Your Old Stadium

[Jacksgranda]

Here's a few different sets of highlights of Dundee at different games:

Tannadice 1964:

Muirton 1962:

There's much more on the Youtube link including our trips to Albania in black and white from 2003 and others.

Extended highlights of our game vs Perugia too. Check out their line-up, a few players who went on to become big stars!

Some crowds

[Desert Nomad]

Here's a few different sets of highlights of Dundee at different games:

Tannadice 1964:

Muirton 1962:

There's much more on the Youtube link including our trips to Albania in black and white from 2003 and others.

Extended highlights of our game vs Perugia too. Check out their line-up, a few players who went on to become big stars!

Your old stadium...

That Dundee v Perugia game was played exactly as the stadium is now.

[Ludo*1]

Your old stadium...

That Dundee v Perugia game was played exactly as the stadium is now.

Can you read? I threw that in merely for people to check the Perugia side. It was an aside if you will. I don't think that's too particularly difficult to understand.

[Willie Gibson]

[TheScarf]

Definite push there by the guy on the left.

[invergowrie arab]

Why is the box shaped like tits

[forever_blue]

Why is the box shaped like tits

looks like they have a goalie for each tit aswell

is the ref wearing a suit

Edited March 12, 2014 by forever_blue

[Highlandmagyar]

In those days "referees" were called umpires, taken from cricket, when so many clubs were born from cricket clubs as a way of having a winter sport to play. Also notice that the " penalty box" line runs from touchline to touchline.

There was basically a free for all in encroachment on a penalty award. You basically rugby scrum the penalty taker.

Eventually modified to what we know today, as well as a "D" on the edge of the area to ensure an appropriate distance for the kicker to remain unimpeded, as a penalty wasn't really penalising the offender.

[jagfox]

I think I read that there were two umpires ( one for each half)and one line judge in the early days of football?

[HibeeJibee]

I think I read that there were two umpires ( one for each half)and one line judge in the early days of football?

I think (not 100%) there were initially 2 umpires... 1 from each club... who had to agree on decisions. This was of course a total nightmare, so they were relegated to linesmen with 1 neutral referee added. Later the linesmen too became neutral officials, although I think (but again not 100%) this happened much later - e.g. post-WWI in SFL Division 2?

Definite push there by the guy on the left.

Not if John Beaton's great-grandfather was officiating...

Edited March 12, 2014 by HibeeJibee

[HibeeJibee]

Why is the box shaped like tits

Remember that at first the football field only had the 4 boundary lines, the centre-spot, and centre-circle.

Originally, the 6yd box was measured from each post. It was known as "kidney-shaped". It, corner quadrants, and the halfway line arrived in 1887. Notice however the apparent lack of any corner quadrant in that photo (infact is there a flag?).

Originally crossbars were tape, not solid, btw.

Penalties began in 1891 with a 12yd line across the whole field. You could take your penalty from anywhere on that line - other players withdrawing to a 'retreat line' at 18yd.

Current arrangements adopted 1902 (except 'the D' = 1937).

Edited March 12, 2014 by HibeeJibee

[forever_blue]

Remember that at first the football field only had the 4 boundary lines, the centre-spot, and centre-circle.

Originally, the 6yd box was measured from each post. It was known as "kidney-shaped". It, corner quadrants, and the halfway line arrived in 1887. Notice however the apparent lack of any corner quadrant in that photo (infact is there a flag?).

Originally crossbars were tape, not solid, btw.

Penalties began in 1891 with a 12yd line across the whole field. You could take your penalty from anywhere on that line - other players withdrawing to a 'retreat line' at 18yd.

Current arrangements adopted 1902 (except 'the D' = 1937).

rumour has it granny danger was at both games in this post

Edited March 14, 2014 by forever_blue

[7-2]

Scottish football's obviously come a long way since that pic. We now only keep the ball 25 feet in the air as opposed to the 30 then.

[7-2]

1 neutral referee added. Later the linesmen too became neutral officials,

This sounds like a great idea. I wonder if they'll ever get round to introducing them here.

[invergowrie arab]

In the varsity rugby match the linesmen are still an official from each side in.full kit plus blazer. I'm sure it was that way in internationals up until the 80s

[Sergeant Wilson]

rumour has it granny danger was at both games in this post

Aye, The Phoenix lifted him over.

[tamthebam]

this is Meadowbank..... before Meadowbank! In the top half is Marionville Road and the patch of ground in the foreground is where the current pitch is. In the 2nd picture the pitch you can just see in the bottom right is, I think, "New Meadowbank" which was laid out by the Edinburgh Junior FA after they moved from Bathgate Park which became the New Street Bus Garage.

Pictures taken in 1932.

[~~~]

Celtic Park is almost unrecognisable.

[~~~]

Here is some history about our alternative plans to built a new stadium at Cambuslang under the old board

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Celtic+Park+-+Cambuslang+site+plans

[Lyle Lanley]