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

[bernard o'silver]

The away fans use to hate having to walk to hough end fields after the match , saw a few incidents on the way down there

Yeah that was some trek back to the away coaches .Must have been a mile at least

 

[levets]

There was even the odd little incident after they built a science park on that ground.

9/11/02

 

[levets]

The Rags got a hiding there in the early 2000s. Industrial fireworks were used initially as shock and awe tactics and then they got a battering.

I was never part of that scene but attending matches home and away with mates from starting work at 16 in 1970 I saw all sorts.

9/11/02

 

[A57 the snake]

Could have been 87 mate … absolutely mayhem.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

What have Hibs CCS got against City remember they turned up with Oldham back in the 80s as well. They seemed to have a problem with us fuck knows why. I like the Jambos but doubt thats the reason.

They became friendly with Oldham and United. James, I think his name, was the main reason from Hibs that linked it all together. Hibs were friendly with other teams that Oldham were pally with like Shrewsbury

This game in particular a larger than normal group of Rangers lads were down to watch City but not involved at Science Park.

 

[levets]

They became friendly with Oldham and United. James, I think his name, was the main reason from Hibs that linked it all together. Hibs were friendly with other teams that Oldham were pally with like Shrewsbury

This game in particular a larger than normal group of Rangers lads were down to watch City but not involved at Science Park.

The link with Jamesy is Lee Spence, former Oldham FYC turned to Utd ICJ. Lee now lives in Pattaya and runs a bar called FC UK inn. Never understood the switching of clubs personally.

 

[Kippax77]

9/11/02

Sleeping raggys strewn all over.
A proper hiding handed to them that morning

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

The link with Jamesy is Lee Spence, former Oldham FYC turned to Utd ICJ. Lee now lives in Pattaya and runs a bar called FC UK inn. Never understood the switching of clubs personally.

oh yeah I know, was more the hibs rep was big james

 

[Really_here]

I remember being at Victoria station in the early 70's just as a hoard of Liverpool fans arrived, IIRC they were playing Untied. I'd be about 13 and was with a friend who was wearing a brand new Harrington jacket, he was a year younger than me and we were just going into Manchester `from Oldham. Was a big trip out for us and we were pushed into a corner of the station by a group of about 20 much older scousers. Long story short they nicked his new jacket. He was gutted and we told a copper who actually told us to jump his van and drove round to see if we could see them! Of course we didn't and both my and his parents wouldn't let us go into Manchester again for quite a while. There was quite a lot of what they called 'steaming' around the same time where large crews of football fans would pile into shops and just strip the shelves bare. I remember a shop called Denis Hope (I think) being targeted in Oldham and after that they used to close on the odd Saturday to avoid a repeat.

 

[Stephen230]

There was quite a lot of what they called 'steaming' around the same time where large crews of football fans would pile into shops and just strip the shelves bare. I remember a shop called Denis Hope (I think) being targeted in Oldham and after that they used to close on the odd Saturday to avoid a repeat.

Tiktokers think they invented it. Hurleys at Piccadilly was getting done every other Saturday back in the 80s.