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1971 THE DISASTER
THE NAMES OF THE 66

George Adams
Hugh Addie
David Anderson
John buchanan
Richard barke
Robert Cairns
Robert Carrigan
John Crawford
Thomas Dickson
Charles Dougan
Francis Dover
David Duff
Peter Easton
Peter Farries
George Findlay
Margaret Ferguson
Ian Frew
John Gardiner
Robert Grant
Thomas Grant
James Gray
Charles Livingston
Adam Henderson
Ian Hunter
Brian Hutchison
Gearge Irwin
John Jeffrey
Andrew Lindsay
James Mair
Russel Malcolm
Robert Maxwell
Robert McAdam
David McGhee
James McGovern
Alex McIntyre
John McLeay
Richard McLeay
Donald McPherson
Thomas McRobbie
Thomas Melville
Thomas Morgan
Douglas Morrison
Robert Mulholland
John Neil
Alexander Orr
Martin Paton
Mason Phillps
Nigel Pickup
James Rae
Robert Rae
Walter Raeburn
Mattew Reid
John Semple
William Shaw
Walter Shields
James Sibbald
George smith
William Somerhill
Charles Stirling
Thomas Stirling
Donald Sutherland
Brian Todd
James Trainer
George Wilson
Peter Wright


It was another old firm game at Ibrox on Saturday January the 2nd. It was 0-0 until the 89 minute when Celtics Jimmy Johnstone scored. Then with seconds left, rangers got the equaliser scored by Colin Stein. The fans of 80,00 all-ticket crowed went wild with excitement. Unknowing a disaster was beginning to unfold at the rangers end of the ground over on the east terrace at Staircase 13.
Fans swayed away from the heaving mass, some fell halfway down the steep steps. Fans all around did not see them fall and continued their decent. Suddenly a tidal wave of fans trapped in a terrifying crush. Steel barriers crumpled under the impact.


When it was all cleared, 66 people were found dead and more than 140 lay injured. Among the dead were 31 teenagers. The youngest victim was a boy of nine, Nigel Pickup, who had travelled to the game from Liverpool.

Both sides of the Old Firm put aside their rivalries and came together to play a game to raise funds for the victims' families. A combined Rangers and Celtic team took on a Scotland XI at Hampden watched by 81,405 fans. The club and their fans were in mourning . It was the blackest day in the history of scotish football.


IN MEMORY OF THE 66 WHO DIED