79 cup final

[Ringothedog]

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I too was at the 3 games (with a Wembley visit in between)
The second replay (if memory serves) was on the Monday after the aforementioned Scotland game at Wembley on the previous Saturday.
I was skint after Wembley, but a pal of my dad, who was also at Wembley, paid my travel and entrance to Hampden for the 2nd replay.(and a few jars!)
To say "we were robbed" is an understatement, and those 3 games have riled me ever since.
Although my memory of them has gone (drink probably)
So to finally get the Holy Grail is all the sweeter in that we got revenge of a sort against them.
Same scoreline too
On the televising of the final....
Could it be that only the 1st game would have been live on cooncil telly back then, and maybe not the replays?

That description is so close to mine but my older brother paid for me.Thanks Alan.

[Earlydelivery]

Went on bus from loch inn (now city club) went through with about 24 windows intact, came back with 6 .

[Risboro Hibby]

I was at all 3 games too and glad from looking at all the posts that I drove to them all. Mind you I did have a bright orange Morris Marina at the time so was probably the reason I got there and back unscathed

[Hibbyradge]

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I too was at the 3 games (with a Wembley visit in between)

Me too.

We drove to London and that's a story in itself, but I remember there was a petrol shortage and we only just made it back in our hired Vauxhall Viva. 😂

[gringojoe]

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I am a year older than you and concur with your comments.

IIRC Colin Campbell had a great shot well saved by McCloy late on too

Didn't think I would need to wait nearly 40 years to see us win cup then!

But so glad I got to see it.

If Campbell had scuffed the shot it would have gone in, he hit it to well,
That was my first time at Hampden and first thoughts were what a *****hole.

[houstonhibbee]

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Was at the SC 6_1 game in the celtic end hibs end really feared for our saftey bottles rained down most of the game best fans in the world my arse

It was not segregated. I was at the celtic end and didn't see any issues. Hibs fans mixed in with celtic

[O'Rourke3]

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2 things I remember about that game. It was a stone wall penalty and our bus being ambushed on the way home, everything from stones, bottles thrown at it. Somethings never change.

This is one of the Traditions they are moaning at losing....

[O'Rourke3]

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Could it be that only the 1st game would have been live on cooncil telly back then, and maybe not the replays?

Maybe the first SCF broadcast live. 1st replay had a delayed broadcast. I remember my dad and me watching it not knowing the score before the start. There may have been highlights for the 2nd replay but I never saw them.

[Liberal Hibby]

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Maybe the first SCF broadcast live. 1st replay had a delayed broadcast. I remember my dad and me watching it not knowing the score before the start. There may have been highlights for the 2nd replay but I never saw them.

Was at the semi v Aberdeen and the first game, but as it was a school night I didn't go to the replays. But the second replay was broadcast live on Radio Scotland (I think) and I remember listening to it while pretending to do my homework. And when Arthur scored the opener I thought we'd done it! I only had to wait another 37 years...

On a related point I remember reading the Evening News cup final special and they mentioned a very elderly Hibs fan who had seen the 1902 win and was at Hampden in 79. Does anyone remember that (or has a copy)?

[Colr]

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I am a year older than you and concur with your comments.

IIRC Colin Campbell had a great shot well saved by McCloy late on too

Didn't think I would need to wait nearly 40 years to see us win cup then!

But so glad I got to see it.

I was 12yo and was in the stand. I recall the late shot by Campbell. I was sure it was going in. We should have won that day.

[Devonhibs]

First and last time I have been stood on by a police horse at the first reply!!!

[Topographic Hibby]

The cine film that starts the youtube video has been around a bit. Its from an Oldco (RIP) perspective. Someone has tacked-on the clips from the Sky short to make the you tube video.

I was only at the first game. But I have a memory of seeing Arthur's winning goal on TV highlights after Game 3. It was definitely out there.

[Golden Bear]

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It was not segregated. I was at the celtic end and didn't see any issues. Hibs fans mixed in with celtic

Maybe at the same end but we were segregated into different sections.

[Risboro Hibby]

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Was at the semi v Aberdeen and the first game, but as it was a school night I didn't go to the replays. But the second replay was broadcast live on Radio Scotland (I think) and I remember listening to it while pretending to do my homework. And when Arthur scored the opener I thought we'd done it! I only had to wait another 37 years...

On a related point I remember reading the Evening News cup final special and they mentioned a very elderly Hibs fan who had seen the 1902 win and was at Hampden in 79. Does anyone remember that (or has a copy)?

I remember that that article too LH in the Evening News but always thought it was in the special for the 72 cup final v Celtic. Knowing the Evening News they probably just copied it for the 79 one as well

[Keith_M]

Didn't go to that final so my first visit to Hampden was in 82 and I concur with he comment about it being a dump.


Easter Road wasn't exactly a thing of beauty at that time but Hampden took the biscuit when it came to *****holes. I couldn't believe they still didn't have concreted terracing but had red ash propped up by railway sleepers... and that was the National Stadium!

[Canon Hannan]

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It was not segregated. I was at the celtic end and didn't see any issues. Hibs fans mixed in with celtic

My dad and grandad mixed with Celtic fans and drank with them - in the game then. As for The Huns....tales of them chased out of Glasgow etc. Also I have had knives presented and spat in from those lovely bluenoses. They are a level like no other! Hearts are Saints compared with them.

[malcolm]

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Your right, I was on the supporters bus from the Unicorn pub in Dalkeith with my Father in law & Brother in law & I am not ashamed to say it was absolutely terrifying, thing was the police just stood & watch all the buses being attacked.

Not quite they leaped into action to arrest anyone who got off a bus to confront those doing the stoning. That impression of Glasgow police has stayed with me and I've never had reason to change that view.

[proud_and_green]

I was 16 at the time and remember having bricks and bottles thrown at us and chased after the first game by Rangers fans behind the east stand around where Asda is now. I now realise that was them taking preemptive action to defend their players from being assaulted by Hibs fans at last year's cup final, clearly my own fault!

[heretoday]

By the third game the terracing support had dwindled somewhat. We went through on the train to Kings Park station, I think, and it was a depressing journey home. If you'd told me it would be 36 years odd before we were to win the trophy I think I'd have given up football and taken up ice hockey or something.

[heretoday]

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McCloy assault on Colin Campbell just as I remember it.

And no paticular protest from Hibs players. It was more of a man's game then.

[southsider]

Took my then, young brother who was 10 (now 47) on the Pentland Bus. Not a window was left intact. Cops stood about and watched. They only interviened when we cornered a group of the rock throwers and prepared to give them a taste of their own medicine. As I said 37 years on and the hun support are still extra's from Deliverance.

[hibee_nation]

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Maybe at the same end but we were segregated into different sections.

There was no segregation at the Celtic end i was in it. The trouble was in the Rangers end where both sets of fans were. The segregation in those days was how many stood together in the front line and battled with them.