A very entertaining and informative read - Paul Nicholls @70smo.bsky.social breathes life into the various football personalities, and provides sparkling match reports!

June 1926 - a 'scientific soccer' teams' matchup in the Brisbane First Division - Thistle FC a *very* Scottish team, and their opponents Latrobe FC featuring some British players (image thanks to Mark Pringle) Thistle won 3-2 @gedboy58.bsky.social

The extant Hong Kong Football Club was founded in 1886 by James Haldane Lockhart, to play rugby and Association football Lockhart was born in Ardsheal, Argyllshire, Scotland - he joined the HK government as a civil servant in 1882 @gedboy58.bsky.social

To coincide with the centenary of the football First Test between Australia and the English FA XI in Brisbane in June 1925, @fairplaybooks.bsky.social has published @70smo.bsky.social Paul Nicholl's superbly written account of the English tour www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/the...

27 June 1925 - 100 years ago today - Australia played the English FA XI in the first match of a Test series, at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground Full match report and photos trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ar...

"NZ call for fresh Soccer Ashes clash with Australia" - original 1923 'Ashes' trophy hero @iansyson.bsky.social features in the news again! www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...

Great photos (and a match report) from the first Australia vs 'England' team, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1899 before 30,000 spectators The author of this article obviously did not want to mention Shaw and Shrewsbury's 1888 rugby tour! trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ar...