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
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