THE ANGLO-ITALIAN CUP(s)
In 1967 3rd Division Queen’s Park Rangers shocked football when beating top-tier West Bromwich Albion to take the League Cup. But what should have...
DID YOU KNOW 19
‘HARRY, HARRY, BREAK US A LEG’ Every now and then a player comes along who seems to personify a club. This was certainly true of Millwall defender...
Lev Yashin. The Shining Light
Lev Yashin never wanted to be a goalkeeper. In fact he never even wanted to be a footballer. But the young man who first tried boxing and then went...
GONE GROUNDS – THE DEN (part two)
The Den – Part Two By Vince Cooper When professional football resumed in 1919-20 after the First World War the Football League expanded from...
GONE GROUNDS – BAYVIEW PARK
By Vince Cooper At the turn of the 19th century there were three good-class football teams competing in the Levenmouth area; Leven Thistle, Methil...
‘Sorry’
‘Wee’ Hughie Gallacher was idolised by fans everywhere, even of opposing teams. But, as Vince Cooper writes, his life ended tragically...
1967 – Scotland’s Year
1967: Scotland’s Year – The Club Scene By Vince Cooper Whilst the Scottish National team were overcoming World champs England at Wembley,...
1967: WHEN SCOTLAND RULED THE WORLD (PART ONE)
By Vince Cooper After England’s success in the 1966 World Cup it was felt in many quarters that Sir Alf Ramsey’s men would remain at the pinnacle of...
1966. WHEN FOOTBALL DANCED TO A MERSEY BEAT
By Vince Cooper In 1966 football belonged to England. And English football belonged to Merseyside. The country hosted the World Cup for the first...
Did You Know 18
CLARIFYING THE CONFUSION Our Twitter followers are a knowledgeable bunch. But some do occasionally get a little confused. Here’s some hopefully...
The 1930 World Cup. The Story of the One-Armed Man
A look back to the first-ever World Cup Finals 88 years ago and a final that featured bitter rivals – and a one-armed man. There was no...
New Books
BOOK REVIEWS Being Fulham By Roland Jaquarello Self-published £7.99 As Fulham push for promotion to the Premier League, Roland Jaquarello’s book...
GONE GROUNDS – THE NEST
Norwich City Football Club Ground, (1908-1935) Sources I have managed to uncover a variety of sources, some of which are primary, such as the...
GONE GROUNDS – BROOMFIELD PARK
AIRDRIEONIANS began life as Excelsior Football Club in 1878 spending three years with that name before changing to identify themselves closer with...
A BORN CAPTAIN. THE EDDIE HAPGOOD STORY
EDRIS Hapgood was born in Bristol in 1908, the ninth of ten children. His first job after leaving school was as a milkman – working for his...
THE OTHER SHANKLY MANAGER
THE exploits of the great Bill Shankly need little repeating. An outstanding player with Preston North End and Scotland, ‘Shanks’ really found his...