29th Mar 2022
Sheila Parker’s England cap, 1972
One of the first ever official caps handed out to an England Women side. This one belonged to the national side’s first ever official captain…
Collection Stories
2nd Mar 2022
In Conversation with Hannah Kumari
ENG-ER-LAND playwright and actor Hannah Kumari In Conversation with Anwar Uddin, former professional footballer, FA Council Member and Campaign Manager for The Football Supporters Association’s (FSA) Fans For Diversity, a campaign Uddin set up six years ago which works to promote inclusivity in football.
4th Feb 2022
Object of the Week: Harry Gregg
Uma Ghelani looks back at the career of Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg, one of the survivors – and heroes – of the 1958 Munich tragedy.
21st Jan 2022
Object of the Week: Transfers, Contracts and Wages
With the January transfer window closing soon, Uma Ghelani takes a look at the history of player contracts and transfers.
25th Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: That Half-Time Team Talk
Our final game of Christmas looks at the most famous team talk of all: Phil Brown’s dressing-down on Boxing Day 2008.
24th Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: Christmas Cracker at the Bridge
A remarkable Boxing Day at Stamford Bridge, featuring eight goals, three red cards and two penalties and late drama.
23rd Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: Seven goals a-scoring
The day Tottenham Hotspur were stuffed like a turkey by a gluttonous Newcastle United up at St. James’ Park.
22nd Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: And It’s Live…
The first festive fixture to be shown live on national television: title chasers Norwich City against relegation-threatened West Ham United in 1988.
21st Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: Man Utd v Liverpool
Liverpool’s 1978 Boxing Day defeat of Manchester United in their own back yard, and the history of a North West rivalry.
20th Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: Last Christmas
The rise and fall of Christmas Day football, which culminated in one final game at Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road in 1965.
19th Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: Boxing Day 1963
The day Christmas came one day late for football fans across the country: the goal glut of Boxing Day 1963.
18th Dec 2021
Twelve Games of Christmas: The Second World War
Revisiting football during wartime Britain – including Brighton’s infamous Christmas Day trip to Norwich City in 1940…