1971 was a sad year for many in Glasgow as it started with the deadly football stadium crush on January 2 at Ibrox and ended with the Clarkston disaster – Scotland’s worst peace-time explosion.
Meanwhile, there were other seismic events in Glasgow that were making headlines far beyond the dear green place. Here we take a look back at 18 photos showing life in 1971 in Glasgow.

. Moutaineer Don Whillans enjoys a pint in a Glasgow pub in march 1971..jpg
Moutaineer Don Whillans enjoys a pint in a Glasgow pub in march 1971. Photo: TSPL

. Glasgow in 1971
The demolition of the Alhambra theatre in Glasgow in July 1971. Photo: Gordon Rule

. Glasgow in 1971
Tenement collapses at Camlachie in Glasgow in January 1971 Photo: TSPL

. Glasgow in 1971
The new Chief Constable for Glasgow David McNee at the City Chambers in George Square, February 1971. Photo: Gordon Rule

. Glasgow in 1971
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders shop steward Jimmy Reid addresses a mass meeting of UCS workers at Govan shipyard Glasgow in September 1971. Photo: TSPL

. Glasgow in 1971
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders workers demonstrate their support of the UCS shop stewards with a show of hands at a mass meeting in Govan shipyard Glasgow in September 1971. Photo: TSPL

. Glasgow in 1971
A distressed woman is helped from the scene at Clarkston Toll in Glasgow, after a faulty gas main exploded killing 20 shoppers and injuring hundreds in October 1971. Photo: Allan Milligan & Stan Warburton

. Glasgow in 1971
A section of the road at Clarkston Toll in Glasgow, after a faulty gas main exploded killing 20 shoppers and injuring hundreds in October 1971. Photo: Allan Milligan & Stan Warburton

1. Moutaineer Don Whillans enjoys a pint in a Glasgow pub in march 1971..jpg
Moutaineer Don Whillans enjoys a pint in a Glasgow pub in march 1971. Photo: TSPL

2. Glasgow in 1971
The demolition of the Alhambra theatre in Glasgow in July 1971. Photo: Gordon Rule

3. Glasgow in 1971
Tenement collapses at Camlachie in Glasgow in January 1971 Photo: TSPL

4. Glasgow in 1971
The new Chief Constable for Glasgow David McNee at the City Chambers in George Square, February 1971. Photo: Gordon Rule