That campaign was arguably the greatest in London footballs history Arsenal won the double, Chelsea the European Cup-Winners Cup, Spurs the Football League Cup, and oh yes, Fulham won promotion from the third division. Fofana's accidental collision left the steward on the deck. We went in the North Bank, and by chance i spotted my mate as he was 6'3. All over London, though, football was in trouble. Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, TN residents say Jack Daniel's distillery spews black mold, Incredible footage of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russians in Bakhmut, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Chelsea luck ran out, however, and they finished 12th in 1972-73, while Spurs were in eighth and won the League Cup again. Date: 30/05/1974, English First Division Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United White Hart LaneA touchline tussle, as police deal with unruly spectators.Date: 12/02/1977, FA Cup Sixth Round Newcastle United v Nottingham ForestA policeman with an Alsatian herds the Newcastle United fans back onto the terraces after they invaded the pitch, hoping to get the match abandoned with their team 3-1 down and a man shortDate: 09/03/1974, Soccer Football League Division Two Orient v Manchester UnitedA Manchester United fan is chased by a policemanDate: 17/08/1974, Football League Division Two Orient v Manchester UnitedA Manchester United fan is arrested by policeman after the riotDate: 17/08/1974, Football League Division Two Cardiff City v Manchester United Ninian ParkA fan is arrested during scuffles between rival fans outside Ninian ParkDate: 31/08/1974, Football League Division Two Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester United HillsboroughMounted policemen help to deal with trouble making fans after fighting broke out in the crowd.Date: 07/12/1974, Football League Division One Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea White Hart LaneAn unruly fan is pinned down by a policeman after trouble erupted before the matchDate: 19/04/1975, Football League Division One Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea White Hart LaneA young fan is carried away by a policeman after trouble erupted before the matchDate: 19/04/1975, Football League Division One Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea White Hart LaneA policemans helmet goes flying as he wades into the crowd to quell an outbreak of fightingDate: 19/04/1975, League Division One Arsenal v Manchester United HighburyPolice try to control the crowd at Highbury before Arsenals match against Manchester United.Date: 22/11/1975. I know west ham also used to take the northbank highbury often. I remember them coming the shed 1973-74 the year they went down singing United agro but where chased out. A year later it was even worse 16th Arsenal, 19th Spurs and 21st Chelsea. Play it now! Two years on and the decline of London football had really set in. Company number: 13367321, Video: Highly-rated January signing nets his second goal for Spurs Under-21s, Fabrizio Romano does not expect Tottenham to sell 25-year-oldthis year, Inter Milan star confirms he will be staying at the club despite Tottenham links, Journalist expects Spurs to face a lot of competition for 27-year-oldtarget, Spurs half time ratings vs Wolves Crying out for creativity, Opinion: Why Molineux Stadium could be make or break for Spurs season, What are Spurs? Just for the record most years in the 70s Tottenham put up little resistance to West Ham, Tottenham were regarded as a push over compared to Chelsea. This has changed after Abramowitsch decided to give some of his millions to Chelsea, but the rivalry between the Gunners and the Spurs is still the same. Tottenham and West Ham fans clashed violently again on Wednesday night The two sets of fans converged on Spurs' ground for their cup quarter-final Several clips shows the fans fighting on High. De Londenaren verslikten zich woensdag in Sheffield United : 1-0. Chelsea and Spurs would not meet again in league action until 1984-85, but the old rivalry was still there. Average crowds at Londons top clubs 1970-1975. He claims the Dutch police kicked him to the floor and stamped on his leg, breaking it, during the fighting that occurred before and after the matchDate: 30/05/1974, Stripped to the waist, a man is led away by police at Brisbane Road ground before the League Division Two match between Orient and Manchester United on the opening day of the 1974/75 season.Date: 17/08/1974, Police in Action at Chelsea. Its funny what you say about Greenaway being ancient, i remember seeing him do his now immortalised Zigger Zagger in the late 80s and thinking that he was a proper little oldman, which im sure he wouldnt have taken too kindly to if id have told him so. (@Mexster3) February 22, 2020, Absolute wet wipes. but there was about 35 Spurs in the Chelsea mob that day. He has a business model which is blinding for making money but when you have clubs like Chelsea and Man City who throw money at problem positions and we get danjama its not rocket science. Been a while-not been to good, never mind, still here-just recalling with me old mate A***s, we came up in three transits in 75, i was 20 yrs old, no fear, never had a hiding yet at football. The Shed End Forum relies on revenue to pay for hosting and upgrades. This was a common chant in this era. By the turn of the year, Chelsea had found their mojo again and, although they had crashed out of European very cheaply against Swedish part-timers Atvidaberg they were lining-up to meet Spurs in a two-legged semi-final of the Football League Cup. Drinkers fled as running battles broke out between about 40 thugs carrying knives, baseball bats, wooden clubs embedded with nails and hockey sticks. Crowds at Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs were falling, trouble blighted most Saturday afternoons and money was tight. Mind you as a 15 yr old oik i felt like 'proper Chelsea' when i first stood in the north stand giving the Everton (and the line of plod separating the two sets of fans) what for on the last day of the '74-'75 season. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Alan (Shed end scarfer, who wished he'd had more bollocks when he was young). Arsenal, They took the Shed in the night match at the end of the season 1968-69 we won 2-1 they where in the white wall, also 1969-70 they had half the shed, but Chelsea took the North Bank that season (although I didn't go these games been told my mate) they all came on the pitch 1970-71 at half time from the NS to try and take the Shed when they got near the Shed (as they where walking) all the people in the Shed pushed back the Police formed a line and stopped them and all the Shed ran down singing your never take the Shed! Too blue - foul-mouthed Jose rants at ref Riley. Inside Prince Harry's finances: From when he met Meghan Markle to landing $120M with Netflix and book Spare deals but at what cost? But this was the league match, we were lucky, all your main chaps were up the North Stand-flocking round are supporters, thirty of us crossed the forecourt as one getting nervous looks from the home support, up the steep steps-no going back now, heart pumping, this was big-time-BAARISSTALL! I have the highlights of the game and has the teams come out for the 2nd half you can hear Mervyn Day Mervyn Day coming from the shed, I heard not long ago that Arsenal had some in the shed last home game 78/79 off a Arsenal bod yet never off any Chelsea. Harkins (Eccles) always seemed older, but was a natural leader..Arsenal and West Ham were fearsome , all proper blokes compared to us. Chelsea had lost just once in 14 games, but the press felt that they were carrying a fair bit of luck. With a name like the Headhunters you know this gang of thugs mean business. I went to Arsenal V Spurs boxing day 1979 it was a 11.00 kick off and Chelsea V Leicester in the afternoon. I've got a very hazy memory of Everton being in the Shed in the Charity Shield game in 1970 (I was just 13), but I could be wrong. (LogOut/ Two men were stabbed and a policeman. I still remember how scared we were as 11 year olds. The sports leading clubs generally come from sizeable metropolitan areas. For other inquiries, Contact Us. , THE UK governments white paper on improving governance in football is a step in the right direction, but the roots of the problem are not , FOOTBALL IS, to a large degree, an urban pastime. This is a rivalry that could go . Various videos have been uploaded showing what looks more to be morris-dancing than anything, however what we didnt see trouble inside the Finborough Arms pub, which allegedly happened. I don't think terrace fighting really evolved in England until the following season, apart from Millwall. Japhet Tanganga 56' Defender. I went to Highbury in the late seventies to watch Arsenal v Tottenham with a mate who supported Spuds (not a hooligan though), and we stood in the Clock End. League Division One Manchester United v Arsenal Anfield, LiverpoolA policeman applies a headlock as he struggles with a youth in the crowd at Anfield, after hundreds of youngsters had run wild on the pitch just before the start of the First Division match between Manchester United and Arsenal. etc. . In the early 70s West Ham used to take over the Shelf along with the Park Lane. Some of the advert banners can actually be closed to avoid interferance of your experience on The Shed End. A notorious hooligan, who has been banned from every ground in the United Kingdom, was reportedly spotted at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium during their recent match against Wolves, according to a report in the Daily Mail. RM B4K3GW - Football Crowds Hooligans Hooliganism 1980 RM EN9937 - Adrian Paul Gunning seen here outside Liverpool Crown Court during the trial of 'The Guvnors' a group of alleged football hooligans. I was only a young 'Shed scarfer' in those days (12-16 yrs old from '72- '76) so wasn't in the thick of it, but i'll never forget the pride of seeing the 'big boys' send opposing fans back from whence they came. They have since been released with no further action. Check out the exclusive footage from Vintage Terrace below. An Arsenal fan decided to lob a bottle into the Rangers and boy did they retaliate - Rangers lads threw their bottles at the roof of the stand so the glass shattered and rained down on the Arsenal boys - surprising there was no major disaster because people were running everywhere. Back in the 80s we went toe to toe till the police appeared the old bill would be embarrassed having to arrest them ?? In 1999 the Headhunters were infiltrated by an undercover BBC reporter who posed as a wannabe member but got the wrong lion tattoo - a risky . 70-71 Home to Chelsea - fans not with their colours, individuals being 'jumped', Hoss being acid-attacked. The 1967 FA Cup final demonstrated that Chelsea and Spurs did not like each other a great deal. As for the earlier statement about they always got in early that is not always true 1977-78 we where in the Shed early waiting for them when we saw a little mob in the corner of the Shed near the east stand down the front being from the East End of London I knew one of the blokes was West Ham in the gathering the Shed ran down and they ran on the pitch and where took to the NS that was approx. grow the fuck up!!. It looked grim for Chelsea as Martin Chivers levelled the aggregate scores before the interval. If you see the footage of that match it's very similar. Tottenham Hotspur 3-4-2-1. It was a military style chant and there was really nothing melodic about it, like Sailing. Meanwhile Robert Perkins, in mitigation, revealed that Denton had wrongly assumed that the banning order had expired and attended the match with a friend who happened to be a Spurs fan in the corporate area. The most expensive menu items from across the US, REVEALED - from a $580 caviar-topped potato to a 24K gold-covered $2,700 steak and $2,000 PIZZA but are they REALLY worth the eye-watering price tags? Match report and free highlights as Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel see red in fiery London . At 3.30pm, security staff were instructed to close the exits at Block 241, where the defendant Christian Denton was seated in row 1. Date: 18/11/1978. ginger bob millwall hooligans top boy You might think that the infamous football hooliganism of the 1980s was all mindless violence, but out of the fray emerged a new breed of . ), Barking to Blackhorse Rd, give the ticket collector 20p, and cross the road to Blackhorse Underground and pay 10- 15p to Finsbury Park. Their support in the North Stand was huge though, the whole end bearing in mind there wasn't that sectioned off corrugated iron bit next to the West Stand in those days. Millwall tried the year before Spurs and both got a right battering in front of the Bovril and ended up on the pitch, Bristol City had about thirty or so the first year in Div2 and got escorted outand I heard they tried to come round from the North Stand in the Anglo Scottish Cup earlier pre-season. But we were just boys really, I was 15, most of us about the same age, Greenaway seemed ancient, as did a guy called ''jesus'' who used to go. I had just seen Keith Weller quickly jump onto the next carriage, also on his way to Chelsea, dressed in a smart tan leather jacket and drenched in a very pungent after shave.