Meanwhile at the Racecourse Ground.        Posted on Twitter 

 

Charlie Cooke when he was at  Dundee from 1964-66.

 

 

In the 19th century officials (umpires and referees as they were until 1891) were often drawn from among the ranks of the players.
Segar Bastard of Upton Park refereed the 1878 FA Cup Final at the age of 24.
Mr Bastard had the distinction of refereeing an international match before playing in one.

He took charge of the 60 minute match between England and Wales at a snowy Oval in January 1879.
In March 1880 he made his sole international appearance as a player, playing wide on the right in a 5-4 defeat in Glasgow.
Two days later he umpired in the Wales v England match at Wrexham.

In 1881 Mr Bastard oversaw Wales' shock 1-0 over England at Blackburn (again in the snow).

In 1882 he acted as Umpire in England's games with Scotland (a 5-1 defeat) and Wales (a 5-3 defeat).

As a player his greatest successes came in 1882-83 & 1883-84, winning the London Senior Cup

Segar Bastard.   Honestly, this is this refs name.😀  Posted in Before the D.com

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Three legends.

Brian Little in mid-air.v Bristol City?

Some history of the games between teams from Glasgow and Sheffield.

https://www.englandsoldestfootballclubs.com/sheffield-v-scotland-the-inter-city-games-1874-1960/

32 years ago today Rangers beat Celtic 5-1 at Ibrox. Here's a picture of Ray Wilkins being congratulated after scoring Rangers second goal. It was a cracking strike.

 

Up go the heads.

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The World Cup Final 1978. Argentina v Netherlands. 

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Bobby Moore tackling Pele in the 1970 World Cup.

Posted on Twitter.     The League Magazine.  Some state that pitch.😀

 

 

This 1947 picture shows Scotland inside forward Tommy Walker pointing out an interesting feature in the engine of his new car to AE Ford, the Middlesex Wanderers RFU President. Walker scored nine goals in his 21 games for Scotland, twice scoring against old rivals England at Wembley

 

 

 Poland's goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski in action v England at Wembley in 1973. 

This Red Star Belgrade side are one of the best sides I have seen. They were superb in winning the European Cup in 1990/91.

They destroyed a good Glasgow Rangers side over two legs in the second round.

The first leg was 3-0, but could easily have been 6-0.

 The FA Cup Final of 1933. Everton v Man City.

Shirt numbers were worn on players' shirts for the first time: Everton's players were numbered 1-11 while City's shirts (pictured) went from 12-22.
 It was six years later in 1939 that shirt numbers on the back of players' shirts became mandatory in the Football League.

 

11:47 am · 28 Aug 2020·Twitter Web App  Willie Johnston in his West Brom days. Played in a Scottish Cup Final in three different decades. In 1966, 1971 and 1981. 

 

 

 

 

Aberystwyth Town FC

 

@AberystwythTown

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Posted on Twitter.Yesterday.

The official attendance for today’s game is 2. 😀Thank you for your continued support... #Aberasone #Seasiders

 

 

San Siro. Milan. 27th May 1934. World Cup.

The Netherlands taking the field to play Switzerland.

Footballing royalty.

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

Footballing royalty.

 
Two quotes about Davie Cooper.

Walter Smith

"God gave Davie Cooper a talent. He would not be disappointed how it was used.

The Legendary Ray Wilkins

"He was a Brazilian trapped in a Scotsman’s body."

 

Cooper won his 22 Scotland Full International caps over 11 years. 1979 - 1990.

He also was a Scottish Cup Winner in three different decades.( 1978 and 1979, 1981 and 1991.

 

FootballRetroPlus Retweeted

 

LearnEnglishThroughFootball

 

Parc des Princes, Paris, 1938 World Cup.

 

 

Stanley Matthews playing for the RAF in 1943.

On this date in 1986 Rangers beat Celtic 1-0. Goal was scored by Ian Durrant after a brilliant pass from the great Davie Cooper.