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The late 1960s - and football hooliganism reaches the home of Newcastle United

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St James' Park was not immune from the first strains of this new-style football. Newcastle United hosted Celtic in a friendly game on February 17, 1968. A crowd of just under 39,000 descended on Gallowgate for the 3pm game. There were a string of arrests during the match, and afterwards, major trouble erupted.

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The late 1960s - and football hooliganism reaches the home of Newcastle United

This week 55 years ago trouble flared when Newcastle United hosted Celtic in a 'friendly' at St James' Park during an era marked by the rise of football violence

·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Chronicle Live broke the news in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
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