The day Stanley Matthews came to Cardiff
In 1954, the World-famous Blackpool and England footballer Stanley Matthews visited a bookshop in Cardiff, and one of the young boys who rushed into the City Centre from his home in Grangetown was...
View ArticleThe truth about Swansea City’s First Major Trophy
We’ve become used to Sky’s revisionist version of football history which ignores any records that were created before their coverage began in 1992, so it didn’t surprise me much when their peers at ITV...
View ArticleWales, England and Llanrwst
As I passed through the village of Betws-y-Coed this morning on my way to Llanrwst for a junior football game, it struck me that there was a football pitch sitting prominently in the middle of this...
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“Considerable amusement was caused by the singular way in which the Scotchmen retarded the progress of the ball with their heads, a dexterous feat, caused much amusement and applause.” Scotland v Wales...
View ArticleWelsh clubs in the FA Cup
With both Cardiff City and Swansea City reaching the 5th round of this year’s FA Cup, I thought it might be a good idea to look at the performances of both those clubs in previous years, but also to...
View ArticleThese old kits deserve respect
There are plenty of blogs that publish their list of best kits, and this one is no different. This is my personal list, and I’m serious about it. They’re not my favourite kits necessarily, but I think...
View ArticleGetty’s best Welsh Football Photos
Getty has recently announced that many of its images are available to embed on blogs, and I’ve taken a look through the archive and chosen the best Welsh football photos from the collection....
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