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Celtic Football Club’s story is laced with drama and excitement, featuring a host of colourful individuals and a social history matched by few, if any, football clubs. In Celtic: Pride and Passion, Lisbon Lion Jim Craig and Pat Woods, a historian of the club, take a fresh look at several...

Tommy McLean is proud to be from one of Scotland's most famous footballing families. Along with brothers Jim and Willie, the McLean's have had a huge impact on the Scottish game. Now, in Football in the Blood, Tommy tells his story for the first time and reveals the highs and lows of a remarkable...

Those who have been football supporters all their lives can never forget the first match they ever saw, although they might not recall the result. This is because it is the players that stay in the memory and the magic moments they provided for millions of spectators in their time.Every generation...

Sixteen Stoke legends tell the stories behind their favourite games. Terry Conroy relives the moment his header opened the scoring in City's 1972 League Cup Final. Mark Stein remembers another Wembley win in the 1992 Autoglass Trophy. Denis Smith recalls when Stoke took on the best in Europe and came...

For a small footballing nation, Scotland boasts the proud record of having qualified for the World Cup finals on eight occasions. But this fantastic feat is marred by the glorious failure of never having reached the latter stages of the tournament. Scotland '74 is a bittersweet celebration of an incredible...

Who can break the Old Firm monopoly? That was Scottish footballs recurring cry throughout the 1920s. For over a quarter of a century, since 1904, either Celtic or Rangers had lifted the Scottish League Championship. By 1931, Rangers were determined to win their sixth title in a row, and so equal Celtic,...

The superclasico, the Buenos Aires derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors, is unique in world football. These two clubs fought for supremacy in the Boca neighbourhood in the early 20th century. Today they fight for the city, for Argentina and the world. This is your ticket to the game; a guide...

In the summer of 1970, England was buzzing about the new football season. More than 30 million television viewers had watched the previous year's FA Cup final and the brilliant Brazilians had dazzled audiences during the Mexico World Cup. The new age of televised highlights meant that football's profile...

In the 2010/11 football season, Iain Hyslop embarked on journey which would take him to 44 football matches, from Peterhead to Berwick and Dingwall to Dumfries, across a single season. His travels led to the production of the first edition of this book -- the unofficial review of Scottish Football. This...

Certain things in life are inevitable. Petrol prices will rise, summer follows spring and Sir Alex Ferguson will retire.Eventually. Where next for Manchester United once the club's legendary manager retires? Shadow Of The Knight, prepared ready for Ferguson's retirement, will look to the past for answers...

Relive an almighty season for Cardiff City as the boys take us on a step-by-step tour of Cardiff City's first ever season in the Premier LeagueEnjoy Gareth's intricate descriptions of each game and David's nomadic wandering around the message boards and media platforms. Share their hopes, dreams,...

One of the greatest GAA footballers of the modern era, Paul Galvin has enjoyed a brilliant and at times controversial career. Winning four senior All Ireland medals with Kerry and eight Munster championships, he was also a three-time All Star and 2009 Footballer of the Year. His inter-county career...

From childhood kick-abouts on knee-scraping surfaces to junior football in shirts that reached your ankles to greet your socks, like many youngsters Steve Wignall dreamed of wearing a hallowed red shirt and becoming a professional footballer. Following his apprenticeship at Doncaster Rovers that dream...

A review of Barry Siddall, a cult hero of Sunderland afc by Rob Mason, author of the clubs Complete Record.One of ten individual player reviews from Rob Mason's 'Sunderland afc Cult Heroes'.