Recalling Scotland’s “Wee Blue Devils” of 1928
England played Scotland at Wembley on June 18 2021, the game ended goalless. In 1928, the story was so different. Continue reading Recalling Scotland’s “Wee Blue Devils” of 1928
Category: Teams
Romanian football in the 1930s – Balkan cream
IT WAS 35 years ago that Steaua Bucharest became the first Romanian team to win a major European prize and also the first from the east to lift the trophy with the rather large ears. Romania have, all too often, … Continue reading Romanian football in the 1930s – Balkan cream
Lorimer of Leeds, hard shot in a hard team
THE LEEDS UNITED team of the club’s golden era under Don Revie has lost another of its shining stars with the passing of Peter Lorimer. He was an integral part of Leeds’ classic side, a group of highly-skilled and highly-motivated … Continue reading Lorimer of Leeds, hard shot in a hard team
Rangers 1963-64 – a final flourish for the 60s
THE mid-1960s through to the 1970s was Celtic’s time in Scotland, Jock Stein’s side winning almost everything on offer. Before the tide turned in Glasgow, Rangers completed a memorable treble in 1963-64. Ibrox Park regulars would have found it hard … Continue reading Rangers 1963-64 – a final flourish for the 60s
The greatest goal Pelé ever scored
IN RECENT years, the reputation of “football’s greatest-ever player” has been somewhat tarnished, and it is now widely pre-supposed that there’s nothing he won’t lend his name to, whether that’s FIFA’s improbably diverse list of the world’s greatest living players … Continue reading The greatest goal Pelé ever scored
The Saint – Liverpool’s hero of 1965
IAN ST. JOHN became part of an exclusive band of footballers – he scored the winning goal in a Wembley FA Cup final, a crouching header that broke the hearts of Don Revie’s fledgling Leeds United and gave Liverpool their … Continue reading The Saint – Liverpool’s hero of 1965
