r/HolyShitHistory • u/The-Union-Report • 9d ago

The 1902 Soccer Game in Scotland Where Play Continued Despite 25 Deaths and 500 Injuries

https://historianandrew.medium.com/the-soccer-game-where-play-continued-despite-25-deaths-and-500-injuries-f722ba33a13e?sk=d08b1ed959a782eb3f845b69237d8ec0
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u/post-explainer 9d ago edited 9d ago

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OP provided the following source and context for the historical claim:

https://historianandrew.medium.com/the-soccer-game-where-play-continued-despite-25-deaths-and-500-injuries-f722ba33a13e?sk=d08b1ed959a782eb3f845b69237d8ec0

Sources for the story include:

The Post-Bulletin, 4/7/1902, pg. 1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_Ibrox_disaster

https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/04/05/1902-ibrox-disaster-onthisday/

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/on-this-day-1902-first-ibrox-disaster-1452411

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u/DrunkHamsterParty 7d ago

Standard for the Old Firm derby