
Originally Posted by
57vintage
25 February 1978.
The filth won the league by two points more than us, the number neither deducted from them nor the number they may have dropped had their beasts not taken over the pitch, intimidating the Motherwell players. They were fined a token sum. Sweep sweep sweep?.
MOTHERWELL -VS- RANGERS
In a match at Fir Park in February 1978, Motherwell were up 2-0 and cruising thanks to goals from Vic Davidson and Jimmy O?Rourke. Obviously upset with how the game was panning out, a large portion of the visiting support invaded the pitch and refused to leave forcing the play to be halted and the players to leave the pitch. When play eventually resumed, the atmosphere had been altered significantly to the effect that Rangers and an inspired Derek Johnstone put five past ?Well goalkeeper Stuart Rennie to win comfortably. The SFA investigated the matter and incredibly, allowed the result to stand.