
FA CUP 1969-70. BRUTAL
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
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...

NAT THE LION
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’...

GONE GROUNDS – PLOUGH LANE PART 3
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...

FA CUP 1967-68. ASTLE’S DAY
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...

FA CUP 1961-62. SPURS DOUBLE UP IN ‘CHESSBOARD FINAL’
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...

FA CUP 1932-33. THE NUMBERS GAME
By Vince Cooper Every FA Cup provides a few great stories. Fine individual performances, famous giant-killings, the arrival onto the scene of new...

William Ralph – The Dixie Dean story
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...

Puddy
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...

Nudger
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...

Kick Off Merchants – Working Together
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...

Charlie, Charlie, Charlie
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...
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