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I’m not sure if Pompey (#twats) count as a lesser known club, but they always turned up in numbers at the Goldstone. One particular occasion I remember was Easter Monday 1973, when ( apparently aided by fans of some London clubs whose teams weren’t playing that day ) they invaded the North...

As you say, they were still in the NS, but had been driven to one side. Had the Police not formed that barrier, I’m sure the Brighton fans, who were really up for it that day, would have forced the Bournemouth mob out.

December 1971. A large mob of Bournemouth fans arrived very early at the Goldstone and took over the North Stand. Some Brighton supporters made a few forays to try and drive the intruders out but were initiaiiy outnumbered and repelled, but as more and more fans arrived we started to make...