HIBERNIAN have had a mixed history in recent times but in 2020-21, they finished third in the Scottish Premiership and reached the final of the Scottish Cup. In today’s football climate, that wasn’t a bad campaign, but for a relatively … Continue reading Hibernian 1950-52: Five was the magic number
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
ASK a lot of football fans outside of Scotland where St. Johnstone FC are from and they won’t really know. The answer is Perth, a city of 47,000 people on the River Tay, the longest river in Scotland and renowned … Continue reading The miracle of Perth – St. Johnstone’s historic double
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
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
GLASGOW Rangers, Sporting Lisbon, AC Milan and Atlético Madrid are all top of their respective leagues in 2021, challenging the clubs that have swept aside their rivals for the best part of a decade. These are all big football institutions … Continue reading Return of the kings: Europe’s revivalist clubs
