The World Cup in West Germany was played just two years after the terrible terrorist attack when 11 Israeli athletes were killed during the Olympic Games in Munich 1972. The Jules Rimet trophy had been awarded to Brazil after their third success in Mexico 1970 so a new trophy was designed and used for the …
Author Archives: Ian Kelly
Spring Cup 1976
Following League Reconstruction in the summer of 1975 , the Premier Division of 10 clubs played each other four times giving 36 league games , however the First and Second Divisions of 14 clubs only played each other twice , a total of 26 games. The clubs from these two Divisions then played an end …
Hamilton Accies 1985-86 Part 2
Accies won the First Division Championship in 1985-86 , this is a look back at an amazing season PART TWO – JANUARY TO MAY 1986 January 1986 The bad weather at the start of 1986 saw Accies first two matches at Airdrie and Brechin postponed before a return to action on 11th January at home …
Hamilton Accies 1985-86 Part 1
PART ONE – AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1985 Accies won the First Division Championship in 1985-86 , this is a look back at an amazing season. (For context the league was made up of 14 teams playing each other 3 times meaning a total of 39 games and two points for a win) August 1985 Accies …
Scottish First Division 1975/76
In 1975 there was league reconstruction in Scottish Football with two leagues becoming three leagues. The initial format was a 10-14-14 structure and over the past 50 years the second tier of Scottish Football has been one of the most competitive in European and possibly World Football. It is a league which has also seen …
WORLD CUP 2026
PLAYOFFS MARCH 2026 The Playoffs took place recently to decide the final 6 teams to qualify for World Cup 2026 with 2 Inter Continental pathways and 4 European pathways. The semi finals took place on 26th March with the finals on 31st March 2026. Intercontinental Pathway 1 These playoffs took place in Guadalajara , Mexico …
WORLD CUP 2026 – Part 3
Scotland Opponents Qualification – Part Three BRAZIL CONMEBOL Qualifying saw all 10 Countries compete through a home and away round robin of 18 matches with the top 6 automatic qualifiers, and 1 country 7th place progressing to the Inter Continental Playoffs in March 2026. Matchday 1 & 2 – September 2023 Brazil opened with an …
WORLD CUP 2026 – Part 2
Scotland Opponents Qualification – Part Two MOROCCO CAF Qualifying saw the 54 countries divided into 9 groups of 6 countries with the 9 Group Winners qualifying for World Cup 2026. The four best runners up would play two semi finals and final to determine the one country to move forward to the Inter Continental Playoffs. …
WORLD CUP 2026 – Part 1
Scotland Opponents Qualification – Part One HAITI Concacaf Qualifying saw 32 Countries compete through qualifying with 3 automatic qualifiers being the 3 Third Round group winners as well as the 3 Host Nations , Canada , Mexico and USA , meaning 6 qualifiers in total. In addition 2 countries progressed to the Inter Continental Playoffs …
Barcelona 2006
As I head off on holiday to celebrate my 60th Birthday a look back at 40th trip to Barcelona and the opportunity to take in a game at the Nou Camp. Ronaldinho opened the scoring after 2 mins with a superb free kick. Deportivo however recovered and equalised through Juanma after 15mins, and then took …
Football is Academical 