Tag: The Boys Book of Soccer (6 articles)
The first of its’ kind ever published and still the best – A brief guide to The Boys Book of Soccer
Posted: 21st October 2014
‘The first of its’ kind ever published and still the best’. Two strong claims in one sentence from the editorial team behind The Boys’ Book of Soccer in the notes on…
Category: Football Annuals
The best plumber ever to have played football for England – RIP to Sir Tom Finney
Posted: 15th February 2014
England and Preston North End great Sir Tom Finney, died yesterday aged 91. The popular 1950’s football annual, The Big Book of Football Champions, showed Tom in one of its’ trademark…
Category: Football - Editorial
Happy birthday to the 2nd oldest football league in the world – The Northern League’s 125th anniversary exhibition is launched at the National Football Museum in Manchester
Posted: 24th January 2014
What a wonderful morning. I returned home from a thoroughly enjoyable visit to the National Football Museum in the heart of Manchester where I’d attended the opening ceremony for a…
Category: Football - Editorial
Have we got enough half crowns? – The Mills family’s Pay-As-You-Go TV, England’s 1966 World Cup Final victory and the 1960’s boys’ football annuals
Posted: 22nd November 2013
The match is about to start, now have we got enough change? Comedian and lifelong Leyton Orient fan Bob Mills was talking on the radio this morning about how on…
Category: Football Annuals
The perfect Christmas gift – A brief guide to football annuals – Part 3: The boys’ annuals
Posted: 18th November 2012
Perhaps this sub category of football annuals can be summed up well by what happened as I was searching for an item the other day. In the pile of books…
Categories: Football, Football Annuals
