The 1969-70 F.A Cup saw Leeds United and Chelsea take the final to a second match, the first time the season’s showpiece had not been settled at the...

THE FLYING HAMMER BY Vince Cooper IN 1925 the laws of football changed. And so, soon after, did they way teams played. Prior to this a player was...

BY Vince Cooper ALTHOUGH he earned a great deal of his reputation, and indeed his nickname, for one performance, Nat Lofthouse, ‘The Lion of Vienna’...

PLOUGH LANE – PART THREE WIMBLEDON made their debut in the Southern League for the 1964-65 season and it would take them twelve years to get...

1967-68 F.A. Cup. Astle‘s Day The 1967-68 season in English football was mostly dominated by the Manchester clubs. City took the title by two points...

By Vince Cooper In the 1960-61 season Tottenham Hotspur had completed the fabled League and F.A. Cup double, the first team to manage the feat in...

By Vince Cooper Every FA Cup provides a few great stories. Fine individual performances, famous giant-killings, the arrival onto the scene of new...

By Vince Cooper SOMETIMES one feat can take a little away from the overall performance of a great player. The 60 league goals Dixie Dean scored in...

By Vince Cooper HERE are a couple of great quiz questions; Q: Name the two clubs involved in the first-ever £5,000 transfer fee. A: West Ham United...

By Vince Cooper WHEN no less an authority than Herbert Chapman says of you: “I shall always think he was the finest footballer I’ve ever seen” you...

THERE is lot of great product about to show your support for your club. As well as the official outlets there are a number of different retailers...

By Vince Cooper It’s very rare for a player to be chosen as ‘the best ever’ by two different teams. Charlie Hurley was that man. Big in both size...