Season 87/88

Netherlands - England - 15/06/1988

Source : latimes.com + mail

In Dusseldorf, several hundred fans awaiting tonight's game between England and the Netherlands rioted for the second consecutive night. Police arrested 18 and reported considerable damage near the main train station. 22 people were injured.

England - USSR - 18/06/1988

Source : latimes.com

An England fan is loaded into the back of a police van after an outbreak of violence in the streets of Frankfurt the day after England were knocked out of the tournament.

Arsenal FC - Millwalll FC - FA Cup - 09/01/1988

Source: local press

43 fans (most of them from Millwall) were arrested and 11 were injured.

Holland - Cyprus - 28/10/1987

Source: http://www.anp-archief.nl

In an Euro 1988 qualifier on 28 October 1987, in Rotterdam, a homemade bomb or firework exploded in the early stages of the contest close to Cypriot goalkeeper Andreas Charitou; Charitou was stretchered off and replaced, and the Cypriot players left the field in protest and refused to continue playing.

After much pressure from the Dutch side, Luxembourg referee Roger Philippi decided the game could continue. The match ended 8–0 with Bosman establishing a national-team record of five goals in one game, but it was never officially recognised, as UEFA decided that the match was invalid and Cyprus were awarded a 0–3 victory instead.

RWD Molenbeek - RSC Anderlecht - 87/88

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Standard de Liège - RSC Anderlecht - 87/88

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Bayern München - Schalke 04 - 09/04/1988

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West Germany - England - Friendly - 10/09/1987

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KV Kortrijk - FC Bruges - Cup - 18/07/1987

Source: Belgian press

Police and gendarmerie in Kortrijk arrested eighteen Bruges supporters on Saturday evening after the KV Kortrijk-Club Brugges cup match.
The 18 were aggressive towards other people and the police.
One of them had already been arrested before the match and the 17 others afterwards.

FC Bruges - PSV Eindhoven - Friendly game - 21/07/1987

Source: Belgian press

On Tuesday evening, after the match between Club Brugge and PSV, seven Belgian supporters were arrested.
They remain in police custody for the time being.
The police are using this time to get a clear picture of what happened.
Suspected of violence, they could face a maximum sentence of 6 months in prison or a fine of around 500,000 francs.

During the match, the police arrested two Bruges players in the second half.
After the match, several friends of the two men adopted a threatening attitude that eventually led to barriers, bicycles and stones being thrown.
The police intervened with dog handlers.
Five people were injured by the dogs and transferred to hospital, before being arrested.
Three of the men were known to the police.

Aris Thessaloniki - Olympiacos Pireus - 03/01/1988

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Panserraikos - Olympiacos Pireus - 87/88

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Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 - 13/05/1989

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Burnley FC - Cardiff City - 07/05/1988

Source : mail

Approx 2000 Cardiff fans made the trip to Burnley.
There was trouble before, during and after the match on the pitch and outside the ground.
The terrace was crumbling and bits of it were being thrown back and forth.
At the end there were hundreds Bunrley on the pitch and Cardiff lot were getting whacked back off the fence by the police.
Some Cardiff players got attacked and the fans were fuming.

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CCFC view:
I was at this game,cardiff massed before game at a pub on the roundabout and a convoy of coaches and mini buses were escorted to the game.Lively in the ground,with burnley on the pitch chucking all sorts at us.After the game a load of mini buses were parked on the hard-shoulder just off the motorway as a handful of burnley had stoned them and ran off down the banking.Cardiff fans caught 1 of them,gave him a few smacks,bundled him into a mini bus and took him all the way back home(chucking him off at newport).Mad as f**k watching city back then,but by far the best times ever."LONG LOST DAYS"

Cardiff

Hibernian FC - Celtic Glasgow - 28/11/1987

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A massive away support of over 10,000 travelled to the capital, which meant that the crowd far exceeded the 23,500 capacity attendance quoted, and kick off was delayed by 13 minutes. Once everybody had safely taken to their spot on the terraces, Celtic turned on the style with a sublime performance.Their phenomenal start to the game was rewarded in the 21st minute as Paul McStay and Frank McAvennie combined brilliantly, with the latter shooting past Andy Goram from 12 yards.

Andy Walker had a great opportunity to double Celtic’s advantage before the break, but Celtic headed into the half time interval with a solitary goal advantage and a huge roar of approval from their adoring fans. During the break, according to one Celtic Soccer Crew member, there was discussion among some Celtic hooligans about when they would deploy a weapon on the unsuspecting Hibs fans. The story goes that a CS gas cannister had been acquired by a member of the firm during a recent trip to watch Celtic against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Cup. The said member had supplied the hooligan group with the missile that morning and the Celtic Soccer Crew would have seen an opportunity to earn a major coup against one of Britain’s most feared hooligan outfits.

The second half begun without incident. Pat Bonner made a string of superb saves to keep Hibernian’s Paul Kane at bay, but proceedings were about to be adjourned in the 62nd minute. A loud boom rang out and gas swept along the East terrace of Easter Road. Suddenly, people started spilling on to the pitch to take refuge and eyes began to burn and stream throughout the ground. The Celtic Soccer Crew had fired a CS gas cannister, which they later claimed was a smoke bomb, into the Hibs support housed closest to the away end. A cloud of panic hung over the stadium as supporters were treated on the field and 45 fans were taken to hospital. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries and the worst of the casualties was a 77-year old man, who had broken his ribs in the chaos that followed the explosion of the cannister.



The match was delayed for almost 20 minutes and upon the restart, the flow of the game had gone. The contest simmered out to a vital 1-0 victory for the Celts, which put them back to the top of the table as Hearts had lost 3-2 at Ibrox that afternoon.

Riotous scenes broke out outside of the stadium, as the Capital City Service sought revenge on the away support. The vast majority of the Celtic contingent had been disgusted by what had happened, but ultimately became victims in the crossfire of a brawl between the Capital City Service and the Celtic Soccer Crew on Easter Road.

Half a dozen people were arrested over the incident, with one man being held in prison on remand for 16 weeks prior to a high court appearance. By the time of the trial in February 1988, two twin brothers, who had been at the scene, were also arrested and due to stand before the judges. The trial lasted a few days before the supplier and thrower of the gas cannister received substantial sentences, whilst the other six accused walked free.

The incident remains something that most Celtic fans look back on with a sense of embarrassment.