The first Cup final and first Rangers v celtic game I attended.
And a Royal occasion.
Same here 65 this year what a day.I'm 65 years old so I've seen a lot of games That was the best game I ever attended!
Was at the 1969 final when that lot destroyed us,such sweet sweet revenge to be in that crowd for that game a yyoung 17 year old,oh the dust storm every time we scored, happy daysThe first Cup final and first Rangers v celtic game I attended.
And a Royal occasion.
I have said it before on FF but at the game I was convinced big John had cleared the shot with his head. Looking back on it, not even JRP Gordon (Newport on Tay) could have let us away with that one.As I remembered it, Greg's handball was a full length dive to touch it round the post.
In the footage, Archie wasn't even sure a penalty was being given!
My auld fella also had the double on that day ( might've been more than a fiver ) he was fairly drunk that night, fell through the glass door at home resulting in 40+ stitches.Remember it well, half a dozen of us got lifted before the game took us down to the local nick, Allison street I think, took our names , let us go, back up to hampden, missed the start of the game.
After so long in their shadow we could see we were starting to come good brilliant result for us & we put down a marker that day.
Came ou the game singing & dancing, someone told us the English cup final result 1-0 to Sunderland, me & my mate had a fiver on the double at 7-1 the two underdogs, YAHOO.
Naw off the train at Glasgow central & bumped into a load of Tim's from the Drum another barny & the police called again, lucky lucky we got away without being charged, but what an eventful day & that was before the party at night
Down south, we had live coverage of the cup final on itv and bbc, at half time and full time they'd show highlights from north of the border..without knowing the score, great times and everyone was interested.Back in the days the Scottish Cup Final blew away other World finals for crowds.
Was in the north stand and my memory is our support stretched well into their end and we missed a couple of chances late on to have made it a more emphatic victory.
I was watching the Sunderland-Leeds game on ITV and can assure you Brian Moore kept me updated on the score. I have a vivid memory of the despair induced when they went 1-0 up.Down south, we had live coverage of the cup final on itv and bbc, at half time and full time they'd show highlights from north of the border..without knowing the score, great times and everyone was interested.
Anyone who had "Playing for Rangers No5" will remember the sequence of photographs capturing big Tam's goal. I fucking loved it. Like a slow motion replay in print.
I was only 13, so cut me some slack.
Down south, we had live coverage of the cup final on itv and bbc, at half time and full time they'd show highlights from north of the border..without knowing the score, great times and everyone was interested.
Derek Parlane scoring on his birthday in front of Royalty.
I was there with ma Da up in the North Stand
So was I.I was in the South Stand with ma da
I can only recount my own experience based on watching every FA Cup Final since 1971 and having always lived in England.Sir Jackie Charlton, from the North East of England, said when he was a child somebody would say are you going to go, listen, or watch the Cup Final highlights, and folk would say 'Which one..?' because the Final up here was every bit as big, if not bigger, than the FA Cup Final. Wow...another era entirely...
I can only recount my own experience based on watching every FA Cup Final since 1971 and having always lived in England.
The FA Cup Final in the 70s was the biggest football match of the season. TV coverage would start around 11 and continue till around 5.30. The Scottish Final would barely merit a mention, regardless of the finalists. If anything other than the goals were shown it would be a miracle.
I can also remember that back in 1977, the Scottish Final was on an earlier date than the FA Cup Final. Again, there was no specific highlights programme on either channel
Irvine (iirc) the first final with terracing tickets was 1976.... older Bears could confirm please?Would I be right in saying that there were some Rangers fans right at the top of the Celtic end terracing that day or is my memory shite?.
A fantastic day.Can remember in the daily record on Monday morning that Alec Cameron was shocked at the size of the crowd as only under 123000 present and 134000 tickets were sold.
Changed days
Charlton was born in 1935.Jackie Charlton grew up in the 30s and 40s, mate. A much different time from even the 70s.
I think it was ticket,if you play the video the north enclosure ticket was 55p.Irvine (iirc) the first final with terracing tickets was 1976.... older Bears could confirm please?
I recall the Saturday afternoon sports programme I was watching “switched over to Hampden” and showed the last minute or so live. Can anyone else confirm?They must have filmed it all before editing it. No idea if they keep that original film.
The 1971 FA cup final Arsenal v Liverpool, extra time was live in Scotland.I recall the Saturday afternoon sports programme I was watching “switched over to Hampden” and showed the last minute or so live. Can anyone else confirm?
I’m sure Old Firm games whether at Ibrox, Hampden or the Piggery were always all-ticket, otherwise uncontrollable numbers would have turned up.Irvine (iirc) the first final with terracing tickets was 1976.... older Bears could confirm please?
Same. Can still rattle off the starting 11. I was 9 years old. Crowd of over 122,000. Barely saw a thing. Loved every minute. Amazing!
Yip. 122,714 to be precise. My first and only match with an attendance over 100k.That right? Over 122,000?
Charlton was born in 1935.
The cup finals in England and Scotland were played on different dates in the 3 years I’ve just looked at 1949, 1950 and 1951.
He’s talking shite.
Irvine (iirc) the first final with terracing tickets was 1976.... older Bears could confirm please?
1968 Scottish cup final was played on the same day as last league games in April.Look at the other years then.
I'm pretty sure growing in the 60s and so forth both Cup finals were played on the same day.
BTW, I could be wrong. But I always remembered them being played on the same day.
Only time I have been in that end for a cup final, we had about half of the uncovered end.That I cannot confirm regards tickets. I'm pretty sure I must have had one to get in.
Now here's the thing.
The official capacity of Hampden was now reduced to 85,000 in 1976
What the papers said the next day was the attendance was 85,250
I think what they were alluding to was there was a crash in at the sellik end. And it wasn't just 250 punters crashed in.
What we have to contemplate is that the game against Hearts is the last time we played in front of a 100,000 crowd in Scotland.
Tim who was in the old North Stand that day with his dad told me they were amazed at the Rangers support. Said they were right along into their half of the stand.
1973 was all ticket.Irvine (iirc) the first final with terracing tickets was 1976.... older Bears could confirm please?