u licking rangers fans arse when they smashed up your city and celtic let u win on shearers testimonial
As a Dundee United fan, I can confirm that Glasgow Rangers fans are still the same to this day.
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And as a rangers fan today your club is a joke ,
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As for your videos Eddy im much enjoying them and much of the history of North East . Cheers .
My Grandad was a Geordie from Newcastle and Grandmum Newcastle on my Dads side
And on my Mums side Eddie she born wait for it ---> born in Sunderland as was her father / mother from Sunderland
Both sets of divide moved to Scotland many moons ago through work .
Myself born raised in Scotland all my days but moved to North East just over 5 yrs go now not much chance fir me eh :)
@Rab Thomson the Guys told facts above and myself im more for Celtic nd i int any catholic
went to church Scotland schooling where was all mainly Rangers fans although i supported Celtic through one footballer being Jimmy jinky Johnstone who s a 5 yr old that was Celtic ..My late Father did not support either side but took me see Celtic play and then seed was sewn for to go to other games home and away and home games for us were not close as not from Glasgow nd so fair bit to travel and would go with other of my Dads friend/s and then later by mini bus
then myself later with friends at time by Supporters bus nd i stopped going from round 1980 as could not be done with songs they sung nothing to do with football nd never hve went back .
And ill say this When it comes down to Scottish football the vast majority of Newcastle people and all around whole
of the North East region are all for Rangers fc WHY ? simply because of the religion aspect must be
as well as rangers fans flying of the Union jack flag , as many think Union flag is English when most of that flag
is actually Scottish WHAT ---> With much blue upon it as well as the white cross for Scotland .
But as for Scottish football way back then Celtic were most times the best side in Scotland being also the FIRST winners of big cup " The European Cup " and first team from UK shores to win it.. and done such a feat with an entire all Scottish team inc Manager Jock Stein a Scot this when they defeated Inter Milan in Lisbon , Portugal in 1967 which is down in history and not one club side shall repet such all from one country every footballer nd manager and all were born within 30 mile radius of Glasgow in Scotland . More Facts below V
In 1970 Celtic won battle of Britain V a good Leeds Utd side home and away at Elland road Leeds and return Hampden park Glasgow with over 136 000 fans packed inside Hampden park them days Hampden held many thousands of fans unlike todays terrible ground .
Celtic won that match also and went onto final in which was held at San Siro in Milan celtic lost in that final after extra time by goal ..Facts are i stood one day bottom of steps at Celtic park as seen crowds gather this in 1990 and not good times for Celtic fc ..Anyhow i see all young guys lassies all hving pics taken with modern young footballer i was not inrterested in any them ..See Charlie Nicholas stood up on stairs and i was stood right beside Paul McStay had his leg in plaster at that time ..Anyhow i spots Bobby Lennox one of Celtics Lisbon Lion players ..he has been a stalward a cracking good player for both Celtic fc and Scotland in his days ..I shots over to him and he stands awaiting my arrival true story this guys ..he proceeds to tell me one game which still rankles his memory to this very day was that very European cup final Celtic v Feyenoord in 1970 ..He said we Celtic did not turn up for that final , meaning did not perform ..he said if tht final was one weel later then it is a guarantee Celtic we would have won it as we knew we were better team than Feyenoord were ..but they deserved their final win on the day ..He then said we won v Leeds utd home and away but we turned up v Leeds Agents as when they got involved thats when football via Greed
went right down hill .
Aye delusional and deluded 🐊asc
Certainly doesn’t fill me with any amount of pride as a Rangers fan,
Can’t deny we’ve had more than our share of nutters in our support but hopefully we’ve improved,
Wish you all the best in your quest for success surely a trophy or two can’t be that far away.
This is the kind of content that makes you number 1 Eddy. Fantastic hearing about the old days from blokes who were actually there!
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Great wee story from the past, Id like to think Rangers & Newcastle fans get on these days, Now and in the future 🔴⚪🔵
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Yes I was there I’m now 71 and remember it well and I still go to every home match HWTL ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️
respect from a hearts fan newcastel have a great support
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You know Eddie, this kind of thread might be a good area to explore for future content in your vids - eye witness accounts of certain games in our history, doesn't have to be a famous game, but could have a special place in the mind of the person your interviewing! For example, the sites, sounds and smells of a person's first game in the 70's, or something that happened to them during a game in 2011!
I guess it would depend on the personality of the person you are interviewing, on how entertaining the thread may be, but I guess it could be food for thought!
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was there at this match in the leazes end 14 at the time ,in fact was at every home match in this famous cup run we got in the back door and came out the front with the trophy and i was there at st james park to see them bring the cup home
I was there in the leazes end remember it well was at Glasgow as well McFaul saved the penalty
I'm a Man United fan and it's always an amazing atmosphere when Newcastle come down to Old Trafford Passionate support but Man United supporters are better
Great vid mate, Glad we have calmed down a bit now and all that nonsense stays in the past.
Love Newcastle all the best from a rangers fan
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Fantastic video Eddie 👍 love listening to the old stories
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'In the past'? Didn't they wreck George Square when their new team won the SPL in 2020? They wrecked Manchester not that long ago as well.
The cup run that got me going through the turnstiles at St James. Gary's description is spot on but the trouble outside and in the central station was bad. Both sets of fans waiting for trains home. Pre metro days so all in the station together...
I remember watching the final on a ITV football special. The picture was terrible as the satalite wasnt in the right place according to the commentators Dickie Davis and Jim Rosenthal that made me laugh.. a bloke who lived near me flew to the final with the team on one of 3 charter planes and brought back a load of programmes and i got one. Pinned it to my wall with my fairs cup scarf (stripes with old badge) and pennent with both teams on it..
That was the start.
Great vid. I was at the feyernoord game beat them 4-0 also sporting Lisbon beat them 1-0. Great times.
Huns will be Huns. They did the same to Birmingham and Villa Park around the same time. Mind you, they also went bezerk in Manchester after the UEFA Cup Final in 2008. Trying tp get games stopped when losing was a particular penchant of theirs in the 1970s and 1980s. Thankfully, with the old Rangers FC now dead and liquidated, the new club’s fans seem somewhat better behaved.
dont write shite,ther always be glasgow rangers no matter.
Rangers fans running about like an Mongolian horde, well saying it was Wolves riot that gave them the name "Huns" by a Wolverhampton reporter.
Great tales of yonder times! 🖤🤍
It's why we call them huns.
I was at all the Fairs cup games. Started semi in popular, climbed into Leazes before kick off and stayed there for game. Remember loads of police dogs on long leads herding them back into Gallowgate.
Bit he missed out on half time talk in final was, you're 3-2 up at half time in a fucking Cup final now get out there and score and they'll cave in.
Garry did actually say that in the interview but I edited it out 👍🏻
Scotland's shame and still Scotland's shame today
I was there with my dad great night gave my program to charity who sold it
Decent listen , never only 10k bears , my uncles tell me they set fire to one of the gates and when they opened it to extinguish the burning papers kicked them down to get in . My uncle said it was a great night and his bus stopped over in a pub full of Newcastle lads in cullercoats . Small point , what have you as a team won since then ? What have the famous won since then? 😂👏👏🤟. Never at the races . Good luck in the coming season lads .
We saw what they did at Hampden in 2016 when beaten by Hibernian. Invaded the pitch to fight rival fans and then tried to blame same fans instead of accepting responsibility. Still the same thugs with same reputation.
Dunno how I missed this. This game is the reason I haven't seen us win a trophy live. I was 12 and my mam flatly refused to let me go to the final after all the trouble against Rangers. The only thing we've won and I wasn't allowed to go.
"Don't worry, there'll be plenty more finals you can go to".
Wise words. I've been to a few since - the difference is, we won that one and lost every other one. At 66 I'm hoping - HOPING - I live to see that curse lifted. I'm more confident lately that I ever have been. HTL. 🖤🤍🖤🤍
Me too Bob 🤞🏻
I came down for the semi final on my local Rangers supporters bus. 14 years old. When the trouble broke out I got separated from my friends and had no idea where our bus was. 14 years old, no money, lost in a strange city and, amongst all the mayhem, some Newcastle United supporters helped me find my bus.
In gratitude I can therefore claim that my English team has been Newcastle United since 1969, that I’ve enjoyed many return trips to see the lads and have wished Newcastle United all the best these past 50+ years.
I'm a glasgow boy and seen it all over 50 years. Newcastle people are a special breed. 2 brothers both moved there.
Love hearing story's of history from people who were actually there thank u to Gary for telling his story very well put together with the pictures aswell eddie great content 🙏❤️🤝
I was an 11 year old boy living within spitting distance of SJP. I was at the Rangers game and the first leg of the final. My mother knew there would be trouble and told me to stay near an exit and get out asap if it kicked off. Great advice! I was safely home before the chaos escalated! When 'the lads' made the journey from the airport in the open top bus with Bob Moncur holding the cup I was on the wall of Fenham barracks, then ran down to the ground where all the gates were open for the fans, the atmosphere was fantastic. 18 years later I shook hands with Jackie Milburn not long before he passed away (RIP). Loads of memories, turn up on Saturday morning if it was raining with a garden fork. Loads of kids forking the pitch got a free ticket for the Boys End. Happy days.
Gers Fan here. Love all your videos. Off to Newcastle this weekend, pity no game but will stop by ground and drop into the strawberry
As a rangers fan I feel a bit sad that this happened in Newcastle, all my mates love the geordie and admit they are a very proud people who are now getting the team that their great support deserves.
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Yer like many teams in England getting billions from British companies like Sky and TNT Sports just look at Man City they went from Paul Dickov to Haaland and a yoyo club from 3rd division that was the joke Man United had a big banner up of the a clock laughing at the last time they won a cup there wikipedia page never started until 2018 English football is modern day garbage fans pish atmospheres there shite
Most English people our the best people anyone could meet
Still won nothing for 54 years
I was 13 when we went on that magnificent cup run. Managed to get to every game including the final. Will never forget the Rangers semi final though. The Leazes end was so packed that to relieve the pressure down at the front the police moved me and hundreds of other youngsters to sit down on the cinder track around the edge of the pitch. Seeing hundreds of Rangers fans running across the pitch towards us was scary to say the least. We won 2-0 and went on to eventually win the cup in glorious fashion which is all that really mattered to this 13 year old at the time. Shame on Rangers FC and their support though.
Rangers don't really enjoy visiting England. Two years previous to this in 67, Rangers fans trashed Berwick after their team lost in the Scottish cup. I wasn't there, but so many similar stories to what's told on this video. A great watch 👏
As a rangers fan I remember those days and hopefully they stay in the past, I had a weekend down in Newcastle in 73 and I couldn’t have felt more welcome, the banter and laughs wonderful memories, love the geordies
Well it happened again in Manchester in 2008 lol
It happened in Glasgow city centre during the 55 celebrations, in case you conveniently forgot! 😂 Knocking the 7 shades out of each other across George’s Square, attacking front-line workers during a Pandemic, destroying memorial benches, urinating on memorial statues. All this during their very first league win since established in 2012! It’s the Rangers way! 😂😂😂
@@leannecampbell4551Better than the Tims threatening to kill their own board and smashing up their own team bus, etc, not too long ago.
"Threatening to kill", "Smashing up their own bus", usual hurting Hunnery exaggerations of grandeur! 😂😂😂Bye Bye Sevco 5088! 😘 @@Spr1ggan87
@@leannecampbell4551attacking front line workers- more Timmy lies 😂
Most Scots love the Geordies but back then Rangers fans had a habit of coming on to the pitch when they were getting beat they did the same a month before in the 1969 Scottish cup final when Celtic were 4 up just cannot take being beaten they are the same today think they have a divine right to win.
My late father was at this game and he said that it was the worst thing he’d seen at a match . He was at the final and I’ve still got his match ticket and also quite a few other matches and he was at the 55 final as well. Mind I used to go home and away in the eighties and saw a lot of violence during those times unfortunately.
I was there in the Popular End -Rangers fans carrying crates of whiskey around Every pub in the Haymarket got turned over - they even bottled their own keeper
The first leg of the final against Uzpest Dozsa wasn't televised live but the BBC showed highlights that night. The commentator was David Coleman and I can remember him saying something along the lines if ever a crowd won a game of football, then it was the crowd at St. James that night who he thought were fantastic.People who I know were at the game concurred with Coleman. Don't forget it was 0-0 at half time, and we scored all our goals in the second half.
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Excellent video Eddy & Gary, I hope this is a regular feature on the channel going forward Eddy as there's hundreds of supporters out there who have many a great story to share about there time supporting our club.
I too saw the semi at Ibrox and had a similar experience to Gary. Coincidentally I was the same age, 19. I hitchhiked with a pal to Glasgow ( but took the afternoon off because I was “ill”). On arrival in the city centre I could sense the hostility, which was confirmed by a couple of kicks up the bum as I walked along. I decided to chicken out and hid my scarf by putting it with some other belongings in the lockers in the train station. Inside the ground the atmosphere was boiling! I could not get with the other toon supporters and stood with the home crowd, where I was treated to the sight of men peeing in the terraces, one of whom peed onto the back of the bloke in front of him who was oblivious because he had a raincoat on and it just ran off onto the ground and down the steps . On leaving someone must’ve heard my accent because I ended up being chased through the streets. One of the pursuers even picked up a small tree in a pot outside a nightclub entrance and chased me with it, but he in turn got chased by the night club doorman 😂. What a fiasco. At the time I was a member of Blaydon Harriers, so there was little chance I’d get caught, thankfully. My friend and I stayed with one of his relatives just outside Glasgow and hitched home the following day. As a post script, I’ll tell you that the driver of the last car to give us a lift back stopped to go into a shop about 10miles short of home. I was in the front passenger seat and being a nosey teenager I sneaked a look in the glove compartment while he was in the shop. I was shocked to find a magazine displaying photos of naked men in various “positions”. That was a long 10 miles!
Ha ha ha 😂 cracking tale.
He probly stopped at the shop to buy some condoms dont you think ?
He stopped to wash his nob after getting payment for the ride home 🤣🤣
Ha, Ha, Yes, the smell of pish at a Rangers match at Ibrox in those days was so pungent and horrible you'd think you were in a lavvy. Then there were the bottles that would get thrown when the drunks were pished. I don't know how I never got hit with one. It was always worse at big matches.
@@67Pepper I used to pick up all the badges that had fell off scarves and were wet with pish, when your a boy that never bothered you.
Cracking video mate didnt realise any of that history! Looking forward to the next one with the other chap
I was at the Ibrox game i can genuinely say that the Newcastle support was and still is the biggest away support i have ever seen at Ibrox apart from Celtic. At the end of the game i had to walk from the east terracing past the main stand to past the west terracing where that end the Newcastle fans were in. I genuinely never seen any real violence but it must have happened. At that time the Rangers support were very violent and never seen any other teams fans trying to take them on apart of Celtic and maybe Hibs. Anyway i have always been a Magpies supporter and used to go to games best people and fans in England. Best of luck and silverware will be coming soon to Tyneside.
Thanks for sharing Jack ☝️👊🏻
80,000 at Ibrox huge terraces so much better than the modern version
I was there on the night, I was called a fenian bastard by a bunch of rangers supporters, no idea what that was until I looked it up, a catholic?? Anyway wasn't that bothered about them, I headed to the ground, I was on my own. Got into the popular stand, good game, scored a goal or two, minor invasion...the bloke on the tannoy announced "keep off the pitch or we will stop the game"...well he couldn't have done better if had said, go on storm the pitch. In a scene reminiscent of the Jacobite rebellion, the hordes came swarming onto the pitch. Running along the cinder path at the side of the pitch screaming obscenities, I decided to regroup outside of the ground, forgetting it was just me. I bumped into a fella who asked what was going on, I related the story (he was a big man) so I decided to walk back to a safe area while in his company. I was glad I had made it out safe and sound, later I went to the final, what a match Moncur, proper captains game, he scored twice! I listened to the away leg and when Alan Foggons goal went in...you'll never know what that feeling is like until you win a final. I'm more hopeful now than I've ever been, that day may come in the next few years.
@@Occident. that is correct, but it’s used as a slang insult meaning Roman Catholic, I don’t think they thought I was part of an Irish brotherhood.
I was there that night it was a great night and i ended up in the gallowgate with the jocks never seen anthing like it before or since
Alcohol has been banned at Scottish football grounds from 1980,so that kind of nonsense will never happen again!
Hope the friendly,this summer,helped eliminate those terrible memories!
That says it. I went on a gers supporters bus and half them were that pished they struggled to get on the bus. The terraces had pee like a stream running. Real football players anall with their individual styles unlike today.
I was in the 'pop' that night as well. At full time, I thought I would be clever and avoid the Rangers fans by nipping up to the Haymarket and then going down Northumberland Street to get my bus. Little did I know, Northumberland Street was full of coaches for Rangers fans. I had no choice but to walk through them all, pretending to be one of them. This was the only night in my life that I have been scared to walk the streets of Newcastle. They were an absolute disgrace.
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No need to be sorry. It was a long time ago 😃@@ayrshireman1314
I was there that night, sixteen years old and drove into the Toon from Blyth on my Lambretta scooter. Offered £10 for my ticket by a polite Ranger's fan which was a fortune then. I watched from behind the Leazes goal and remember a Jock running up to us attempting to goad us out but a cop with a dog enticed him to jump into the crowd with obvious results. Newcastle trainer Dave Smith was on the pitch escorting our players off the pitch when a Jock tried to hit him and Dave grabbed his scarf and belted him. My final memory was hundreds of fights taking place outside of the west stand and a cop punching a Jock and dragging him up to punch him again and again. I got stopped by a cop car at High pit on the way home and the copper only wanted to know what the game was like and how bad was the violence. Oh happy days!
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As a Rangers man, I had to watch this video Eddie. Thankfully, its all in the past and Im so glad both sets of fans got on great at the pre-season friendly. No point in dwelling in the past. 🏴🏴
Great message Andrew 👊🏻
Rangers fans have always been scum
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I'm glad to hear that Paul. I've been to quite a few preseason friendlies the past few years and I love seeing fans from down south travelling up to support their team. I think it's great to see lads from Wigan or Derby walking along Paisley Road West. 🏴🏴
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I've been to an Arsenal game when my daughter lived and worked in London. I really enjoyed that day and I'm sure I'll get to St. James Park to watch United. Held back for so many years and now with a good manager and board ( ?? ) will hopefully be challenging for trophies. If they do win one, I'll pop down for the day and enjoy the celebrations. 👍🏴🏴
I’m Rangers fan, was at the game.Never forget getting into the game, the crushing was worst I can remember. My friends father was in the Glasgow branch of Far East prisoner war club, and got us in Newcastle branch before and after game, and were very well looked after. We got back to Glasgow in the wee hours trying to sober up for work.
I was there, in the Leazes End, for the home game. When the Rangers fans invaded the pitch from the Gallowgate end it was genuinely scary. Police horses and a lot of dogs formed a line and held them back. My uncle, George Wade, was in charge of the police for home games in those days. I went to all the home games except the final, despite having the chance of tickets, I was in the middle of my 'O' levels (GCSE's) and my dad wouldn't let me travel from Penrith
Brilliant, cheers Alan 👊🏻
I was at the game , a naive 14 year old kid . At that age we never paid in , we would walk around the ground looking for an opportunity to knock in . There was a gate at the gallowgate end and was manned by a poor old bloke , if you showed him a complimentary ticket he'd open it and quickly close it . The rangers fans had cottoned on to it and when the poor bugger innocently opened the gate it was stormed by thousands of mainly rangers , me and my mates got in that way and were standing under the floodlight . A huge Scotsman in a kilt came up to us and gave us the best piece of advice ever . Get out of here now because you life is not worth tuppence , now F#CK OFF ! We made our way into the popular end and had the best vantage point ever when it kicked off .
I was also at St James that night and 16 yrs old. I was behind the goal in the Leazes end when the Rangers fans invaded, it was darn scary. Even getting away from the ground after the game was dangerous.
Yeah me too was only 11 still got all of the programs
that was a regular occurence with the rangers fans they rioted in multiple english cities
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I remember it well and I was Old Trafford when United played Rangers in a friendly, I expected a few hundred Rangers fans but there were 8000 of them absolutely hell bent on trouble, the Scots led the way in hooliganism in those days and now they're probably the most decent fans around with a few exceptions obviously.
Fantastic stuff Eddy and Gary. So generous with that program too! Always wanted to hear this story-i'd briefly read about it in a pub in a framed newspaper article not far from St James' Park near the Back Pages shop I believe. Sounds like a wild night. Let's get some silverware for these long suffering older Geordie supporters!
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Can’t take the buns anywhere, no manners, no morals, sorry Newcastle fur hiving t put up wi that , as a Glaswegian never heard that story, they get a bit prickly on the sauce 😮
It was over 50 years ago mate. Different tones. Our fans have a great relationship now 👍🏻
Don’t take it personally, Eddy cos they even trashed their own city in 2021. Can’t take them anywhere.
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These matches played during a period of total Celtic Dominance in Scotland so a lot of anger among Rangers fans !
Was at both games Rangers was rough and they all used to wear suits 😂 great days i was 15 was also at Rotterdham for the feyenoord game 1968
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Great video , Top and very interesting story of the past , I was only 8 year old when this happend
Gary looking in thanks for this story
Now you know why they are called "The Animals.".
The Celtic fans don't sing : "We don't care whar the Rangers say..." but instead "we don't care what the animals say..."
celtic fans have a cheek to sing or say anything.
Love the club history videos, my dad was a boyhood Newcastle fan in the 30s/40s and I’d love to see similar videos from this channel. Delighted with the progress of the channel and I’ve given it the votes, best of luck in Liverpool 👍🏻
People forget how violent Scottish fans were up to the late 70's ,obviously they still can be know and again but English fans started to make the headlines thereafter.They must've had 50/60 k at Wembley v England in 76? It certainly looked like it to a 5 year old💛💚🇬🇧
Great match one of those who can say I was there. I was at the back of the Leases when the Rangers hoard came marching from the Gallogate across the pitch. They got to the halfway line before the police were able to intervene. Coming out of the match a Rangers fan came up to me and swapped his scarf. I am not sure what happened to it but I wore it for years.
I remember my Aunty shouting howay man hurry up the lads will be coming back with the trophy, we were all lined up waiting on Ponteland road to welcome them back on the bus, there were lines of Geordies all the way Doon Ponteland road all the way to St James Park into the toon, I can still remember people cheering clapping and singing and Bobby on the top of the bus holding up the Trophy l was 9 years old
Great memories and nicely told thank you. I too was there at the home semi - a Rangers fan gave me a free ticket outside of the Gallowgate and i also watched the game from the Gallowgate. I do recall the Rangers fans rioting, my mother was in tears at home thinking I was in among it. Two good goals though and on our way to our only cup success!
I was there, same end, Poplar, yeah was some night, really dangerous and at times frightening.
Well said Andrewswan5723, I'm in Scotland now and a Well & Gers fan(plus toon). Great people , great welcoming fans at both clubs.
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At the time a lot of Newcastle supporters used to wear either Rangers or Celtic scarves as well as their Newcastle colours. Although they weren't worn that night one of the lads had his Rangers scarf in his pocket. After the match he changed scarves saying that at least he'll get home safe and sound. The walk down towards Marlborough was a pretty frightening experience for this 15 year old at the time. I was never so happy to get on the bus home.
Was at a Liverpool Newcastle game round about 89 at Anfield, and the Newcastle fans were singing that then@@paulregret53
I was there completely frightening in the paddock 13 years old bottles flying everywhere on the pitch, paddock was miles from the gallowgate. They were all out of there heads terrible bunch.
I'm a 62 year old West Brom supporter and the late 60's was also a great time for Albion but won nothing since 1968. Similar story as Newcastle since then, lots of near misses :(
Great reliving the emotions of the fairs cup - I was there as a 14year old and standing in the A wing next. To the gallowgate end - what actually happened was that the rangers supporters who looked so colourful with all their blue flags etc. we’re hoping their beer glasses etc towards the pitch - I saw a rangers lady being led away blond lady except for a long blood stripe down her head - the bottles and glasses didn’t reach the pitch they hit their own supporters at the edge of the pitch - they naturally got out of the way the only way was to go onto the pitch - yes went they were there they danced around- the leaders thought it was an invasion so they started but police entered and stoped them from getting to them. The police pushed the rangers supporters in to our home side A wing and I left the front and moved to the back with my father. They behaved well enough for drunken supporters while in there
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We're not that Bad now Guys....honestly 😁 just saying, Geordies and Jocks are the same People 👍Rule Britannia from Glasgow WATP 😎🇬🇧👊
Great stuff Eddy -me dad was there and 'it was raining bottles of broon,son'; I wanted to gan but I was only 4 and me mam said'no' -Rangers fans can count thasells lucky coz I wudda banged some heeds together that day x
Thats Rangers fans for you. Embarrassing and to this day, still the only team whose own fans got them banned from defending a European trophy that theyd won after they trashed the Nou Camp after WINNING the now defunct cup winners cup.
Me Dad was alive at both, actually was born in '46 making him quite old now haha
Difficult to believe, as both sets of fans get on great now. Toon army were recently welcomed to Ibrox with open arms and beers. Lots of beers 😂
I was there at the Louden. Great craic 👍🏻👊🏻
Great video thank you , I was at the the fairs cup games including the final , because it was over two legs we were over the moon being 3-0 up but the second leg was not on the telly live and the radio commentary from Budapest was only broadcast for the second half ( no radio 5 in those days ) switching on to find us 2-0 down was heartbreaking but as Joe Harvey said score and they will collapse like a pack of cards …great times
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Scary listening to the old days...jeeeeeeez 😮
But its History in football.
Lets hope we can enjoy the beautiful game with family and friends from now on...
Wouldn't happen now mutual respect between both sets of fans🇬🇧
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Scotland’s Shame unfortunately the same thing happened in Manchester in 2008
They destroyed Manchester in 2008 as well, yet supposedly they love England 🤣🤣 Their nickname of the Huns is well deserved.
Great video enjoyed seeing it I was at the rangers game I was with my farther in the paddock near to the gallowgate end when the second goal went in that was the moment the bottles were hurled from the gallowgate end into the section we were the bottles rained down on us I was scared stiff I not ashamed to say . Being only a few kids in there the adults took off there coats and held them over our heads .When the tirade slowed down us kids were escorted on to the cinder track the police lead me and a vfew other kids out of the ground .Me and dad walked up barrack Road and home to Frank St in benwell all the way home bumping into loads of rangers fans on the way relieved to get home safe but also delighted we were to play in a European final
2 years beforehand the mighty rangers were dumped out the cup by the wee gers, Berwick. their fans smashed all shop windows in the wee town. Animals.
My mates first ever match was the fairs cup final, went with his dad.
From the very next day he became a Man Utd supporter...
Still don't understand it to this day. 🤔
Very interesting Eddy, some great old photos to go along with it, well done mate.
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As a Villa fan this tale of Rangers causing trouble resonated with me. I was at Villa Park on Saturday, October 9, 1976, Villa Park suffered some of the worst scenes of football hooliganism ever witnessed. I was 18 years old at the time and can honestly it was the scariest football situation I’ve ever been in.
Keep up the good work Eddie!
Cheers Neil 👊🏻
Yes violence goes back 200 years in glasgow when you read the history. So it was a holiday to get out of glasgow for them. I would walk back from ibrox as a boy in the 70s and all the Celtic supporters buses would get all their windows put in as they drove down the carriageway with railway sleepers & bricks as the fans jumped on the floor. It was normal fayre back then and nothing said about it.
Guys coming onto the park with Irish tri colours started the bother, especially after the Birmingham pub bombing by the ira scum. We took over the holst end that day.
@weeblue4182 it's just rangers fans being rangers fans, this video and thread explains who you are 😊
@@gooddeedsbeatbad2625 Aye, did you ever try walking down the London Rd to Brigton Cross as Rangers fan after a game at Celtic Park or are you just a pious holier than thou prick?
Great to see this video
Yes what you say is correct we travelled up from Liverpool as members of The Liverpool Rangers Club and straight from the station we went to the Cherry Tree Pub we got in got a couple of pints then mayhem bottles flew from all around 2 great teams but the headlines in the papers it was even on The National News my mother was up all night awaiting my return after seeing the fans invasion and police with dogs and the bottles on the park memories my friend but in those days it was football at its best.
I went to the home game and stood in the Paddock below the main stand.I remember Rangers fans up the floodlights in the Gallowgate end and being chased down to Marlborough Crescent bus station after the game . I also attended the final, I was sixteen at the time but remember it like yesterday .
Great video Eddie very informative 👍
Good job Eddie stay safe
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Great watch, I was 6 and I remember getting a brochure type of thing from school. Everybody got them. What great times
Got family in newcastle and county durham..my cousin jim baxter went back to rangers 69..the denholms of the hill of beath..FOOTBALL DYNASTY..LOVE THE MAGPIES....legends
Rangers fans causing carnage, never, that’s surprising 😏
Same thing happened at Villa Park when Aston Villa invited Rangers to play a pre-season friendly at Villa Park, the game had to be abandonded after Villa went 2-0 up and 14,000 drunken Rangers fans invaded the pitch. After the match ended the Rangers fans then went on a looting spree of city centre shops.
And of course Rangers fans rioted in Manchester too, do we ever want to see Rangers (or Celtic) in the Premier League?......
I was at every home game in the fairs cup run,brilliant! This guy mentioned the Go Go club which was one of my haunts at the time,great times.
Jimmy Scott still as competitive as ever. My pairs partner on the bowling green. Great listening to his account of the semi final and final. He loves Newcastle Utd, place and people.
What is it with Rangers fans and going to English cities,. You think they'd love their wee trips to their favourite country, but no, just carnage in places like Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester etc
Lol we're no mugs but didn't fight cos celebrating " fcuk that actually like NUFC and know wouldn't b no response today but rangers terrorised many English teams, not often the home fan's are kept in instead of other way around
Fans of the old RFC club have history of violence, in Europe and at home, even friendlies in Sunderland at Gary Bennett Testimonial in 1993 women and children in the street had to run for shelter, and of course who could forget the disgusting events in Manchester. That club ceased to exist after June 2012, yet the fans of the old RFC latched onto the new club, and to this day carry on the traditions of the old RFC with their vile non-diverse behaviour. The original RFC even had sectarianism as a club core value until UEFA stepped in during the early eighties and made them change their branded bigoted ideology at great despair to the masses of bigots. RFC club got what was coming to it after cheating their way through the years before their demise and robbing the public purse of tens of millions of pounds. No surprise then to see this story from the 60s, shame on them all.
I was at both matches and I can honestly say Rangers " supporters " are the worst I have ever seen
Segregation wasn't great at Ibrox and supporters were mixed at the end where Willie McFaul saved the penalty. The thing that seemed to upset their rabble was the Willie McFaul wasn't a True Orangeman or he wouldn't have saved a Rangers penalty! They hurled abuse at him until full time. Nothing surprised me about what happened the next week. Fortunately I was in the Leazes well away from that shower.
It was the Friday after the game and i think it was the Daily Record interviewed Willie McFaul and the headline was "The save that broke my heart"
Absolute legend,his newcastle knowledge would be put to the test however,as i consider myself to be a newcastle united savant,i can tell you the result,of EVERY premier league game newcastle have played since 1993,by team,by date,alan shearer himself,has tested me using google,and he sent me a personal message,saying how impressed he was,ive won £1000s doing it ,in pubs clubs etc
You need to drop me an email.
I remember this very well. Rangers fans had reputation for being bad losers and it came as no surprise that their sizeable loony fringe wreaked havoc on Newcastle. Fast forward 40 years to Manchester following their UEFA Cup final defeat and consider also the mayhem they caused then.