Greenhead Street
tenements in the background. The industrial
side of Bridgeton can be seen in this
photograph, look at the number of chimneys....
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Generation of football
enthusiasts honed their skills on "The Green"
and indeed it was the first home of Glasgow
Rangers FC and still today 'Brigton' and
Rangers have a certain special
relationship.
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Fleshers Haugh in
the early days had eighteen fitba pitches,
originally 'black ash' but when I played on it
in the 1960s is was 'red blaes'. The playing
surface was laid on a rock hard foundation a nd
these pitches flooded very quickly when it
rained. Many a skint knee was 'made in Glesga
Green' ..... oh it was sore! I played on
these pitches for the school and the BB also
kick-abouts with pals.
Every year the carnival arrived and set-up their
stalls and rides on the pitches.
The pitches and changing facilities were closed
in 1992 now replaced with The Glasgow Green
Football Centre which opened in 2000 providing
grass and artificial turf pitches.
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Slight changes
eh? The Glasgow Green Football Centre is the
building in the background.
