RENAISSANCE MAN
By Vince Cooper There are many tales of sporting polymaths (a person skilled in many subjects) who graced the football pitch. The likes of C.B. Fry,...
THE WEE BARRA
THE BOBBY COLLINS STORY BY Vince Cooper In Glasgow-speak a ‘Wee Barra’ is a term used to refer to a small person who people like, Bobby Collins...
‘SIR’ ROGER
THE ROGER HUNT STORY BY Vince Cooper THE World Cup winning team of 1966 are all rightly lauded as greats of the English game although some have...
ROKER PARK AND THE HISTORY OF SUNDERLAND F. C.
THE HISTORY OF SUNDERLAND F. C. BY Vince Cooper THERE is no doubt that Roker Park, home of Sunderland for just under 100 years, was one of the...
HORATIO
THE RAICH CARTER STORY BY Vince Cooper MANY of the stars of football during the middle of the 20th century came from a footballing background at a...
McCRAE’S BATTALION
McCRAE’S BATTALION By Vince Cooper Come pack up your footballs and scarves of maroon Leave all your sweethearts in Auld Reekie toon Fall in wi’ the...
THE GENTLE GIANT
THE JOHN CHARLES STORY BY Vince Cooper THE question: ‘Who was the greatest footballer of all time?’ is pretty much impossible to answer. As you...
JACK OF ALL TRADES
THE JACK COCK STORY By Vince Cooper There was a time when one of the country’s leading centre-forwards was just as big a star treading the music...
THE HISTORY OF SOUTHAMPTON F. C.
THE HISTORY OF SOUTHAMPTON F. C. BY Vince Cooper One of the quirkier and more memorable football grounds, The Dell was home to Southampton for over...
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON F. C. Part Three. From the Southern League to the Football League
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON F. C. Part Three. From the Southern League to the Football League BY Vince Cooper WIMBLEDON made their debut in the...
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON F. C. Part Two. From the War to Wembley
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON F. C. Part Two. From the War to Wembley By Vince Cooper The return of football after the 2nd World War was gradual and many...
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON F. C. – Part One. From Wimbledon Common to Plough Lane
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON F. C. PART ONE. FROM WIMBLEDON COMMON TO PLOUGH LANE Above: Wimbledon Greyhound and Speedway Stadium with Plough Lane at...
THE SEAGULLS
‘Saturday Afternoon’ by Fred Yates 1953. To see more of the artist’s work visit https://fredyates.wordpress.com Brighton & Hove Albion were...
TREVOR ROBERTS
BY Vince Cooper AFTER back-to-back Southern League title wins in the late 1960s Cambridge United applied once again for election to the Football...
FROM INTER-CITIES TO UEFA CUP – Part One
From Inter-Cities to Europa League The story of The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup BY Vince Cooper Part One. 1955 to 1962 The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ran...
GONE GROUNDS – THE DEN (part two)
BY Vince Cooper Part one of our article saw the growth of the club as they changed from Rovers to Athletic to just plain Millwall. It also saw them...