19th Century Attendances

Fallowfield

In the dingy nineteenth century towns the proletariat found little opportunity for enjoyment.

Eric Dunning

In terms of social class, crowds at Football League matches were predominantly drawn from the skilled working and lower-middle classes... Social groups below that level were largely excluded by the admission price...the Football League, quite possibly in a deliberate attempt to limit the access of poorer (and thus supposedly "rowdier") supporters, raised the minimum adult male admission price...

Dave Russell 

ENGLAND

season	FA Cup Final	England v Scotland	Football League Clubs
			Highest Average	Highest
1871-72	2,000 The Oval, London
1872-73	3,000 Lillie Bridge, London	2,500 to 4,000 The Oval, London
1873-74	2,000 The Oval, London
1874-75	…quite 1,000 (1) Replay=unknown The Oval, London	2,000 The Oval, London
1875-76	3,500 1,500 The Oval, London
1876-77	3000 The Oval, London	2,000 to 3,000  The Oval, London
1877-78	4,500 The Oval, London
1878-79	a much larger company than been seen at Kennington Oval in the present season The Oval, London	4,500 The Oval, London
1879-80	Upwards of 2,000 The Oval, London
1880-81	c. 4,000 The Oval, London	8,500 The Oval, London
1881-82	6,000 The Oval, London
1882-83	c. 7,000 The Oval, London	7,000 Bramall Lane, Sheffield
1883-84	12,000 The Oval, London
1884-85	12,500 The Oval, London	8,000 The Oval, London
1885-86	15,000 The Oval, London
	12,000 Racecourse, Derby
1886-87	15,500 The Oval, London	12,000 Leamington Street, Blackburn
1887-88	19,000 The Oval, London
1888-89	27,000 The Oval, London	10,000 The Oval, London	7,260 Anfield, Liverpool (2)	15,000 (Preston North End) Anfield, Liverpool
1889-90	20,000 The Oval, London		10,110 Anfield, Liverpool	18,000 (Preston North End) Anfield, Liverpool
1890-91	23,000 The Oval, London	10,000 Ewood Park, Blackburn	11,375 Anfield, Liverpool	16,000 (Accrington & Preston North End) Anfield, Liverpool
1891-92	25,000 The Oval, London		10,730 Anfield, Liverpool	16,000 (Blackburn Rovers, Accrington & Preston North End) Anfield, Liverpool
1892-93	45,000 (3) Fallowfield Athletics Stadium,  Manchester	16,000 Richmond Athletic Ground, London	13,230 Goodison Park, Liverpool	27,500 (Preston North End) Goodison Park, Liverpool
1893-94	37,000 (4) Goodison Park, Liverpool		13,520 Goodison Park, Liverpool	27,500 (Sunderland) Goodison Park, Liverpool
1894-95	42,560 Crystal Palace, London	42,500 Goodison Park, Liverpool	17,420 Goodison Park, Liverpool	35,000 (Sunderland) Goodison Park, Liverpool
1895-96	48,836 Crystal Palace, London		16,080 Goodison Park, Liverpool	30,000 (Aston Villa) Goodison Park, Liverpool
1896-97	65,891 Crystal Palace, London	33,715 Crystal Palace, London	15,840 Goodison Park, Liverpool	40,000 (Liverpool) Goodison Park, Liverpool
1897-98	62,017 Crystal Palace, London		17,390 Villa Park, Birmingham	50,000 (Sheffield United) Villa Park, Birmingham
1898-99	73,833 Crystal Palace, London	25,590 Villa Park, Birmingham	23,045 Villa Park, Birmingham	41,000 (Liverpool) Villa Park, Birmingham
1899-1900	68,945 Crystal Palace, London		18,765 Villa Park, Birmingham	60,000 (Sunderland) Villa Park, Birmingham

(1) Italicised estimates come from contemporary press reports 

(2) Anfield was Everton's ground at this time

(3) Chaotic scenes: official attendance was 45,000, there were probably 60,000 in the ground, affecting the progress of the match.

(4) Again, the official figure. Probably far more in attendance. 

For the League highest the visitors are shown in brackets.

Crystal Palace

SCOTLAND

season	Scottish Cup Final	Scotland v England	League Clubs
			Highest  Average	Highest
1871-72		5,000 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
1872-73
1873-74	2,500 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow	4,000 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
1874-75	7,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1875-76	6,000 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow	12,000 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
	10,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1876-77	8,000 15,000 12,000 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
1877-78	5,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow	10,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1878-79	9,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1879-80	4,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow	12,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1880-81	15,000 10,000 Kinning Park Glasgow
1881-82	12,500 14,000 Cathkin Park, Glasgow	10,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1882-83	15,000 12,000 Hampden Park 1, Glasgow
1883-84		10,000 Cathkin Park, Glasgow
1884-85	3,000 5,500 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow
1885-86	7,000 Cathkin Park, Glasgow	11,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow
1886-87	15,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow
1887-88	10,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow	16,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow
1888-89	17,000 13,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow
1889-90	11,000 13,000 Ibrox Park, Glasgow	26,379 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow
1890-91	10,836 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow		5,673 Rangers	12,000 Rangers (Dumbarton)
1891-92	40,000 26,000 Ibrox Park, Glasgow	20,000 Ibrox Park, Glasgow	7,636 Celtic	16,000 Celtic (Heart of Midlothian)
1892-93	18,771 13,239 Ibrox Park, Glasgow		9,111 Celtic	15,000 Celtic (Renton)
1893-94	17,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow	45,107 Celtic Park, Glasgow	7,188 Celtic	14,000 Celtic (Leith Athletic)
1894-95	10,000 Ibrox Park, Glasgow		7,889 Celtic	24,000 Celtic (Heart of Midlothian)
1895-96	17,034 Logie Green, Edinburgh	51,345/56,500 Celtic Park, Glasgow	10,367 Celtic	25,500 Celtic (Rangers)
1896-97	14,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow		11,333 Celtic	25,000 Celtic (Heart of Midlothian)
1897-98	13,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow	40,000 Celtic Park, Glasgow	13,056 Celtic	50,000 Celtic (Rangers)
1898-99	25,000 Hampden Park 2, Glasgow		12,241 Celtic	44,868 Celtic (Rangers)
1899-1900	15,000 Ibrox Park, Glasgow	63,000 Celtic Park, Glasgow	11,889 Rangers	48,000 Rangers (Celtic)

For the League highest the visitors are shown in brackets.

Celtic Park

La maravilla elástica

Ángel Bossio played for the Buenos Aires club Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, joining River Plate in 1931.
He played for Argentina 21 times between 1927 and 1935.
He made 1 appearance in the 1927 South American Championships, 5 appearances at the 1928 Olympic games , 3 appearances in the 1929  South American Championships and 3 at the 1930 World Cup.
Bossio was unexpectedly replaced for the semi final (by Juan Bottaso).
Bossio was known as La maravilla elástica (the elastic marvel) due to his agility.

May 1913

 La Vie au Grand Air 

In May 1913 the French team Red Star (known at the time as Red Star Amical) played hosts to Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham had finished the season in 17th place in the First Division. Red Star had come second in Ligue de Football Association.

01.05.13 Paris Red Star 1 2 Tottenham Hotspur
04.05.13 Paris Red Star 0 9 Tottenham Hotspur  

 La Vie au Grand Air 

In the first match Red Star were 1-0 up. Their outstanding player, celebrating his 21st birthday, was goalkeeper Pierre Chayriguès. Tottenham came back to win 2-1 despite the dubious efforts of a (local) referee who disallowed 4 goals. 

In the rematch Tottenham were comfortable winners by 9-0. 

José Nasazzi and women (#1)

27.07.1930. Students from the  Instituto Normal de Señoritas present José Nasazzi and  Milutin Ivkovic with bouquets before the Uruguay vs Yugoslavia match... 

The Yugoslavian players look very keen.

They never die who live in the hearts they leave behind.

Among the galaxy of talented goalkeepers whom Celtic have had, the late lamented John Thomson was the greatest. 

 Willie Maley

	Celtic		Scotland	Scottish League	total
	League	Cup
Appearances	163	25	4	4	196
Clean sheets	57	7	3	0	67

Schalker Kreisel

Passing and retaining possession are fetishes in the modern game. Possession statistics are revered as evidence of a teams worth. We played the better football... even if we lost.
 Kreisel is often translated as 'spinning top'- gyroscope is more correct- and was used as a term to describe the short interpassing play of Schalke 04.
The term was first used in 1925.
The style originated with the brothers Fred and Hans Ballmann . Their parents had emigrated to the UK and during the 1914-18 war the family was interned. On returning to Germany in 1920 the Ballman brothers could hardly speak German, but they played football in a distinctive manner that they considered to be the Scottish Style- short, sharp flat passing.
Schalke were criticised for sometimes being over elaborate and 'forgetting' to score - one player remembered 'we would put the ball in the net if there was no one to pass to...'
The Third Reich Era saw Schalke dominating German football. They won the Gauliga Westfalen 11 times in succession NEVER LOSING A HOME GAME! Much of this comes outside our era - but they did win the national championships in 1933–34, 1934–35 and 1936–37, They also won the cup (Tschammerpokal) in 1937.

Another depiction of the Kreisel- Schalke 04 players as spiders in their web.