Spurs attempt to come in the Shed in 78/79 ended up the same way as Millwall's the year before. Two years on and the decline of London football had really set in. SW1882 Ltd - Suite 8 Homes House, 253 Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 5TD
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. Relegation came to London four times in five years: 1975 Chelsea, 1977 Tottenham, 1978 West Ham and 1979 Chelsea again. Read about Chelsea v Spurs in the Premier League 2022/23 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. He didnt want to be recognised, but he had been spotted. Arsenal would always turn up, then after yellow paint day they never went in again and then after the game at Highbury in 75 when spurs took the North Bank led by KR and SS they were never the same again. Too blue - foul-mouthed Jose rants at ref Riley. The majority of hooligans making plans to attend are from London firms, including those from Chelsea, Spurs, Millwall, West Ham, Charlton, Arsenal and QPR. 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. Chairs and bottles thrown as Chelsea and Tottenham fans cause trouble outside pub following the Premier League clash Saturday afternoon. 1. Besides, the duel Arsenal vs. Spurs has been the battle for the crown of London for decades. They are gutted they never made the infamous inbetweeners dance scene with their moves. Keep up to date with all the latest Tottenham news and opinion by following SpursWebs Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. We were quickly surrounded by Fulham old bill, they ushered us down to the front and round the pitch to applause from the away support. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 69/70, a week before the FA Cup Final against Leeds, we played at home to Tottenham. Arsenal did come in the Shed just before kick off at the 78/79 game but never made any attempt, just climbed over the fence at the front just before kick off and went to the other end where their pathetic away support for a team which had beaten Man Utd in the FA Cup a few days earlier. While we were waiting for the tube, we heard loud footsteps coming down the stairs and viewed around 100 'geezers' on the platform. I went to Arsenal V Spurs boxing day 1979 it was a 11.00 kick off and Chelsea V Leicester in the afternoon. THREE football hooligans have been jailed for targetting fans from a rival club. For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. Spurs remain without a major trophy since last winning the League Cup in 2008, and they saw another chance of silverware disappear on Monday as UEFA threw them out of the European Conference . Fofana's accidental collision left the steward on the deck. Before my time but someone told me the worst he ever see was Chelsea 1 West Ham 1 74/75 they had loads under the shed roof in the middle and despite half hearted attempts by Chelsea could not be moved who just kept getting run down the front. Can't remember what year it was, but I think it was an Easter Monday game - Arsenal won 1-0 with a goal by Malcolm MacDonald. Chelsea lads took a bit of a pasting - I was glad to be sitting down. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Ukraine soldiers shoot down enemy drones with drones of their own, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts, Dozens stuck in car park as staff refuses to open gate for woman, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Too blue - foul-mouthed Jose rants at ref Riley. As Nitro says, West Ham used to take Tottenham regularly. . After vicious fighting, police reinforcements split the two groups. Bristol City, do remember them coming in the front of the shed 1975-76 we escourted out no one really knew they where there until they where being escourted out. It must have been amazing to have been around to watch the whole " ends " thing start up. He was disconsolate afterwards. Sailing? One witness said: "It was pandemonium, I've never seen scenes like it. THIS is the shocking moment a gang of footie thugs traded blows in the street after Chelsea's penalty win over Tottenham Hotspur. Paulingoli (@teamBAWS) February 23, 2020, You must be logged in to post a comment
Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner. Police and ordinary fans again came under heavy and sustained attack from Millwall supporters near the New Den. Footballs white paper: A good start, but will itwork? When you consider the numbers lost between 1970-71 and 1974-75, it really is very significant Arsenal had dropped by 15,000 per game, Chelsea 12,000, Spurs 9,000 but West Ham barely at all. Basically, Tanner claims that the Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) football hooligan gang has fought against similar gangs at Chelsea, Millwall, West Ham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester, Wolves, Leeds, Portsmouth etc. Unfortunately, this aggression made its way to the fans, resulting in a lot of hooligan activity at Chelsea vs. Leeds fixtures. and took up to an hour to bring under control. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). 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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. To the few spurs fans that had a punch up with the 2 Chelsea fans right in front off old bill outside main entrance,then thought it was ok to throw bottles at the 2 police officers on horses almost causing the horses to fall over. Harkins (Eccles) always seemed older, but was a natural leader..Arsenal and West Ham were fearsome , all proper blokes compared to us. De Londenaren verslikten zich woensdag in Sheffield United : 1-0. occer - Football League Division Two - West Ham United v Chelsea. And, if youre honest, youll just drag up from the depths all the times youve hated or felt passionately about something and play it. Get a report of the Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League football match. United used to take the whole end by getting in really early and sheer numbers, we used to have to stand under the old north stand. Edit 2should have read Peckham's post first. Founded 2012 / Editor: Neil Fredrik Jensen. And the rivalry went on from there. Went away to West Ham in 1966, first game after world cup, there were still no ''ends'', I stood on north bank, Chelsea's mob (about 100 ) stood on halfway, opp the chicken run, all terracing..They .also stood halfway at ArsenalThe ''ends'' happened quickly after that season, was at Spurs year after the cup final loss when it all kicked off behind the goal and the game briefly stopped. Hugo Lloris C. Goalkeeper. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer, At the end of October 1959 in the basement of 39 Gerrard Street - an unexceptional and damp space that was once a sort of rest room for taxi drivers and an occasional tea bar - Ronnie Scott opened his first jazz club. Needs a David Attenborough commentary really!! Police believe it was either a prearranged fight organised over mobile phones and the internet or Tottenham hooligans had ambushed Chelsea fans "in their own backyard". Chris Butterfield (@ChrisButterfie3) February 22, 2020, Mexster????????? Forking out! The main WHU came in around 2.15 we where on top of the stairs singing and they where coming in the turnstiles and where gathering up at the bottom and why the Shed didn't go down and steam them why they where coming in I don't know (we did when Spurs attempted to come in the following season 1-3 at home). The Spurs game the bit of north terrace werent fenced off thats the bit where Spurs were at the railings next to the west stand so with over 20,000 seats the north terrace must have been limited to about 10,000 at the time so thats roughly what Spurs must have had that day. I think that was the last time that friendly was played - up to then it had been a regular curtain raiser to the season. Chelsea's decision on what they will do over their plans for their stadium project are nearing, according to reports, with their future at Stamford Bridge in the balance. 1974-75: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, K.Osgood, Naylor, Beal, Conn, Perryman, Jones, Duncan, Neighbour. 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 . There were signs in the early weeks of the 1970-71 season that Spurs had a good side again. It was home fans only today .. didnt realise they were spurs till it was too late .they were hanging around out side .I rang the police before it started it took 20 mins for them to respondwe will be wiser next timethey picked the pub as its a soft touch as no police presence. We went in the North Bank, and by chance i spotted my mate as he was 6'3. 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. Spurs were the media's favourite club in London at the time, thanks to the period between 1960 and 1963 when they won the double and then followed that up with another FA Cup and a European prize. RB: Nelson Semedo - 6/10 - Found it rather easy to nullify Son. Had a bit of success in the Anglo-Scottish pre season, seen the bravest Chelsea boy come into a pub and front up the cream of Bristol that day, never forget that as long as i live. When the two teams met at Stamford Bridge on November 14, 1970, their form and the healthy buzz that had been building up in London football attracted over 61,000 people to London SW6. Tottenham Hotspur overview page. When the sides clashed in Albion Hill and Grove Hill, at about 4.20pm Sussex Police received 27 999 calls. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. It looked grim for Chelsea as Martin Chivers levelled the aggregate scores before the interval. , 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. St. Petersburg. Other gangs are making plans to join them, including hooligans from Portsmouth, Everton, Stoke, Colchester, Southend, Bristol, Coventry, Plymouth, Exeter, Swindon, Newcastle and Sunderland. Fans can be seen trading punches as they fought bitter running. We are sailing came out in 1975 so the we are Tottenham story on the tube is bullshit. He has since admitted that he did attend the game when appearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court. They were Spuds fans, led by a coloured guy (not SS, later rumours was that he was a 'top boy' whose name began with A). 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. The league table on the morning of the game was good news for the capitals football fraternity: Chelsea should have won the game, but Pat Jennings kept them at bay. you look back now and it was nothing, but it was a dare if you like, none of us got hurt and yet we felt ten feet tall!Mike, Peckham, you still out there, hows things, long time. Fans were caught on camera trading punches as police officers tried to step in and stop the violence. Then someone came up with the bright idea of throwing a tin of yellow paint over the Arsenal mob, so they'd be identifiable outside the ground - great bit of forward-thinking to bring a pot of paint into a football match! 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Their Crombies and Dr Martens boots looked especially menacing. Chelsea had appointed Eddie McCreadie as manager, and in a typical move for a poacher turned gamekeeper, the former Scotland full back removed his old team-mates and replaced them with easy-to-handle youngsters.