May They Never Be Forgotten

Today, the 2nd of January, marks the worst day in the history of our club. I am of course, talking about the Ibrox Disaster. Fans from all over attended the match, which 80,000+ went to see, to "welcome" our fierce rivals, Celtic.

Towards the end of the game, Celtic scored through the legend that is Jimmy Johnstone, the Celtic fans jubilent, they had thought the game was won, the Rangers fans in despair, until, seconds before the end, Colin Stein scored to level the match. The feelings within the stadium at that time switched around.

And then it happened. A mass incident, where 66 people lost their lives, and many more were injured occured. It's assumed, swayying and stumbling of fans caused this incident to occur, and the resulting crush is what lead to the loss of life of these people. Among those that passed, 31 were teenagers, while one was only 9 years old.

The incident united the city, the actions of the then Celtic manager Jock Stein, who helped the emergency services, was one of the iconic images.

To borrow a phrase from him.

"This terrible tragedy must help to curb the bigotry and bitterness of Old Firm matches. When human life is at stake this kind of hatred seems sordid and little. Fans of both sides will never forget this disaster."


The following, is a list of those who lost their lives on that sad day.

Bryan Todd, Robert McAdam, Peter Wright, John Gardiner, Richard Bark, William Thomson Summerhill, George Adams, John Neill, James Trainer.
Richard Douglas Morrison, James Whyte Rae, David Douglas McGee, Robert Colquhoun Mulholland, David Ronald Paton, George McFarlane Irwin, Ian Frew, John Crawford, Brian Hutchison.

Duncan McIsaac McBrearty, Charles John Griffiths Livingstone, Adam Henderson, Richard McLeay, David Cummings Duff, David Fraser McPherson, Robert Lockerbie Rae, Robert Campbell Grant, John McNeil McLeay.

David Anderson, John Buchanan, John McInnes Semple, John Jeffrey, Robert Maxwell, Matthew Reid, Alexander McIntyre, Peter Gilchrist Farries, Thomas Melville.

John James McGovern, George Wilson, Robert Charles Cairns, Hugh McGregor Addie, James Yuille Mair, Margaret Oliver Ferguson, Robert Turner Carrigan, George Alexander Smith, Walter Robert Raeburn.
Andrew Jackson Lindsay, Charles Dougan, William Mason Philip, Russell Morgan, Peter Gordon Easton, George Crockett Findlay, Charles Stirling, Thomas Dickson, James Graham Gray.

Thomas McRobbie, Ian Scott Hunter, Nigel Patrick Pickup, Russell Malcolm, Alexander Paterson Orr, Thomas Walker Stirling, James William Sibbald, Frankie Dover, Walter Shields, Thomas Grant, William Duncan Shaw, Donald Robert Sutherland.


To the 66. Gone, but never forgotten.

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