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A true Celtic fan? Im not sure, not on the same level as you guys, so I guess not.

Sean's being so nice about it I feel guilty for being so passive-aggressive. Sorry Sean.

My friends, please stay on topic.

Battle of Britain: A Non Old Firm History


Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Everton (0-1, 2-0)
1962-63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round
Everton made their first appearance in European competition, and after their first continental opponents from Greece withdrew from the competition, they faced Dunfermline. The Pars had reached the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup the previous season, but narrowly lost the first leg of the tie at Goodison Park through a goal from Dennis Stevens in front of 40,000 spectators. However, Jock Stein’s Dunfermline managed to overturn the single goal deficit at East End Park, and prevailed 2-1 on aggregate following a 2-0 victory in front of over 20,000 fans.

Kilmarnock 1 – 6 Everton (0-2, 1-4)
1964-65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round
Kilmarnock were far less successful than Dunfermline when they faced the Goodison Park side two years later. Goals from Temple and Morrisey gave Everton a two goal cushion in the first leg at Rugby Park, and although McIlroy gave Killie hope in the second leg by giving them an early lead, Everton replied with four goals of their own to give them a comfortable aggregate victory of 6-1.

Kilmarnock 2 – 4 Leeds United (2-4, 0-0)
1966-67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Final
The Rugby Park outfit faired much better against the mighty Leeds United, who had just finished runners up in the English top division, and would later go on to win the Fairs Cup in 67/68. The damage was done to Killie in the first half of the first leg at Elland Road, as Leeds scored four goals, with Rod Belfitt netting a hat-trick past Scottish international goalkeeper Bobby Ferguson, who was soon to join West Ham United for a record fee for a goalkeeper of £60,000. Kilmarnock scored two goals of their own, but could only manage a goalless draw at Rugby Park, and Leeds went on to the final – only to lose out to Dinamo Zagreb.

Dundee 1-2 Leeds United (1-1, 0-1)
1967-68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Final
On their way to winning the Fairs Cup, Leeds once again met Scottish opposition, and once more it was at the Semi-Final stage. Dundee, a side that included a young Jocky Scott, went behind at Dens Park in the first leg to a 26th minute strike from Paul Madeley. But it took just 10 minutes for Bobby Wilson to level the match, which ended 1-1. The return leg at Elland Road was equally as close, and the tie was only settled with 10 minutes remaining when Eddie Gray fired Leeds into the final – where they would defeat Hungarian side Ferencváros to win their first European trophy.

Hibernian 1-2 Leeds United (0-1, 1-1)
1967-68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Third Round
Eventual Fairs Cup winners in 1967/68 Leeds United faced Hibs in the Third Round, and won the first leg at Elland Road 1-0 thanks to a 4th minute goal by Eddie Gray. Hibs striker Colin Stein had a goal ruled out by the linesman, after the referee had initially given the goal. At Easter Road in the return leg, Hibs equalised on aggregate through Colin Stein, also in the 4th minute. But Jackie Charlton broke the hearts of the Hibs fans when he scored the winning goal with just 6 minutes remaining.

Greenock Morton 3 – 9 Chelsea (0-5, 3-4)
1968-69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round
After finishing 6th in Scotland’s top division in 1967–68 Morton qualified for European competition for the first, and to date only, time. They fell at the first hurdle, and were soundly beaten by Chelsea, 5-0 at Stamford Bridge before they regained some pride with a narrow 4-3 loss at Cappielow.

Dunfermline 1 – 0 West Brom (0-0, 1-0)
1968-69 Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final
Dunfermline continued their impressive form against English opposition as they defeated Midlands club West Bromich Albion over two legs. Following a goalless draw in Scotland, the Pars progressed after an impressive 1-0 victory at the Hawthorns. Dunfermline were then beaten in the Semi-Finals of the tournament against Slovan Bratislava, but this was the furthest the Pars had ever been in continental competition.

Dundee United 1 – 3 Newcastle United (0-1, 1-2)
1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round
Newcastle United, who were the holders of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup at that time, began their defence of the trophy at Tannadice against Dundee United. A Wyn Davies double gave the English side a two goal lead, before Scott pulled one back for the home side with 13 minutes remaining. An injury time Dyson goal at St James’ Park put the tie beyond the Scots.

Hibernian 0 – 3 Liverpool (0-1, 0-2)
1970-71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Third Round
The first leg of this tie, played at Easter Road, was decided by a single goal from Welshman, and future Real Madrid manager, John Toshack. The goal came with just 15 minutes remaining, in front of over 30,000 fans in Edinburgh. The tie was put beyond the Hibees at Anfield, as the English team won 2-0 with goals coming from Steve Heighway and Phil Boersma. Liverpool were managed by the legendary Bill Shankly at the time.

Aberdeen 2 – 5 Tottenham (1-1, 1-4)
1973-74 UEFA Cup Second Round
Spurs met Scottish opposition for the second time in Europe, following a Cup Winners Cup victory against Rangers 11 years prior to this clash, and eventually ran out comfortable victors over Aberdeen. The home leg at Pittodrie ended 1-1, giving Aberdeen hope for the trip to White Hart Lane. But the English side proved too strong at home, and hammered the Dons 4-1 in London.

Hibernian 0 – 0 Leeds United (0-0, 0-0 – Leeds won 5-4 on penalty kicks)
1973-74 UEFA Cup Second Round
The 1973/74 UEFA Cup Second Round threw up a rare occurrence as there was two ‘Battle of Britain’ ties between Scottish and English clubs. Hibs travelled to Elland Road for the first leg of this tie, and won a lot of admirers with their display against Leeds United. Their plan to attack the English League leaders raised quite a few eyebrows among the media, but apparently Jimmy Hill had nothing but praise for the Scots’ display. They returned to Easter Road with a credible goalless draw, but after an identical scoreline in the second leg, Leeds prevailed 5-4 on penalty kicks.

Aberdeen 0 – 5 Liverpool (0-1, 0-4)
1980/81 European Cup Second Round
The champions of Scotland met the champions of England in this clash, but sadly for Aberdeen it ended in an emphatic victory for the Anfield side. A one goal win at Pittodrie was followed up with a resounding 4-0 victory in Liverpool, with goals in the second leg coming from a Willie Miller own goal, Phil Neal and Scots Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen. Liverpool would go on to win the tournament, defeating Real Madrid in the final.

Aberdeen 4 – 2 Ipswich Town (1-1, 3-1)
1981/82 UEFA Cup First Round
The following season, after losing their Scottish league crown, the Dons faced Ipswich Town in their first European tie of the new campaign. The league runners-up fared much better against the Tractor boys than they did against Liverpool though. After a 1-1 draw in Ipswich, Aberdeen prevailed 3-1 at Pittodrie to go through on aggregate. The victory was made all the more impressive due to the fact that Ipswich were actually the defending UEFA Cup champions at the time.

Dundee United 4 – 5 Manchester United (2-2, 2-3)
1984/85 UEFA Cup Third Round
The last occasion that a non Old Firm side faced English opposition, and a tie that Dundee United came very close to winning. Goals from Paul Sturrock and Paul Hegarty earned the Tangerines a respectable 2-2 draw at Old Trafford in the first leg, with a Gordon Strachan penalty and Bryan Robson strike giving Man United 1-0 and then 2-1 leads. But in a five goal thriller at Tannadice the Red Devils won 3-2 to progress to the next round. The Manchester club again went into the lead on two occasions, through goals from Mark Hughes and a Gary McGinnis own goal, but the home team once again pulled the game level each time, goals coming from Davie Dodds and then Hegarty. But this time there would be a winning goal, and it came for the English side when Dutch midfielder Arnold Mühren won the tie with 12 minutes to go.

Heart of Midlothian 0 – 5 Tottenham Hotspur (0-5, 0-0)
2011/12 Europa League Play-Off
Tynecastle was rocking ahead of this tie, but the optimism amongst the Hearts supporters was quickly dampened as Spurs ran riot in Gorgie. With just 5 minutes played Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart capitalised on a slack Zaliukas clearance to slot his side into the lead. The home defence was cut open again as Defoe added a second, before young Jake Livermore made it 3-0 with under half an hour played. The hosts were shell-shocked, although they recovered slightly early in the second half when they at last began to compete with the London side. But the class of Tottenham was just too much and Gareth Bale made it 4-0, before Aaron Lennon completed the rout late in the second half with number 5.
Hearts then travelled to White Hart Lane with nothing more than pride to play for. With the tie effectively over after the 5-0 thumping in Edinburgh, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp elected to rest many of his key players for this match. It was a largely inexperienced Spurs side, although Hearts manager Paulo Sergio also freshened his team up and gave some players a run out. A magnificent travelling support was rewarded with a respectable result as Hearts drew 0-0, managing to regain some pride after the first leg. The main talking point in the match came in the first half when Jamie MacDonald saved a Harry Kane penalty. The Hearts player would become the only visiting goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at White Hart Lane for the entire 2011/12 season.

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In 6 ties against Scottish clubs, Liverpool have only lost once - when Celtic beat them in 2003 on their way to UEFA Cup final.

What time is kick off

Cam wrote:What time is kick off

LOL

Maestro, leave me alone, fucking hell...

It's either 7:45 or 8:05 and the build up is taking ages

Cam wrote:Maestro, leave me alone, fucking hell...

It's either 7:45 or 8:05 and the build up is taking ages

Calm down Cameron

What did I say that was so fucking funny then?

Cam wrote:What did I say that was so fucking funny then?

lol

Yeah, I knew you would do that, shame I don't give a fuck

Maestro

Kick off 7:45

All that anime has made you soft Cam

Andy calm your pants

Cam don't be such a fragile little uptight cunt Crying because I said lol

I'm not crying, I'm just telling you to fuck off

Cam wrote:I'm not crying, I'm just telling you to fuck off

lol

Lucas having a laugh with Brendan

Everybody is so mean on this forum.

Cam why do you always PM people?

Bushido wrote:Everybody is so mean on this forum.

Shut up.

Harrold wrote:

Bushido wrote:Everybody is so mean on this forum.

Shut up.

Ted wrote:Cam why do you always PM people?

It's better to PM and get it sorted through that instead of flooding up the forum with people arguing and gathering attention. It's quite obvious actually.

Ted wrote:Cam why do you always PM people?

Cos I don't like clogging up threads with arguments, that's why

Bushido wrote:

Harrold wrote:Shut up.

Or you could just not soil your nappy when someone says "lol"

Jord wrote:

Ted wrote:Cam why do you always PM people?

It's better to PM and get it sorted through that instead of flooding up the forum with people arguing and gathering attention. It's quite obvious actually.

Could just ignore it.

The stadium quite evidently isn't sold out.

Ted wrote:

Jord wrote:It's better to PM and get it sorted through that instead of flooding up the forum with people arguing and gathering attention. It's quite obvious actually.

Could just ignore it.

Or you could sort it out and hopefully stop some wuming.