BY Vince Cooper BARCELONA have become known as the epitome of the ‘pass and move’ team. The fluidity of their style has become a key component of...

BY Vince Cooper THE British transfer record set when Eddie Firmani moved from Charlton Athletic to Sampdoria was broken two years later. In fact it...

BY Vince Cooper THE British transfer record set when Jackie Sewell moved to Sheffield Wednesday would stand for over four years. When it was finally...

SO, we left Cardiff City in part one going in to 1952-53 and having just regained their 1st Division status. Fans celebrate promotion in 1952 The...

AS was the case with a number of other clubs, St Johnstone FC came about when members of a cricket club decided they needed something to keep them...

BY Vince Cooper OF the many great managers to have graced the beautiful game over the years, there have undoubtedly been a number who have...

BY Vince Cooper A team from a small village in West Dumbartonshire became the first World Champions, competed in the first Scottish Cup, won the...

THE BRITISH TRANSFER RECORD BREAKERS – JACKIE SEWELL Trevor Ford’s reign as Britain’s most expensive player stood for almost six months. Then,...

One of the quirkier and more memorable football grounds, The Dell was home to Southampton for over 100 years before they moved to St Mary’s...

GONE GROUNDS – DOUGLAS PARK In 1874, James Blacklock, the rector of the Hamilton Academy school in the South Lanarkshire town 12 miles south...

Swansea-born TREVOR FORD was a late starter in professional football due to wartime hostilities. Ford was born in 1922 and as a youngster he had...

BY Vince Cooper LUTON Town have had their glory days. Few will forget the sight of David Pleat running across the pitch, coat flapping after the...