‘This was not football, it was a riot. I might have had a reputation as a hard man but I was frightened to death that night’

‘This was not football, it was a riot. I might have had a reputation as a hard man but I was frightened to death that night’

Shelbourne’s Champions League clash with Linfield next week will be a far cry from the events of August 29, 1979

Gardaí help an injured Dundalk supporter at Oriel Park in 1979

Seán O'Connor Today at 10:00

Shelbourne and Linfield fans of a certain vintage strolling into Tolka Park for next Wednesday’s giant Champions League qualifier may find themselves casting their mind back to the first time the Irish League outfit faced a League of Ireland side on the European stage.

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