Hibs v Barcelona

I have recently started collecting home programmes from our European exploits in Europe, a small collection so far but I'm working on it.

With that in mind and Barca taking on Liverpool in the Champions League I thought I'd start a thread about our own famous European encounter with Catalan giants and some of the content of the programme (one I have).

We of course won the match 3-2 infront of 45,000 fans and having already produced a fantastic 4-4 result in Barcelona just after Christmas went through to the semi finals to face Roma.

Our heroes that night were Simpson, Fraser, McClelland, Baxter, Easton, Baird, Preston, Kinloch, McLeod, Baker and Ormond.

The Barca team contained a Luis Suarez! Koscis and Tejeda but their star man Kubala was injured and missed out.

Hibs trailed 2-1 at halftime having taken the lead on ten minutes from a Joe Baker goal. Martinez and Koscis put Barca in front. Goals from Preston and late disputed penalty from Kinloch won the game for the Hibees. The story goes that Barca were so incensed by the decison that they chased the referee down the tunnel at the end of the game.

The prgramme itself cost 6D (which I believe is 2.5p?) and has a Barca team pic on the front cover.

It contained adverts for McEwans Export, King George 4th Whisky, Senior Service ciggies, Dryborough's home and away beers make the day! Robert Sibbald Travel Agents, Thorntons Sports Equipment form Princess Street, The Tiffin for a snack on Easter Road, Gramophone records played at the game supplied by Bandparts from Union Place and Bairds the boot maker from South Bridge Street. Anyone recall these local shops?

Our previous domestic game was the 15-1 win over Peebles Rovers in the cup with Joe Baker netting 9 times. Our following game was against Airdrie, from Barca to Airdrie eh!!

In the semi final we eventually lost out to Roma in a play off game (rather heavily 6-0) after drawing 2-2 at home and 3-3 away. We'd have made the final if the away goal rule had been around then. Roma then went on to win the cup beating Birmingham City 4-2 over the two legs (2-2 and 2-0)

Those were the days eh.