Football History

Historic Stadiums: The Boleyn Ground, West Ham

This season is West Ham’s last at the famous Boleyn Ground before the Hammers head off to pastures new in…

10 years ago

Book Review: Notts County On This Day

Notts County FC is the world’s oldest professional football club. Now, the club’s history has been chronicled in Notts County…

10 years ago

Book Review: Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters

Daniel Gray celebrates his thirtieth birthday by touring England’s footballing hinterland and has-been post-industrial giants. The result is a wonderfully…

10 years ago

Book Review: Danish Dynamite

Growing up in the 1980s I thought Denmark had always been a force in world football. Not so. One golden…

10 years ago

Book Review: Calcio – A History of Italian Football

The development of football in what quickly became one of the game’s powerhouses is a fascinating read. Violence, corruption, politics,…

10 years ago

Book Review: Stuck on You: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Panini Stickers

The culture of collecting football stickers is no longer just the reserve of the playground, it is a rising culture…

10 years ago

How Clubs Got Their Colours: Juventus

Juventus of Turin is Italy’s most popular and successful football club. Thirty-five times national champions, twice European champions, three times…

10 years ago

Football Travel: Ajax v Feyenoord

Ajax versus Feyenoord - De Klassieker (‘The Classic’) – is the biggest match in Dutch football and one of world…

10 years ago

Why Crystal Palace and Brighton Are Rivals

Crystal Palace fans at Brighton's Amex Stadium, season 2018-19 [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write] This is the story of Eagles and…

10 years ago

Book Review: Brilliant Orange by David Winner

When I started reading Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football I was wary that it had first been…

10 years ago