Crushed Barriers/Ibrox Stadium 1971

Crushed barriers at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, where 66 people died after the crowd disaster which followed the Rangers-Celtic match. A further 66 were injured in the worst football tragedy in British history. * 01/01/2001: Their deaths, in one of Britain's worst sporting disaster, are to be remembered at a special service when a bronze memorial statue will be unveiled as a permanent reminder of the tragedy. The accident happened just minutes before the end of the game as Rangers supporters began to leave their home ground, many hoping to avoid the rush caused by the 80,000 capacity stadium emptying in just 20 minutes. A total of 66 people died and 100 were injured in a crush on Stairway 13, a steep passage taking fans down from the terraces. *020101 the scene at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow after a crush on the terraces at the end of a Rangers-Celtic game left 66 fans dead. Their deaths, in one of Britain's worst sporting disaster, are to be remembered at a special service Tuesday when a bronze memorial statue will be unveiled as a permanent reminder of the tragedy. The accident happened just minutes before the end of the game as Rangers supporters began to leave their home ground, many hoping to avoid the rush caused by the 80,000 capacity stadium emptying in just 20 minutes. A total of 66 people died and 100 were injured in a crush on Stairway 13, a steep passage taking fans down from the terraces.