MATT’S MEN CONQUER EUROPE AT LAST
THE 1967-68 EUROPEAN CUP BY Vince Cooper AS Manchester United and their manager Matt Busby rebuilt after the tragedy of Munich they slowly created a...
THE QUIET MAN
THE GEORGE COHEN STORY BY Vince Cooper AN end-of-season friendly in 1964 saw England, with Bobby Moore, skippering the team for the first time at...
THE PRINCE OF WINGERS
THE BILLY MEREDITH STORY BY Vince Cooper WHEN Billy Meredith made his final appearance it was in an FA Cup semi-final when he was less than four...
THE DESTROYING ANGEL
THE STEVE BLOOMER STORY BY Vince Cooper A look at scoring records in the bygone age shows that it was clearly easier to score ‘back in the day’....
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...