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“What is taken to the cup final every year but never used?” This used to be a quasi-famous trick question...

So, England got a bye to the last 16 of the World Cup - apparently. Being drawn against Iran, USA...

Willie Morgan is a Manchester United and Scotland legend. The winger, twice Manchester United player of the year, is part...

Monday 28th August 1995 Newhall United v Barlestone St Giles Midland Football Combination Division 1 Programme Price: Not Stated The...

“The FA wanted them to go to Charlton because Charlton is more of a name than Croydon.” You’d expect the...

The last England striker to place the ball on the penalty spot at Wembley knowing he was about to draw...

I had originally planned to get this written when things were looking pretty bleak for Everton under the stewardship of...

March 25th, 1980: England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham made his professional football league debut for Scunthorpe United coming on...

There had been much speculation as to whether or not it would happen, but on Thursday 10th March 2022, the...

"I must have been too high, too wild, too strong or too early, because, after three seconds, I could hardly...

Football entered a funny time this week - no, not a time where Chelsea were rumoured to have to take...

The recent World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign saw Northern Ireland and Italy meet in the same group. It was only...

“If you say you played for Arsenal or Doncaster, people will be like ‘oh okay’ but now Croydon doesn’t really...

Saturday 7th September 1996 FA Vase First Qualifying Round Broadbridge Heath v Leatherhead Programme Price: Not Stated Thursday's certainly do...

When Jimmy Armfield died in 2018 the world of football mourned one of its true stalwarts and gentlemen while the...

Just a quiet week in the Premier League, then. Nothing really to write about this week. Minimal drama both on...

The FIFA computer game series has now grown to an incredibly lucrative and, for some, time-consuming franchise. The days when...

28th September 1985 Midlands Combination Little Bloxwich Strollers v Enville Athletic Programme Price: 30p One of the reasons why I...

11th February 1980 in a room in a local hotel, packed full of journalists sat in anticipation of what was...

There is no questioning the dominance of Dutch football in the 1970s. Alright, so they didn’t win a World Cup,...

Forget the title race, it’s still over - the drunken stumble to 4th place is where the upper-end interest now...

Israel has always had a difficult time in the sporting arena. Mainly through struggling to find teams to play against....

It is often the praise we give talented writers that they “paint with their words”. Places and people seem to...

My guest for the latest edition of my Player Profile series is Clive Evans. He played for several clubs in...

Within the English game, the words “elegance” and “football manager” are rarely spoken in the same sentence. And the only...

Pretty much ever since 2003, we’ve wondered what would happen to Chelsea if Roman ever decided to hand the club...

Since the turn of the 21st century Portugal has been one of the strongest countries competing in international tournaments. European...

Saturday 9th September 1978 Southern League Premier Division Dorchester Town v Margate Programme Price: 10p I have selected this programme...

Saarland is a German city-state sat on the Saar River and its tributary valleys, a mineral-rich landscape that was at...

Oxford United and the wider football world was shocked to learn of the passing of one of their greatest ever...

This is the story of York City in 1983-84 when they became the first club to reach 100 points in...

Another weekend of Premier League football has been and gone, physically untouched by Storm Eunice but with the weather leaving...

Moving around clubs is an accepted part of a players' career, albeit a few exceptions. On the other hand, playing...

Wombles are organised, work as a team Wombles are tidy and Wombles are clean Underground, overground, Wombling free The Wombles...

You may have thought clubs getting into financial difficulty was a recent phenomenon. The plight of Portsmouth, Luton, Chester City,...

York City has never been one of football’s most fashionable clubs. At the time of writing the Minstermen sit in...

You don’t get the feeling CR7 and Ralf Rangnick will be whispering sweet nothings into each other’s ears this Valentine’s...

On 10th March 1919 the Football League held a special meeting to agree the expansion of the league and also...

Having previously looked - and laughed - at a number of clubs experiencing swift and dramatic falls from grace in...

Last time out we had a look at some of the limited number of clubs who made it into the...

Back to the magic of the FA Cup then - full of giant killings, upsets, shocks and more. Except, of...

This article was originally written by Peter Rancati for Tale of Two Halves By now we’re familiar with the fact...

For a period of time in September 1983, Andoni Goikoetxea was the most hated footballer on the planet. Well, maybe...

In 1987 Scarborough United became the first non-league side to win automatic promotion to the Football League when, as champions...

Yes. Pinch yourself. It really did happen. The first leg of the UEFA Cup’s second round saw the bookies’ predictions...

Finally, a gap in the football calendar I can get on board with. I must admit, when I realised that...

The Brazil side from the 1970 World Cup in Mexico has gone down in history as one of the greatest...

With the last Premiership completed, and Manchester City worthy champions, it means that Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea...

In February 2020 – shortly before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the Premier League took...

Another week passes us by in football and not much has changed. Sure, we’ve had drones, concussion subs, floodlights going...