by Vince Cooper | Nov 4, 2017 | The Big Feature
Before Neymar, before Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, before Pele, Jairzinho. Rivellino and Carlos Alberto. Even before Vava and Garrincha, there...
by ReadTheLeague | Nov 4, 2017 | The Big Feature
“THIS week, next week, every week, some team boss is liable to get fired – and there will immediately be almost a pitch-sized queue of...
by Vince Cooper | Nov 3, 2017 | The Big Feature
THE sterling efforts of Northern Ireland and Wales at the 2016 European Championships gave some hope for the future of national football across the...
by Vince Cooper | Nov 2, 2017 | The Big Feature
England – Ready to fly The home nations finally decided to join World football’s showpiece in 1950. And it didn’t go well with Scotland...
by Vince Cooper | Nov 1, 2017 | The Big Feature
THE cover of The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album gave lots of fun for those looking to spot which famous personalities had...
by ReadTheLeague | Nov 1, 2017 | The Big Feature
In 1906 a meeting was held at the Imperial Hotel Huddersfield, where the Huddersfield & District FA and other interested parties discussed the...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 26, 2017 | The Big Feature
“When we have the ball we’re all attackers, when we lose it we’re all defenders.” Assistant-manager Jimmy Murphy explains Manchester United’s simple...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 26, 2017 | The Big Feature
SOME MORE LADDERS FOR YOU TO ENJOY. STARTING WITH THE OLDEST, AND THE BEST WE’VE SEEN From 1925. OK, so you need pins and it’s points rather than...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 26, 2017 | The Big Feature
THIS cool little booklet, issued in 1969, was a really great reason to buy (or persuade your Mum to buy you) a comic you might not normally have...
by Vince Cooper | Oct 24, 2017 | The Big Feature
IN late 1945, with World War Two moving into history, the FA decided to further build relations with their Russian allies by inviting the famed...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 24, 2017 | The Big Feature
Well, you obviously liked the last batch of Subbuteo Stadium we posted, so we decided it was time to find some more. Enjoy these...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 21, 2017 | The Big Feature
“Celtic deserved to win. We lost but the match was a victory for football” Inter Coach Helenio Herrera after the 1967 European Cup Final Everyone...
by Vince Cooper | Oct 20, 2017 | The Big Feature
To have one brother in the family who scores over 200 league goals – despite missing 6 prime-career seasons due to the outbreak of war –...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 18, 2017 | The Big Feature
SOME PEOPLE TAKE BUILDING A SUBBUTEO STADIUM SERIOUSLY… ….AND THEN THERE ARE THESE …AND FINALLY ...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 18, 2017 | The Big Feature
WE’VE COLLECTED A LOT OF SUBBUTEO ADVERTS OVER THE YEARS. HERE ARE ALMOST TWO TEAMS (21) OF OUR FAVOURITES;...
by ReadTheLeague | Oct 18, 2017 | The Big Feature
WE COULD HAVE USED ‘STRICTLY COME FLICKING’, ‘I’M A CELEBRITY FLICK ME OUT OF HERE, OR ‘FLICKING WITH THE STARS’ TO SHOW 10 OF THE BEST FOOTBALLING...