Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Jan. 01, 1971 - 66 Die in the Worst Disaster in the History of British Football at IBROX park in Glasgow: 66 Fans were killed and another 108 were in hospital early today after Britain's worst ever soccer disaster. it happened yesterday at Ibrox park, . Glasgow after the traditional New year game between Glasgow Rangers and Celtic. as the 80, 000 fans were leaving the ground, somebody fell on top, and it snowballed until a crush barrier collapsed, Most of those who died were trampled on and suffocated. Photo Shows Jock Wallace, the Glasgow Rangers Coach, helps to carry one of the injured to a waiting Ambulance after yesterday's Soccer Disaster in Glasgow
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