A bit about what I believe in: What real change might look like, give it a chance open.substack.com/pub/thefootb...

open.substack.com/pub/stokefoo... Many thanks to @outsidewrite.bsky.social for inspiring this

Signed-off the cover to #StreetFootball It's now off to print

Remembering the 56 📷️ @bubstgway.bsky.social (top) 📷️ BBC website 2023 (bottom)

stokefootballhistory.substack.com/p/arthur-bri... Bridgett played only seven matches for Stoke, before flourishing at Sunderland and for England

Cool kit and even cooler Stoke trio. Hudson, Greenhoff, Salmons.

We're at the stage of the season where titles are won, promotions sealed and heartbreak abounds. Heroes, villains, stories and narratives. This is when football clubs create new heritage. What leagues and stories should we be keeping tabs on as the season comes to a close?

Why League One proves that English football’s finances are broken. Column. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

You can complete the Proudlove hat-trick on 17 August with the release of 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' Available via Pitch Publishing uk.bookshop.org/p/books/stre... #StreetFootball

The latest issue of @wheresthebar.bsky.social is out. Order your copy from www.wheresthebar.co.uk

#OnThisDay in football, 5 April 1902 - 25 died when a terrace collapsed at Ibrox nine minutes into a Scotland v England international 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1913 - USFA founded in New York 🇺🇸 1922 - Tom Finney born 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1975 - John Hartson born 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1976 - Fernando Morientes born 🇪🇸 1982 - Thomas Hitzlsperger born 🇩🇪

Dagenham Invincibles featuring in major Kansas City Exhibition together with Items from Steve Bolton Collection 💜 @whuhistorian.bsky.social @garyjames.bsky.social @tomjgarry.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social www.theworldwar.org/exhibitions/...

Losses of £262m and selling your stadium to yourself: it has been a good week for English football’s gross Monopoly money culture. Column. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

OTD 1990: Argentina played Linfield FC at Windsor Park in a pre-World Cup friendly in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Néstor Lorenzo scored the only goal of the game for the reigning world champions! Peruse the programme from this random match here www.scribd.com/document/393...

World Cup Poster, Uruguay, 1930. Where it all began.

'Rust-Red Doors (Joiner's Square)' Graphite Sketch

NEW POST 🗞️ Your groundhopping guide to Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Thinking about making that pilgrimage to football's greatest city? ✅ Safety ✅ Tickets ✅ Getting around 📚 Plus essential reading 👉 outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-ultima... #groundhopping #TravelTuesday

Italy the first former winners to miss three World Cups in a row.

Elite football must end its "Trust me, bro" culture of communication. Underperforming sporting directors should be fronting up to supporters. Column. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

New Article: Villa's Turbulent 80's From European Champions in 1982 to relegation in 1987, Aston Villa put their supporters through a maelstrom of emotions during the 1980s. Words: Ivan McDouall Available to read on our website ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/villas-turbu...

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An important announcement re the #ManchesterCorinthians Please share widely: gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/25/m...

Just fabulous history whether you like sport or not

The latest from @stokefootball.bsky.social Great read open.substack.com/pub/stokefoo...

Unrealised development proposal at Etruria Junction on the Trent & Mersey Canal #Etruria #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

#FloodlightFriday Victoria Ground, Stoke. Photo Credit: Bert Bentley

Still available via Pitch Publishing #WorkandPlay www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/work-an...

"Street football is a global language, but spoken with a local accent" Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' #StreetFootball 📸 Getty Images

Football in a Library #38 League Football and the Men Who Made It By Simon Inglis, THE book about a century of league football before the Premier League, before Super Sundays, before pre-tax losses of millions of pounds. Stoke were sometimes good, sometimes bad. The more things change…

Just before going on vacation, one final plug for the Shoot! archive, full scans of Shoot! magazine and related items, all to enjoy for free Final tally: 320 full scans Below as always is the link to click and share #shoot #shootmagazine www.flickr.com/photos/11405...

#AlanHudson arriving at Stoke station after his transfer from Chelsea.

Mapping Stoke Football in the 1870s and 1880s, including location of the original cold, wintry night at Stoke open.substack.com/pub/stokefoo...

A novella completes my new collection ‘The Last Amateur’. A multi-billionaire decides to take the small-town club of his youth to the heights of glory, re-building the stadium where he was a free-scoring teen. Buy at @halcyonpublish1.bsky.social or @wsc.co.uk or @stanchionbooks.bsky.social

'Dudson (Hope Street)' Charcoal and Varnish on Paper Wilson55. Nantwich. www.wilson55.com/auction/deta...

Football in a Library #37 La Vie Jamais Racontée  By Nancy Gillen Alice Milliat. An extraordinary person who fought for elite women’s sport over a century ago. This book is a riveting account of her life.

'End of Shift (Stoke)' Bitumen & Mixed media on Paper Wilson55 Nantwich Northern Art Auction www.wilson55.com/auction/deta...

As it's Hallowe'en/Samhain, what spooky football stories have you got? 🎃 I hear Ibrox is haunted by a spectral black dog, and both Birmingham City and Sligo Rovers have been on the receiving end of curses Any other tales of where football meets the supernatural?

A Dutch #referee for this match: Piet Roomer.

Escape from Berlin ⚽️⚽️