In its early days the FA Cup was an almost exclusively southern affair, with the notable exception of the mighty Queen’s Park team from Scotland. A...

BY Vince Cooper Denis Law broke the British transfer record fee twice, when both joining and leaving Torino. The man who surpassed Law’s record did...

By Vince Cooper England’s Home International Championship match with Scotland at Wembley on 2 April 1955 was memorable for a number of reasons. It...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When Chelsea were first admitted into the Football League the marquee signing was, of course, the £50 purchase of Willie Foulke from Sheffield...

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...

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...

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...