AFTER the second Rangers goal went in, courtesy of Willie Johnston, there was pandemonium in the ‘blue’ end of Celtic Park. “To say that their supporters were ecstatic would be putting it mildly,” wrote the Glasgow Herald’s Glyn Edwards. “Several even had to receive medical attention behind the goal after having been caught up in the delirium”. It was Saturday, September 14, 1968, the second week of the new league season. Celtic had won the previous three league titles, and Rangers had a lot to play for in the new campaign. Örjan Persson put them ahead in the 17th minute, followed quickly by Johnston. Both strikers, said Edwards, had a field day. (Highlights of the game, shot by a Rangers fan using a Super 8mm camera, are viewable on YouTube).
Ten years ago now the late, great Sandy Jardine went along to Markinch in Fife to speak at an awards ceremony at the school where five of the local boys lost to the Ibrox disaster had attended. A
Docherty was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2013 TRIBUTES have poured in for Gorbals-born former Scotland and Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty, who has passed away aged 92. The Glaswegian, affectionately known as ‘The Doc’, famously took Manchester United down to the second division in 1974 before bringing the club straight back up as champions. Docherty, who began his playing career when he joined junior football club Shettleston and was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2013, died at home in the north-west of England. His family confirmed the news on Thursday. A family spokesperson said in a statement released: Tommy passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home.