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Interesting bit of old news! It was a Burnley vSunderland game at the Turf in 1953 I think.

A small wall collapsed injuring many a fan.The police commended the Sunderland fans on their behaviour saying that they were the best they'd had down here in years.There was a record crowd at the time of 53000.
 
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Burnley V. Sunderland-January 1953- a wall collapse at the Bee Hole End stops the Cup-Tie match. About 20 injured, but referee W H E Evans (referee from Liverpool) checks the time to be added-because the "show must go on" At that time it was a post war record gate of 53,000. Burnley's Chief Constable wrote to the Sunderland Chief Constable to say that the Sunderland Supporters had been the best behaved crowd to come to Burnley for many years.
Credit: Burnley Civic Trust
 
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Burnley V. Sunderland-January 1953- a wall collapse at the Bee Hole End stops the Cup-Tie match. About 20 injured, but referee W H E Evans (referee from Liverpool) checks the time to be added-because the "show must go on" At that time it was a post war record gate of 53,000. Burnley's Chief Constable wrote to the Sunderland Chief Constable to say that the Sunderland Supporters had been the best behaved crowd to come to Burnley for many years.
Credit: Burnley Civic Trust
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paulifos said:
16825870_1437056119647415_3384014122295027017_o.jpg

Interesting bit of old news! It was a Burnley vSunderland game at the Turf in 1953 I think.

A small wall collapsed injuring many a fan.The police commended the Sunderland fans on their behaviour saying that they were the best they'd had down here in years.There was a record crowd at the time of 53000.
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Was the wall collapse not caused by our young uns hoying beer about at half time?;)
 
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Burnley V. Sunderland-January 1953- a wall collapse at the Bee Hole End stops the Cup-Tie match. About 20 injured, but referee W H E Evans (referee from Liverpool) checks the time to be added-because the "show must go on" At that time it was a post war record gate of 53,000. Burnley's Chief Constable wrote to the Sunderland Chief Constable to say that the Sunderland Supporters had been the best behaved crowd to come to Burnley for many years.
Credit: Burnley Civic Trust
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Interesting thanks for posting
 
Great photo.

What a time it must've been if you were employed in the hat trade.

Also very publicly spirited of the Chuckle Brothers getting mucked in with the St Johns Ambulance.
 
paulifos said:
Burnley V. Sunderland-January 1953- a wall collapse at the Bee Hole End stops the Cup-Tie match. About 20 injured, but referee W H E Evans (referee from Liverpool) checks the time to be added-because the "show must go on" At that time it was a post war record gate of 53,000. Burnley's Chief Constable wrote to the Sunderland Chief Constable to say that the Sunderland Supporters had been the best behaved crowd to come to Burnley for many years.
Credit: Burnley Civic Trust
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Hillsborough was an account waiting to happpen.
 
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