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13.11.16

FC Winterthur v FC Zürich 1897

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This picture shows the first match played at Winterthur's Schützenwiese ground on 24.10.97. The visitors were  FC Z ürich . FC W i...
10.11.16

Wembley 1923

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Bolton Wanderers West Ham United Dick Pym GK Ted Hufton Bob Haworth FB Billy Hender...
6.11.16

Some Famous Referees

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In the earliest years of the Football Association referees and umpires were drawn from the ranks of current players. Charles Alcock, for e...
5.11.16

Scotch Professors

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The Scottish Umpire , 23.10.88 The legalization of professionalism in England led to a surge in the numbers of Scottish players movi...
30.10.16

More from Vivian Woodward

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  Vivian Woodward's career with the full England international side saw him play 23 matches, scoring 29 goals. FIFA also give full i...
27.10.16

Ezelî Rekabet

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Players of Galatasaray and  Fenerbahçe (in stripes) mingle in 1913.  Unthinkable as it may seem now there were plans at the time to merg...
23.10.16

Ángel Zárraga

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During the 1920's the Mexican artist Ángel Zárraga produced a series of vibrant paintings of footballers. More to follow...
22.10.16

Sectarianism in 19th century Edinburgh

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  Edinburgh Evening News 07.09.80  John Sweeney played in the first match between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian on Xmas Day 18...
20.10.16

Ramón Unzaga

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Ramón Unzaga, pioneer of the bicycle kick , was a versatile sportsman who excelled at sprinting, javelin, high jump, diving, and waterp...
17.10.16

Irish Association Football in Argentina

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Lobos Athletic Club 1892 Here is a link to the article  Irish Association Football in Argentina   by Víctor Raffo.  The influence...
14.10.16

Petrograd

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August 1914:  2 matches featuring Petrograd champions Kolomyagi. The first against  Moscow champions KFS, the second, as far as I can m...