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.
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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