Welcome
to Soccerhistory.org.uk
This
is a website for those who are serious about their football history.
It aims to take a fresh look at every aspect of football before the
1970s. This includes a commitment to original research and an
interactive approach that encourages football fans to share their stories
and to discuss the great players and the legendary matches of the past
with each other. From the era of the great amateur footballers of
the Victorian era through to the end of the maximum wage, we want to bring
you the remarkable story of the rise of football from a public school
sport to the game adored by millions across the world.
This
website will not just feature the great players and managers, but also the
characters that have enriched the game over the past century and a
half. New articles will appear on the history of the game: beginning
with the story of those players who made the ultimate sacrifice during the
First World War and the birth of the game from the English public schools
to the first professional players.
We
aim to incorporate your ideas and suggestions into the website to make it
a source of information for those who wish to research football
history. That's why we want to hear from you. Do you have
stories about the great players of the past? Did you witness one of
the great matches? Do you feel that certain players or
managers never got the recognition they deserve? Perhaps you have
old photographs you wish to share with other football fans or have you
published a football book you wish to promote. Well, at last there
is a website which is devoted to you. What are you waiting
for? Get in touch...
Dr
Ian
Maxwell
Editor
