Lifted Over The Turnstiles: Scotland's Football Grounds In The Black & White Era: 1

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The club could 'time' just how long it takes to enter each turnstile thus helping to decide how many turnstiles need opening for any given game. Lifted Over The Turnstiles Volumes 2 and 3 are, as former Scotland boss Craig Brown says in his foreword, “A photographic masterpiece.” For football fans of a certain age, this book is a ‘must.’ Indeed for football fans of ALL ages, this book is a ‘must.’ Offer a wide range of challenges, browse our huge selection of puzzle magazine titles today. Catering to different ages and interests, our children’s magazine subscriptions include the iconic Beano and 110% Gaming!

My first question is prompted by some of the mentions of being lifted over the turnstiles — though the suggestion is that you were “thrown” over! Where I grew up, lifting over was accepted practice. Kids up to about age 12 were allowed to be lifted over, and this was lasted as long as there were terraces, so right up to the mid 1990s. I am a Dundee United supporter (aye, get your jokes in now!) but didn’t pay until I was 10 or 11, unless there was a particularly officious turnstile operator. My father or uncle popped me over the waist-high barrier at the in-gate. I intend to thoroughly enjoy putting the book together. I enjoy talking about football in the old days and believe that not enough attention is given to how we, the supporters, experienced the game. When you hear tales of the great games, you get the views of the players, managers or journalists. But the views of the supporters are equally, perhaps even more, valid. Author Steve Finan has spent the past three years immersed in photo archives looking for never-before-published material. With that ground threatened by the construction of a railway line, they moved to the second Hampden in 1884. This would go on to become Cathkin Park, home of Third Lanark. But Queen’s, the dominant force in Scottish football at the time, outgrew this too. When the land owners refused permission for further development the club again sought a new home. Similarly the kiosks could be tested at the same time, you don't need food or drinks to be actually sold, just to go through the motions would give a clearer indication of time to serve etc.They entered the Scottish Football League Division Two in 1912, a relatively late date, and quite surprising as East End Park was recording attendances as high as any club outside Glasgow and Edinburgh in the first decade of the 20th Century. Good morning again folks. Thank you for your attention to this, and thanks especially to I’m Red Till Dead for getting in touch. I must point out (though you will already know) that her work is of great value. I am very impressed. Pittodrie holds a unique place in the history of football grounds. It was the first in the world to have dugouts. They were the invention of original-thinker Donald Colman, Aberdeen FC captain and later coach. Colman was a genius. He was interested in dancing and applied his knowledge of the way the human body moves to football. He paid great attention to the use of space and the footwork of his players to get into and create room for themselves. We get children coming across from Ireland, Europe and the south of England. They wouldn't have the chance to get to a game otherwise so that is basically why The Kano Foundations exists: to offer kids the opportunity to attend a football match and have that gameday experience. While the kids enjoy the most wonderful experience at the stadium, The Kano Foundation stands alone from Celtic FC - although they enjoy a close enough relationship with the club.

We had a case recently whereby a boy was a bonafide Liverpool fan but he is now a fully-fledged Celtic supporter! He attended a Celtic game and then became a fan. He was talking to his teacher about 'we' when he spoke about Celtic. He is firmly in the Celtic camp now."There are two different days that the kids get depending on whether it's a night game or a weekend game," Murray added. "During night games, the protocol is slightly different in that the kids get a voucher for a hot meal from the kiosks inside the ground before they attend the game. The main stand was built in 1925, along with the impressive granite gates at the Merkland Road End. By 1978 all three terraces were roofed and Pittodrie became the UK’s first all-seater stadium. To pull this all off on a regular basis speaks volumes about the volunteers, organisers and those who donate in other ways but also to their relationship with the club itself, who by all accounts help facilitate the days out where they can. I’m wondering if someone might give me a recommendation who to ask about good pix of Ewood? Are there club enthusiasts, historians, old press or private photographers, archives, or other sources you might point me towards? But while it holds fantastic memories for the Red Army of Dons supporters, time marches on and requirements change. It may soon be consigned to history as the club are close to a move to a new stadium.

Funded by The Pars’ glorious Scottish Cup win of 1961, a modern stand was constructed on the Halbeath Road side in 1962. Scottish football has changed irrevocably since many of the photos were taken. The vast majority of players featured would be Scottish born and, hard though it may be to conceive, most of the grounds may actually have been built with Scottish-produced steel – changes in football only mirror changes in society.

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I’m wondering if there are any club enthusiasts, historians, old press or private photographers, archives, or other sources you might point me towards? Tradition vs modernisation. It is an age-old argument but it warms the heart to see that there are some football traditions being upheld. Athletic initially existed as an amateur outfit until 1899. The new body had taken up residence at East End Park, securing a lease on ground owned by the North British Railway Company. During the Bonetti era, foreign signings were the norm at Dens Park but this was possibly the biggest transfer Dundee fans have ever witnessed in their time. Exploring different topics, browse our selection of lifestyle magazines, including The Scots Magazine and Bunkered today. Offering essential advice and fiction, explore our popular Women’s titles, including The People’s Friend and My Weekly. Our must-read heritage title, This England, covers a wide range of interests.

In 1903 the wonder of the age, the largest football stadium anywhere in the world, was unveiled. Hampden would retain that title until 1950.

Then the kids will get safety instructions from the Kano Foundation group of matchday volunteers, who are amazing with them, and they talk them through what to do and what not to do in the stadium. The Kano Foundation is still giving kids a lift over the turnstiles to this very day - more power to them for that.