FROM MATTHEWS TO BEST
THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS OF THE FWA FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN September 1947 Charles Buchan and three other journalists were returning by boat having...
GONE GROUNDS – EASTVILLE
BRISTOL Rovers Football Club was formed in 1883 at a meeting organised by Bill Somerton, a local school teacher, in a restaurant called The...
TRAINING DAYS 3
Denis and Leslie Compton Bobby Charlton leads England Nat Lofthouse and fans Cyrille Regis shoots A Manchester City race gets serious Crystal Palace...
GONE GROUNDS. THE BOLEYN GROUND – PART THREE
WE left part two of our Boleyn history with Ron Greenwood now in charge at the club, finally breaking the Hammers’ tradition of promoting from...
THE FOURTH MAN
ONLY four managers in history have won the league title with two separate clubs. Three of them are Herbert Chapman, Brian Clough and Kenny Dalglish....
TRAINING DAYS 2
Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in 1922 Fun and games ar Stamford Bridge The Footballers Battalion Bobby Gould at Highbury England legends Liam...
DID YOU KNOW 17
What Might Have Been Jimmy Greaves met up with comedian Eric Morecambe at a ‘Goal Diggers’ charity event. Eric asked Jimmy; ‘What would you have...
TRAINING DAYS 1
Derry City – Quick out of the traps Lev Yashin at Ayresome Park in 1966 Tottenham Hotspur boss Bill Nicholson leads the way Millwall stretch...
DUNCAN – IN OTHER PEOPLE’S WORDS
MANY words have been written, and by people with far more knowledge about him than us – about the late, great Duncan Edwards. So rather than...
GONE GROUNDS – LOVE STREET
St Mirren Gentleman’s Club was formed in 1875 with the initial sporting interests being cricket and rugby. The name originates from Saint Mirin the...
Fond Memories – Muddy Pitches
During interactions with our many wonderful followers on Twitter (what do you mean you don’t follow @theleaguemag ? You’re missing...
GENTLEMAN JOE – THE JOE MERCER STORY
FOR many a true football great is one who has reached the top both on and off the pitch. To have made it to the pinnacle both as a player and a...
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
Christmas is always a great time for football books and this festive season is no exception. Here’s a selection of some of the best that have come...
A Labour of Love
THIS is the heartbreaking and inspirational story of Jean-Pierre and Bernadette Adams. It is a story of love and devotion in the ‘House of the...
GONE GROUNDS: THE BOLEYN, UPTON PARK – PART 2
WE left part one of our Upton Park story with the tragic passing of Syd King, a man who had been associated with the club since the Thames Ironworks...
MAN OF STEEL – THE DEREK DOOLEY STORY
SHEFFIELD-BORN Derek Dooley looked all set to go to the very top on the pitch. Tragedy struck but he still forged a career that sees him remembered...