SPORTING MEMORIES

When superstar footballers Best, Charlton and Stiles came to Glasgow to take on Celtic

MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS AT THE NORTH BRITISH HOTEL IN GLASGOW . JACK CHARLTON , GEORGE BEST AND NOBBY STILES .

STAFF PIC TAKEN BY ARTHUR KINLOCH 5/8/1966
MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS AT THE NORTH BRITISH HOTEL IN GLASGOW . JACK CHARLTON , GEORGE BEST AND NOBBY STILES . STAFF PIC TAKEN BY ARTHUR KINLOCH 5/8/1966
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SUPERSTAR footballers Jack Charlton, George Best and Nobby Stiles were in Glasgow as part of a pre-season friendly series in August 1966.

While Celtic demolished Manchester United 4-0 in theirs, Rangers won 2-0 against Arsenal.

Glasgow Times: Jimmy Johnstone and his bride Agnes
11th June 1966

Before glossy mags turned celebrity weddings into publicity-fests, the nuptials of footballers were still lapped up by newspaper readers – here’s Jimmy Johnstone and his beautiful bride Agnes in June, 1966.

Glasgow Times: CELTIC V LIVERPOOL 14TH APRIL 1966
RONNIE SIMPSON PUNCHES CLEAR

That same year, our photographers captured Celtic in action taking on Liverpool (Ronnie Simpson pictured punching clear) and Jim Baxter of Rangers was snapped in action.

Glasgow Times: Rangers' Jim Baxter in action in 1966

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