Italia 90 was an incredible World Cup as it was the first time I travelled abroad to support Scotland with my friends Brian & Scott. The is how our trip and the tournament unfolded, day by day. The Tartan Army on Tour to Italia 90 WEEK ONE – 8TH JUNE TO 14TH JUNE 1990 Friday …
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Lanarkshire Cup
Weekend Tournament 1979-1985 The Lanarkshire Cup was a competition played in the post war era by Lanarkshire’s four senior football clubs – Airdrieonians , Albion Rovers , Hamilton Accies and Motherwell. The tournament was a damp squib in the mid to late 1970s with games sporadically played and in many cases no final being played. …
EURO 1976
The recent award by UEFA to Slovakia as joint winners with Czech Republic following the Czechoslovakia triumph in 1976 had me reminiscing about a much forgotten football tournament particularly in the UK, where only the Final was shown on Live TV. Euro 1976 was the last of the old style format with 32 countries divided …
English Cup Marathons
In the days before TV schedules dictated football and penalty shoot outs became common place in English cup ties, games were replayed until a team won. I remember three of these cup marathons which I loved – listening to radio commentaries on BBC between 1977 and 1980. English League Cup The English League Cup began …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
Football is Academical 