Hearts supporters have this week been re-living the magic of Tommy Murray's marvellous moment at Ibrox on 2nd December 1972 - the inspiration behind the most dramatic and talked about kit in the club's history.

The winger sat on the ball in the build up to the cheekiest goal Hearts have probably every scored, and its been remembered with great fondness.

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I would have been 15 years old and travelled with the Penicuik supporters club," supporter Tony Stewart said. "It would have been one of my first visits to Ibrox.

"I don't remember much about the game, other than the goal. It was scored at the 'away' end, which in those days was quite some way behind the goal - not an ideal viewing position."

Ian Hunter was with Rangers supporting friends in the ground - which made the post-match celebrations all the harder.

"I went to the game with some Rangers fans from University as I was going to a dance that night," he said.

"There was not a big crowd in the vast open "Celtic end" (now the Broomloan Stand) and the fans were mixed in together.

"I had to go back to Hillhead after the game on the underground with hundreds of disgruntled Rangers fans and with my scarf hidden under my jersey. I also had to endure threats from my mates that they would tell their fellow fans that a Jambo was in their midst.

"Fortunately they kept quiet, though it cost me a pint each to "buy" their silence!"

Ian MacDonald was at the game, but his memory was of the goal as it was shown on TV the next day.

"The goal came at the Celtic end and I was up in the top corner with rest of the Hearts fans," he said. "I remember watching it next day on Scotsport. Arthur Montford said one word when the ball hit the net: "SENSATION".

Rangers pounded Hearts that afternoon, before the winning goal, and with that in mind Tam Wilson admits he made a fatal error.

"A group of about five of us were in the old enclosure. Rangers had pounded us for the entire game, I remember one shot nearly rebounded from the bar back to the half way line.

"As there was 'no chance of us scoring' the scarves came off and we left early to avoid trouble. While walking back to the bus we were soon over-taken by Jambos being chased by Rangers fans.

"We soon learnt that we had won 1-0. This news was greeted with no emotion (for our own health).

"It wasn't until the bus was well out of the way did anyone on the bus start celebrating, It wasn't until that night in the pub did we actually see the goal, that the whole pub went mental as if it was being shown live!"

Bob Elrick's memory is of a particular stand-out performance.

"It was a really nervy game," he noted. "Hearts spent most of the match defending and Kenny Garland had one of his best games for the club."

But a lad, Jim Wood thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon with his dad.

"We lived in Middlesbrough at the time and were up visiting my Gran who lived in Colinton," he remembered.

"I wore a traditional maroon thin white stripe scarf with the crest proudly that day.

"The stadium seemed dark and intimidating, we were standing on the massive Ibrox terraces near the front behind the goal at the opposite end form where Donald Ford majestically rose to head the Hearts to a one goal win to take us to our highest league position so far that season.

"I still show my sons the clip of that match to this day!"

Mike MacKinnon enjoyed the afternoon, his memory still very clear of a winter's day in the west.

"I was 18 and had travelled to the game with the Linlithgow branch," he said.

"It was one of those dark, dreich days that seem to only exist in Glasgow. Rangers pushed to score against us the whole game but couldn't put the ball in the net owing to some great defending and outright luck on our part.

"There was just a couple of minutes to go when the Tam Murray incident occurred.

"I have to admit that it was grand larceny of the highest order as we had never been in the game!"

Andrew Preston did not just miss the goal, but it was well over an hour before he realised Hearts had actually won at Ibrox!

"I was 15 years old at the time and left early to beat the rush at the tube station and missed the goal.

"Consequently I didn't realise we had won until I arrived home in Kincardine around 6pm as I had travelled alone by public transport."

Alan Thomson's memory is of a sing-song in the away end.

He wrote: "One of the guys had a portable record player and the Hector Nicol version of the Hearts song and we sang the Hearts song in amongst the Rangers fans...brilliant!"

And Leslie Johnston, who then lived in Loanhead but who now resides in Doncaster knows how we wants to celebrate his big upcoming birthday having been at the game.

"I remember the silence when the goal went in at Ibrox, except for me as a 12-year-old and our fans jumping with our arms aloft in the stand.

"It's my 50 birthday this year and I'll be wanting a Hearts shirt once again!"

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