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

Used to love it when they parked on hough end over the railway lines and up the side of the princess pub loads of battles around there, they had to walk half a mile to and from the ground to get to the coaches proper mental at times. Must have jibbed through every garden hedge to get away from the dibble back then
 
I must off been lucky cos I never saw any blades etc at a match.
Usually plenty of missiles (stones.bricks,bottles and sometimes snooker balls) being thrown though.
I once saw a Scouser walking up the Kippax brandishing a full size Bowie knife back in the day.
 
I once saw a Scouser walking up the Kippax brandishing a full size Bowie knife back in the day.
I once saw a small group of West Ham fans in the bottom corner of the Kippax near the Platt Lane. One was brandishing an axe. This was the 70's, so well before effective segregation, CCTV and lots of Police in the grounds.
 
Remember Everton at Maine rd back in the 70's walking up to get the bus at the top of Platt lane. Half a dozen 'City ' walked past the 3 of us and looked at us. The were Scousers with nicked scarves and were going up to their coaches at the Finglands garage. 4 coach loads ambushed us, scarf gone, head butted and throw against the opticians window, swollen face on the bus window to try and get the swelling down...... When I got my dad told me it was my own fault....happy days.

Sharpened my senses for Derby, Leeds and...Shrewsbury
 
One if the worst outbreaks of trouble at MR was when Warrington played Wigan in the Challenge Cup SF. That was a day and a half that one.
I worked on the bar in platt lane that day helping a mate out. We had to temporarily close it about 45 mins before kick off cos of a running battle behind the stand. One of worst ive seen inside of the stadium.
 

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