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New Anniesland Centenary


Continuing our trawl through the archives the attached photos show
1--the Inter city of 1925 at New Anniesland where the crowd of 8000 was described as disappointing
2 An Accie High School F.P. match of that vintage

In one of the matches of that time Glasgow Accies faced the legendary Eric Liddell one of the Chariots of Fire who was playing for Edinburgh University
He went on to win Olympic Gold in 1924 in Paris over 400 metres

This article was originally posted on 12-May-2005, 14:23 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 12-May-2005, 14:26.





Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell

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