Kirsty McLeod, Author at The Football Pink

When Scotland won the World Cup: Rose Reilly and a “wee lassie’s” fight to play

Kirsty McLeod July 6, 2020

“I’d have went to the moon”, she said, with a steely, sincere gaze. “If they’d played football there, I’d have went”. It’s 2019 and the

The forgotten pioneer: Walter Tull and telling all the stories of British football

Kirsty McLeod June 20, 2020

British football is full of stories. Some we know well, others we recall occasionally, whilst some have been forgotten about altogether. In a 2009 TED

Gothenburg ’83: How should we frame the glory years?

Kirsty McLeod May 25, 2020

Has your club had them? Those heady days of success and silverware; remember when the rest of the world sat up and took notice? The

When Scotland won the World Cup: Rose Reilly and a “wee lassie’s” fight to play

Kirsty McLeod July 6, 2020

“I’d have went to the moon”, she said, with a steely, sincere gaze. “If they’d played football there, I’d have went”. It’s 2019 and the

The forgotten pioneer: Walter Tull and telling all the stories of British football

Kirsty McLeod June 20, 2020

British football is full of stories. Some we know well, others we recall occasionally, whilst some have been forgotten about altogether. In a 2009 TED