Worst violence at the Goldstone ?

[T soprano]

1984
The 44th anniversary of the start of World War II was marked in Brighton by a day of vioence, when the home team met Chelsea. Fans rampaged the Goldstone Road ground, and smashed a goal crossbar when they invaded the pitch. * Eight policemen were hospitalised.

Or maybe Spurs in 78 which led to the fences being put up around the Goldstone

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I recall West Ham causing chaos in the North Stand. Only time I got hurt at football. But might not have been as widespread as that Chelsea game.

 

[The Wookiee]

I thought the Chelsea invasion was September 1983 ?

 

[desprateseagull]

i vaguely remember pompey fans invading the pitch, at one game.. soon chased back by the north stand massiv?

 

[T soprano]

I thought the Chelsea invasion was September 1983 ?

Pretty sure it was 84 Wookiee

My opening post was copied from a link on the internet that said it was 84
Might have been the 83/84 season our first back in Div 2 I think

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Bombing of our ground by the Germans?

 

[The Wookiee]

Pretty sure it was 84 Wookiee

My opening post was copied from a link on the internet that said it was 84
Might have been the 83/84 season our first back in Div 2 I think

Think they got it wrong, the other clue is the 44 year anniversary of the start of the Second World War !!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

i vaguely remember pompey fans invading the pitch, at one game.. soon chased back by the north stand massiv?

The FA Cup tie in '92? Edwards scored the winner and there were lots of Portsmouth in the North Stand.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Pretty sure it was 84 Wookiee

My opening post was copied from a link on the internet that said it was 84
Might have been the 83/84 season our first back in Div 2 I think

It was September 1983 for goodness sake. The 3rd actually .

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Oxford 1984 and in Hove Park after.

 

[El Presidente]

I thought the Chelsea invasion was September 1983 ?

Correct. First Saturday home game of the season, we lost 2-1, and they had Chris Hutchins encouraging their mob when he was warming up as a sub.

 

[T soprano]

It was September 1983 for goodness sake. The 3rd actually .

Think they got it wrong, the other clue is the 44 year anniversary of the start of the Second World War !!

Bloody T-internet

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Northampton 1988 rings a bell for some reason . And in 1983 or 84 one yes ONE Man City can got in the North Stand and every Albion scarpered .

 

[El Presidente]

Birmingham last game of season at home, when they left the away pen and invaded by through the west stand.

 

[pipkin112]

Oxford 1984 and in Hove Park after.

That game cost me a few quid.

 

[Hugh'sDad]

On the same day as the Bradford fire, I took junior to the Goldstone (he wasn't quite 5) and there was a massive break in involving Sheffield United Supporters....the pitch was invaded, fences pulled down, and the two sets were charging at each other on the field.

We were in the South stand next to the rosser control box......they were packed in and peering out at punters like me, who was bricking it in charge of my kid.
Bradford naturally overshadowed this nonsense, or it would have made national news, I'm sure.

 

[T soprano]

Palace for me in 84 or was it 85 might have been 86 when we won 1-0 or was it 2-0

 

[bhawoddy]

Birmingham last game of season at home, when they left the away pen and invaded by through the west stand.

Remember it well. Was standing with my dad in lower west when they came charging through the terrace.

 

[Taybha]

The worst violence at the Goldstone without a shadow of a doubt was caused by Brighton fans themselves unless i missed something worse than 27-04-96 , saying that i doubt very much if we would even have a club if that had not happend , its a funny old game .

 

[Return of the Rev]

Birmingham last game of season at home, when they left the away pen and invaded by through the west stand.

Didn't get very far though did they