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Also quote below from the excellent Hibs historical trust which probably explains the confusion.
"65,860 was set in an Edinburgh Derby against Hearts inspiring the Hibernian Board to draw up plans to expand the overall capacity to nearly 100,000 which would have been achieved by raising both the North and South Terracings to the same height as the East.
These plans were never realised and for the next 30-years, apart from building the ‘Cowshed’ behind the goals, no noticeable ground improvements took place."
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11-11-2019 10:39 AM #31
"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
Sir Matt Busby
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11-11-2019 10:47 AM #32This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Apologies
Retired nothing else to do
http://www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.u...age/the-ground
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11-11-2019 10:50 AM #33This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I was just killing time until the pub opened!
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
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11-11-2019 01:38 PM #34
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Thanks for the link - very helpful.
Spotted this: 'On 2nd January 1950, a record Hibernian attendance of 65,860 was set in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts. This attendance is also a record for any football match played in Edinburgh.
As the fans had been tightly packed on the terraces to achieve this record attendance, the size of the East Terrace was increased even further.'
Which suggests there was further expansion of the east terrace after 1950 and before the plans for extending the north and south terraces were drawn up.
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11-11-2019 09:48 PM #35This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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12-11-2019 06:11 AM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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12-11-2019 02:06 PM #37This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Caption Competition?
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12-11-2019 02:41 PM #38This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
Sir Matt Busby
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12-11-2019 03:28 PM #39
The picture could have been from 1952, the last time we won the league. It may have been unfurled at the end of the season or on the opening day of season '52/'53. The celebration for that league win is one of my earliest memories of Hibs. I was four and lived in the Pennywell Prefabs where some of the neighours has been decanted from Leith. There was a celebration of sorts in our street.
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