“You didn't want to look like your old fella”, says Dave Hewitson, talking about dressing to go to the match in the late 70s.
Archive footage of the Kop and Gwladys Street end in the 60s shows a sea of suits and ties swaying in unison, but a decade later “wide leg pants and stack heel shoes” ruled the terraces, according to Dave. In a city that was seeing punk muscle its way past the remnants of Merseybeat on Mathew Street, this attire wasn’t going to fly with the teenagers wanting to make a point in front of the biggest audiences of all - the crowds at Anfield and Goodison.
The Anfield Road end and Park End are less storied when it comes to partisan support for Liverpool’s football teams. But both have played an important role in shaping the cultural identity of the city.
