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

[Hes the left back remember]

Saw loads of cars torched and tipped over whenever we played Liverpool......bet they loved Maine Road.

Remember the boro chant?

Middlesboro
stick together

There was also the chant after a number of child abuse cases in Middlesbrough.
Sing to the tune of another brick in the wall.
Hey Boro leave the kids alone .

 

[paulchapo]

was it the 6 - 2? 1977? I can't remember what they were wearing tbh.

I can't remember. I know it was when they'd been banned from travelling away as their fans had caused so much trouble. One of their sites does say 1977 so it might be right. I was pretty young so it must have been around then.

 

[paulchapo]

yep....sometimes we couldn't be arsed then some cunts would try taking liberties and suffer the consequences.

Yes before the old bill got organised and CCTV came in anyone trying it on back then soon got sorted once the word went around.

 

[xgorton]

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.

I remember season after in the Blue Bird social club Ninian park,no problem and we won 3-0.

 

[johnnytapia]

I can't remember. I know it was when they'd been banned from travelling away as their fans had caused so much trouble. One of their sites does say 1977 so it might be right. I was pretty young so it must have been around then.

January 1979

 

[mancityvstoke]

January 1979

Might be wrong but think they were banned in 1977 as well? The 6 - 2

*edit:

Man City away when we were banned

As a rather wet behind the ears teen, I phoned up the Man City ticket office while our away ban was in force. I told the guy on the other end of the phone in my nicest telephone voice that I was a Chelsea fan and not a hooligan and that I really wanted to see the game. He totally surprised me by ...

www.theshedend.com

 

[johnnytapia]

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.

When we beat them 3-2; think Nicky Reid was sent off; walking past social club after being in Platt Lane with me dad - saw 2 Boro lads begging black cab driver to let them in as a small mob City were about to give them a kicking.

 

[johnnytapia]

Might be wrong but think they were banned in 1977 as well? The 6 - 2

*edit:

Man City away when we were banned

As a rather wet behind the ears teen, I phoned up the Man City ticket office while our away ban was in force. I told the guy on the other end of the phone in my nicest telephone voice that I was a Chelsea fan and not a hooligan and that I really wanted to see the game. He totally surprised me by ...

www.theshedend.com

Not sure! Maybe!

 

[mancityvstoke]

Not sure! Maybe!

me neither mate ha it's all a fuckin blur

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Might be wrong but think they were banned in 1977 as well? The 6 - 2

*edit:

Man City away when we were banned

As a rather wet behind the ears teen, I phoned up the Man City ticket office while our away ban was in force. I told the guy on the other end of the phone in my nicest telephone voice that I was a Chelsea fan and not a hooligan and that I really wanted to see the game. He totally surprised me by ...

www.theshedend.com

Yeah they were definitely banned for the 6-2 in 77-78 which had been declared All-Ticket ( a rare occurrence in those days and evidenced by the lower-than-normal attendance, as it was a complete pain in the arse, even for City fans)

There's an article by Garry Jones on one of those Chelsea sites where he describes the Police boarding at Macclesfield and forcing Chelsea fans to alight from the train.