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 …
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Welsh clubs in ECWC 1960-1999
The European Cup Winners Cup was a cup for National Cup Winners run by UEFA between 1960 and 1999. Welsh teams who played in the English football leagues also competed in the Welsh Cup with the winners qualifying for the ECWC , which was always somewhat controversial as they also competed in the FA Cup …
Bobby Graham & Willie Pettigrew
As a youngster growing up in Lanarkshire my interest in football developed at a time when Saturday afternoons were reserved for shopping with my parents. The politics of the day in 1974 with the 3 day week and power cuts that resulted in football matches being moved to Sundays led my Dad to take me …
Lanarkshire Football in 70s & 80s – Part 2
My early football memories in Lanarkshire – Part Two 1976-1980 1976/77 The League Cup saw Motherwell finish bottom of their group with no wins from their six group games and only two draws. Hamilton Accies set up a final day showdown with Falkirk at Douglas Park for a place in the Quarter Final. Around 4000 …
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FOOTBALL ON TV
SCRAP THE 3PM BLACKOUT – WHY ? There have been calls in recent days for the scrapping of the 3pm Saturday TV blackout of live televised football across the UK. Sky Sports are reportedly claiming they are losing out on revenue due to the existence of the Saturday 3pm TV blackout in England , with …
London Sporting Double Header
Two Iconic London Sporting Venues – Wimbledon and Lords Day One – Wimbledon This was my third trip to the Championships at the All England Club , having obtained a ticket through the resale portal a short time before my London trip. I began the day by taking the tube to Wimbledon Station and hopping …
London – Photography Course July 2025
I was in London recently and was on a photography course and I picked up a lot of knowledge which will hopefully lead to better photos going forward , I intend using this blog to share some old photos and going forward as I enjoy retirement – these are a few I took in London …
Lanarkshire Football in the 70s & 80s
My early Football Memories in Lanarkshire – Part One 1973-76 1973/74 My first experience of watching live football was during the 1973/74 season, with my first trips due to the political situation in the UK, which became known as the winter of discontent. This led to the three day week, power cuts and football matches being moved to …
Euro 2020 – Travel Headaches
In 1990 a friend and I began a journey by bus from Glasgow on a balmy Saturday June evening to Italia 90. Travel through France, which appeared shut and Switzerland on the Sunday, before arriving in Genoa in time to see Costa Rica’s shock 1-0 win over Scotland. Football aside the holiday in Italy saw …
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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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