Johnny Morrissey roughing up Newcastle United's keeper Willie McFaul, with a nice elbow during a league fixture held at Goodison Park in 1968 in a 1-0 win HK the scorer for us -
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Before the Chords behind the goals In the 60s I don't think there was.I think the Lower Gwladys had a standing limit of 14,000 in the 80s after reductions then to meet new H&S regulations and maybe a few thousand more in the 70s and before. Going back to the old Goodison Rd terrace, I'd say that was nearly half as big again as the Lower Gwladys. Was there an official limit then?
Many a time at the turnstiles kids were lifted over them by parents & friends without the click of the turnstile.... the gates were massive in the early to mid 1960's so cramped on the terraces your hands were stuck in your pockets - plus urine used to stream down the aisles...... a full house was a full house sometimes fans locked outside waiting to see the last ten minutes when the exit doors opened -Before the Chords behind the goals In the 60s I don't think there was.
iirc, in The Gwladys there were simple turnstile counters linked to a bell to give a Full Up...no doubt easily muted or over-ridable, due the to the cash, aka, fiddle, nature of the whole operation...hence the weekly joke with the announced attendances.
Which again iirc, they only started announcing post game once the new stand was built...*taps nose, wink wink say no more etc
Allegedly, there would be 2 'capacity' figures.
1) as many as you can get in
2) what you actually declare.
2a) and a totally unrelated amount that actually went in the bank