Hooliganism and Violence Maine Road 80's/early 90's

Scaring Europe to Death said:
It was mentioned in the match programme because a number of dad's and lads were forced to run from the scene. Not sure if it was premeditated or just a spontaneous incident.

West Ham was a strange one, essentially because we'd never previously witnessed this type of ingenuity from away fans at Maine Road.

In 81-82 they filled a whole block of Main Stand seats nearest to the Platt Lane, but the following season they filled the whole block nearest to the North Stand
I don't recall much aggro. It was more of a WE'LL SIT WHERE WE WANT AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT with gangs of frustrated blues in other stands
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Yeah West Ham were all doing that funny thing with their arms
 
mancityvstoke said:
I might have dreamt this:

Chelsea banned but a small mob of punk type Chelsea turn up pogoing about near the ticket office / main stand forecourt. Chanting Chelsea - Utd will never be defeated/ cam on u cants.

City just looking on rolling around laughing.

Was it a mad dream? too many drugs?
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We lost 3-2. Think Clive Walker got their winner. Peter Osgood was their manager.
It was all ticket in the Platt Lane due to their ban. Remember more about that than any game this season!
 
johnnytapia said:
We lost 3-2. Think Clive Walker got their winner. Peter Osgood was their manager.
It was all ticket in the Platt Lane due to their ban. Remember more about that than any game this season!
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There were three games that season where away fans were banned I think. Chelsea, Wolves and Leeds maybe. Or if they weren't all banned, the club had introduced some kind of voucher system. You got vouchers for all three as you entered the stadium a few weeks before. They looked like match tickets but you needed to show the voucher to buy a ticket. To show you how efficient Swales's securiy system was, my mate just picked upa bunch of about 200 and was trying to sell tham at school. Around 86ish.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
There were three games that season where away fans were banned I think. Chelsea, Wolves and Leeds maybe. Or if they weren't all banned, the club had introduced some kind of voucher system. You got vouchers for all three as you entered the stadium a few weeks before. They looked like match tickets but you needed to show the voucher to buy a ticket. To show you how efficient Swales's securiy system was, my mate just picked upa bunch of about 200 and was trying to sell tham at school. Around 86ish.
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Chelsea had supposedly been banned for all their away games in 85-86, but regularly turned up regardless. The Maine Road fixture was an early kick off (possibly 11:30) but around 400 were allowed into the Platt Lane.

Wolves was a LC fixture in 87-88 after they had rioted at Scarborough on the opening day. However, I remember City fans helping them buy tickets, and from memory it was quite a small crowd with Wolves fans dotted all over the ground, and particularly visible when Eric Nixon dropped a late clanger.
The away leg was quite eventful as well.
 
81-82 Was in the Platt Lane for WHU home. The whole ICF firm was in the main stand by the platt lane I would say 300 ish, doing the okay cokey etc. Crap game they won 1 nil, Paul Goddard scored I think. Anyway they were ignored in the ground, except a few (one or two) moss side boye chatting with them. Outside the ground it kicked off and had to walk through and dodge a few back to the car. Shirters and scarfers in the away end were less numbers
 
Chelsea came in huge numbers to the 1971 ECWC semi final in 1971. I was 14 at the time and shitting myself. Lots of Chelsea got in Kippax but were chased out and finished jn the partially built North Stand. Uniteds boys out in force as well as they weren't letting cockneys take liberty's in Manchester. Don't know how any Chelsea got back to Piccadilly Station in one piece mad as f**k outside. Pre match saw a scots Chelsea fan on crutches from a beating at the first leg getting battered again on the Kippax car park. Thankfully had a lift back to Fleetwood Fleetwood off my dad that night so spared the walk back to town. Crazy times
 
mancityvstoke said:
I might have dreamt this:

Chelsea banned but a small mob of punk type Chelsea turn up pogoing about near the ticket office / main stand forecourt. Chanting Chelsea - Utd will never be defeated/ cam on u cants.

City just looking on rolling around laughing.

Was it a mad dream? too many drugs?
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I've mentioned it in this thread, I was there. I don't remember punks these were hardcore hooligans. They were in black reefer jackets and docs. About fifty, marching in perfect formation like the fucking army. That's what they were chanting though. Once we recovered from our surprise we started to get together to attack them but the old bill quickly surrounded them and took them off.
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
Chelsea came in huge numbers to the 1971 ECWC semi final in 1971. I was 14 at the time and shitting myself. Lots of Chelsea got in Kippax but were chased out and finished jn the partially built North Stand. Uniteds boys out in force as well as they weren't letting cockneys take liberty's in Manchester. Don't know how any Chelsea got back to Piccadilly Station in one piece mad as f**k outside. Pre match saw a scots Chelsea fan on crutches from a beating at the first leg getting battered again on the Kippax car park. Thankfully had a lift back to Fleetwood Fleetwood off my dad that night so spared the walk back to town. Crazy times
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I was at that game in the Kippax near the front it was rammed. Kicked off royally at the back for ages. You're right they ended up on n the North stand. I remember them singing that song, "Na na na Chelsea FC!"
 
CotswoldsBlue said:
81-82 Was in the Platt Lane for WHU home. The whole ICF firm was in the main stand by the platt lane I would say 300 ish, doing the okay cokey etc. Crap game they won 1 nil, Paul Goddard scored I think. Anyway they were ignored in the ground, except a few (one or two) moss side boye chatting with them. Outside the ground it kicked off and had to walk through and dodge a few back to the car. Shirters and scarfers in the away end were less numbers
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Was in the North Stand that night wondered what the f**k was going on. Great respect over years between the two fan bases, in England probably only the Irons and Mackems show us any friendship.
 
paulchapo said:
I've mentioned it in this thread, I was there. I don't remember punks these were hardcore hooligans. They were in black reefer jackets and docs. About fifty, marching in perfect formation like the fucking army. That's what they were chanting though. Once we recovered from our surprise we started to get together to attack them but the old bill quickly surrounded them and took them off.
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It was fucking freezing - fairly certain the orange ball was used. Think it was snowing. Micky Droy probably played in short sleeves though!
 
A rum game at Ninian Park on the August Bank Holiday at the start of 83-84 and the rare occurrence of home fans in the away end.
Also, the return fixture when Cardiff kicked-off in the Social Club.
 
paulchapo said:
I've mentioned it in this thread, I was there. I don't remember punks these were hardcore hooligans. They were in black reefer jackets and docs. About fifty, marching in perfect formation like the fucking army. That's what they were chanting though. Once we recovered from our surprise we started to get together to attack them but the old bill quickly surrounded them and took them off.
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was it the 6 - 2? 1977? I can't remember what they were wearing tbh.
 
Boro got a vicious beating at Maine Road around Easter 74/75.

It was organised revenge for for some shithousery up there earlier in the season.

All the City mobs were out before, during, and after and apart from smashing the smoggies,a coach was set alight and several mini buses wrecked.

Cleveland police chief complained to his GMP counterpart that his force turned Nelson's Eye to the protection of his citizens.

This event was the start of the hate twixt us/them.
 
Scaring Europe to Death said:
A rum game at Ninian Park on the August Bank Holiday at the start of 83-84 and the rare occurrence of home fans in the away end.
Also, the return fixture when Cardiff kicked-off in the Social Club.
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I was in the social club, somehow Roy Clarke thought they would be warmly welcomed by city fans

They were until the pint pots started flying

Mounted police ( minus their horses by now ) had to clear them out the side door
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Boro got a vicious beating at Maine Road around Easter 74/75.

It was organised revenge for for some shithousery up there earlier in the season.

All the City mobs were out before, during, and after and apart from smashing the smoggies,a coach was set alight and several mini buses wrecked.

Cleveland police chief complained to his GMP counterpart that his force turned Nelson's Eye to the protection of his citizens.

This event was the start of the hate twixt us/them.
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Saw loads of cars torched and tipped over whenever we played Liverpool......bet they loved Maine Road.

Remember the boro chant?

Middlesboro
stick together
 
Gone for a Burton said:
A pal of mine from Leeds told me Maine Road was THE most terrifying place he ever went to.

When City fans had 'a cause' it could be a rough old place !!
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yep....sometimes we couldn't be arsed then some cunts would try taking liberties and suffer the consequences.
 
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