
GAY GORDON
BY Vince Cooper IT is hard to imagine these days but there was a time when Scottish football wasn’t dominated by Celtic or even by the big two from...
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FA CUP 1892-93. THE FALLOWFIELD FOLLY
By Vince Cooper Since it’s inception in 1872 the Football Association initially decided to keep final of the FA Cup in the south. Kennington Oval...
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HAPPY HARRY
By Vince Cooper Many great players can look back and wonder how their career might have panned out were it not for the two great conflicts of the...
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FA CUP 1946-47 ADDICKS GAIN REDEMPTION
By Vince Cooper The 1947 FA Cup final saw Charlton Athletic return to Wembley just a year after the heartbreak of an extra-time defeat to Derby...
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GONE GROUNDS – ANNFIELD
BY Vince Cooper Prior to the 2nd World War, football fans in Stirling were served by the Kings Park club who played their home games at Forthbank...
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The Wizard
When Chelsea were first admitted into the Football League the marquee signing was, of course, the £50 purchase of Willie Foulke from Sheffield...
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The Man In Brogues
One of the first great footballers never wore boots when playing, preferring to ply his trade in his daily footwear. When league football started in...
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Jack of All Trades
There was a time when one of the country’s leading centre-forwards was just as big a star treading the music hall boards and also turned his hand to...
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Liquidator by Mark Worrall
Liquidator by Mark Worrall With the large number of football books now on the market it is increasingly difficult to find one that looks at the game...
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Blue Army
I am proud and pleased to announce the publication of my first book, Blue Army. The book covers the history of Chelsea as told through the stories...
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THE BRITISH TRANSFER RECORD BREAKERS – DENIS LAW
BY Vince Cooper THE next person to break the British transfer record went, like his three immediate predecessors, to Italy. Then he broke it again,...
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THE FIRST MANAGER
BY Vince Cooper Only Sir Alex Ferguson has won more English league titles than George Ramsay. Only Arsene Wenger has won more FA Cups than George...
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