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Manchester United Fans on the Terraces by Iain S. P. Reid, c. 1977. Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
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Off To The Match: Football Fans In Manchester by Iain S. P. Reid, c. 1977. Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
29th October 1977 - City beat Liverpool 3-1.
David Ball: "That’s me with bleached jeans and leather jacket at the front. We were hanging round Maine Road ready to go to a punk gig at night - was the norm back in the day."
Andy Gillespie: "That’s my late uncle Jonah, aka David Jones of Langley, just over your right shoulder, David. He was a big punk fan and turned me onto music... I’m pretty sure that the tall blonde kid to my uncle’s left, who is hidden, is Andy Bennett. Jonah’s best mate, they went everywhere together and were two of the first punks on Langley."
Waiting for the match to start on the Manchester City terraces, Maine Road stadium, Manchester, England c. 1976 by Iain S. P. Reid.
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Manchester United fans walking across Trafford Park by Iain SP Reid - c.1977. Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
Five Shaggy-Haired Manchester United Fans by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Manchester United football fans in Vauxhall Victor by Iain SP Reid - c, 1977
Manchester City Teenagers Eating Hot Dogs by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
On The Rail by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Boy Leaping Down The Terrace at Manchester City by Iain SP Reid - 1976
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Three Manchester City Fans Running Down the Terraces by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Manchester City Fans Outside the Stadium by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Manchester United fans in Lab Coat by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Manchester City Fan OK by Iain S.P. Reid - c 1976
The Hot Dog Lothario by Iain S. P. Reid, c. 1977
Manchester man in flares chatting up three Manchester City fans at the hot dog stand by Iain S. P. Reid, c. 1977. Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
'Tony Book's' Blue and White Army by Iain S. P. Reid, c. 1977. Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
White Sweater : Manchester City Fan by Iain S. P. Reid, c. 1977. Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
Eating Chips in Manchester by Iain SP Reid c. 1976.
Marc Starr: "I think this is taken outside Lou Macari's Chip Shop on Chester Road on the junction with Warwick Road. To place them exactly, I think if you stood where this was taken, you'd look to the left across the road, The Trafford pub would be on opposite corner + The Bishop Blaize would be behind you over your shoulder to the right side."
Three young Manchester United Fans by Iain SP Reid - 1970s
Two Manchester United Fans in Butcher Coats by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Woman With Lots of Manchester United Badges by Iain SP Reid - c. 1977
Manchester united football fan in Donkey Jacket Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
'Man Utd is a Religen' by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Three Man City Lads and The Camera by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Four Manchester City fans on a Wall in Manchester by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Mobile Chippy Lads by Iain SP Reid - Manchester - 1977.
Winston Shepherd, Anthony Morgan, George Smith and Gary Pedley.
Soraya Kennerk: "Yes now we are talking - had a crush on the lad in the middle leather jacket😉💕😂"
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Group of Manchester City Supporters Against a Wall by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Two Lads On The Street in Manchester by Iain S.P. Reid - c. 1976
Manchester United Fans On The Terraces by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Crazy Cat T-Shirt - Manchester City fans, by Iain S. P. Reid - c. 1976.
Steve Waterhouse: "Rob Lapsley on the left with the toothy grin."
Five Manchester City fans and one Hamburger Trolley by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Four Teenagers Smoking in Manchester by Iain SP Reid - c.1976.
Mark Hickman: "I used to live with the lad on the end right Erne ."
Six Manchester City Fans by Iain SP Reid - c.1976
Manchester United Fan With Badges by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Eating at the Burger Stand in Manchester, England by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Four City fans with ventriloquist doll by Iain SP Reid.
Manchester United Fan in Hat by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Hotdog & Burger Stall in Manchester, England by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Four MU fans one smoking by Iain SP Reid
Burger Stand in Manchester, England by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Manchester City Fan with a Ventriloquist Dummy by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Two Smiling Manchester City Fans by Iain S.P. Reid - c. 1976
Three Female Manchester United Fans by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
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Manchester United Fan with Badges and Hat (wider shot) by Iain SP Reid - 1976.
This is David Ramsey at the match.
Manchester United Fan with Badges and Hat by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Two Manchester United Fans by Iain SP Reid - c. 1977
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Punk Fans by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976.
A photo taken from behind Kippax Stand at Maine Road. You can see a 'commit no nuisance' sign painted on the wall at the back. and that white wall to the right is one of the old bars.
Smokers in Manchester, England by Iain SP Reid - c. 1976
Iain Reid was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 5th Oct 1948, the eldest of three brothers (Douglas and Hamish).
Through 1976 and 1977 Iain worked on a series of portraits of football supporters.
The photographs zoom in on Manchester derby games between Manchester United and Manchester City.
Iain wrote of his project:
"I worked on a series of portraits of football supporters. I was given a grant by the Arts Council to facilitate this project. As can be imagined, this caused a minor furore in the local Manchester press. I was infamous for a while. Most of the work was exhibited in 1978 in the Frontline bookshop, 1 Newton Street, Piccadilly.
"The chief interest in the whole body of work was the way in which the football supporters of Manchester United and Manchester City used to dress and treat the whole match as if it were a carnival. Despite all press reports, there was very little violence, and the fans I found most helpful in assisting with the project. They were always aware of the angle I was taking with the work. I carried around copies of the photos I was going to be using to show them I was not exploiting them by misrepresenting them in any way."
In 1983 Iain found his passion (apart from photography) in helping others. From 1983 until a few months before his death he worked as Social Worker in various positions where he felt he was able to help the homeless and men and women whose drug and alcohol use had become a problem to both themselves and their families.
Whilst working as a social worker Iain continued indulging in his love for photography and was working on a series of portraits which he was going to call ‘My contemporaries’, which is yet to be compiled.
Sadly Iain passed away in November 2000 from melanoma, a particularly aggressive cancer. He was cremated at Hazelhead Crematorium, Aberdeen on the 8th November 2000. The mourners were so many that some had to stand outside.... A testament to his life. He was much loved by many.
These photographs are arguably the best images of British football culture in the 1970s. More from the Manchester series are being posted on Iain's Facebook Page. If you see an image you'd like as a print or maybe spot yourself or someone you know in the crowd, please let us know.
15% of all profits goes to the charity Melanoma UK.
Copyright: Estate of Iain S.P. Reid. Not to be used for any purpose without permission.
