With the 2024 European Championships just two weeks away, I took the chance to speak with show regular Neil Andrews about the Scottish chances this time around; and their historical impact in the tournament ...

Nick

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Duncan Hamilton watched England beat West Germany as an eight-year-old boy in the company of his father and grandfather. He recalls 'Wembley, spread out in the sun; the waving flags; the delirious, joy-of-all-joys moment of the final whistle; the trophy sparkling in the late afternoon light'.

But, seeing the whole game again during the misery of the first Covid lockdown, finally made him realise what Alf Ramsey and his players had no inkling of, which was what came next for them. How, for many of those boys of summer, almost everything after that shimmering moment amounted to an anti-climax or a setback. How '66 was not a beginning, a guaranteed path towards more success, but a slow decline and fall, and also a disproportionate number of disappointments. And how the triumph of '66 was dulled through constant repetition, the same images always flashed before us.

Hamilton recognised, too, how many myths and misconceptions had grown around the match.

He decided to revisit '66, tracing the very roots of a story - as well as the hidden figures within it - that really began during the era of post-War austerity.

Answered Prayers provides, at last, a full account of English football's greatest achievement and the failures that followed it. We see the institutional inability to appreciate Ramsey and his players, who were taken for granted; the political machinations of the blazered fools who ran the Football Association; the short-sighted blunderers of the Football League.

To buy - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Answered-Prayers-England-1966-World-ebook/dp/B0BRS88NXY

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Featuring When Saturday Comes writer Neil Andrews and yours truly. In a nutshell, this is a conversation between two middle-aged men (ahem in my case), that starts and finishes with the LWT Sunday afternoon show 'The Big Match', whilst taking a long walk through some 1970s nostalgia ...

Cheers

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Shoot, Goal ... Charles Buchan, for many kids growing up in the 50s, 60s and 70s these famous football annuals provided a gateway to the magic of the sport. In this edition of the Football History podcast, show regular Neil Andrews reminisce about the golden era of these wonderful productions.

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Joining this edition of the show is Phil O'Rourke, author of 'Forgotten Football Clubs - 50 teams across the world, gone but never forgotten'. Followed by some windy location recordings of yours truly walking the streets of Prince Regent in search of Thames AFC.

To pick up a copy of Phil's book, please visit pitchpublishimg.co.uk

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Portrayed as slightly 'clownish' figures at the time, the story of the 1974 Zaire side that took part in the West German World Cup is fascinating. In this interview author Neil Andrews discusses his new book 'Zaire'74 - the rise and fall of Mobutu's Leopards', which is now available via Amazon.

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Featuring When Saturday Comes writer Neil Andrews ... YEnrIwmU5lxI1AAHOFKd

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and Did you flick to kick like the Undertones' perfect cousin Kevin back in the late 1970s? Well we certainly did, as this conversation with 'When Saturday Comes' contributor and fellow Millwall fan Neil Andrews hopefully demonstrates, the ever popular table football game is enjoying a resurgence. Sufficient to generate a bid for the World Cup of Subbuteo in 2024...

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Author of a cornucopia of FA Cup facts, 'FA Cup 150', I'm joined by cup expert Phil Annets in this edition.

To buy a copy of Phil's fantastic book please visit: www.facupfactfile.co.uk

Thank you for listening!

Nick

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Were the 1980s really a time where football was a 'slun sport, played in slum stadiums for slum people'? (The Times in 1985) Or were they really the last days of football as a truly working class pursuit, never to return?

In this episode of The Football History Podcast I speak to author and editor of 'Lost' - a unique photographic record of football in the 1980s compiled with David Featherstone.

In the words of our own intro theme, 'does it bring back memories?'

Nick

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A conversation with Jonathan O'Brien who is the author of a fantastic new history of the European Championship tournament from 1960 to 2021.

To buy Jonathan's book 'Euro Summits' visit https://www.amazon.co.uk/Euro-Summits-Story-European-Championships/dp/1801501122

Thanks for listening.

Nick

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A conversation with football historian and author Mark Metcalf on one of the most remarkable footballers of the Victorian era: Fred Spiksley.

To buy Mark's book 'The remarkable story of Fred Spiksley' please visit https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Remarkable-Story-of-Fred-Spiksley-Paperback/p/19036 used code FRED15 for a 15% discount at the checkout.

Thank you for listening ...

Nick

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A conversation with football fan and author Mark Metcalf on the life of the Republic of Ireland, Millwall and Sunderland legend Charlie Hurley.

We hope you enjoy this conversation, all profits made from the show will benefit the Lions Food Hub.

Neil Fissler

Nick Hart

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The Football History Podcast 2 - ‘The Beautiful History’ …

On this edition of the Football History Podcast we are delighted to welcome authors Martyn Routledge and Elspeth Wills, who have combined to produce a wonderful introduction to the history of our islands by the medium of football club badges.

‘The Beautiful History’ is a follow-on to their previous collaboration called ‘The Beautiful Badge’ and is part football tribute, part historical lesson and part work of art.

We really enjoyed speaking with them both and hope that you get as much pleasure as we did from this fascinating conversation.

The Beautiful History can be purchased via Pitch Publishing https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/beautiful-history or at any independent bookshop. We highly recommend it as an entry into history for kids.

Please do let us know what you think of the show, our email is TheFootballHistoryPodcast@gmail.com - or we can be contacted on Twitter @tfhistoryshow 

We hope you enjoy the podcast. All profits made from the show will support the Lions Food Hub @lionsfoodhub

Neil Fissler

Nick Hart

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Hello and welcome to the very first edition of ‘The Football History Podcast’, featuring sports journalist Neil Fissler and yours truly Nick Hart. Our aim is to bring to life some of the great stories, personalities and events of the wide world of football.

In this first edition we speak with Greg Foxsmith of the Jack Leslie Campaign www.jackleslie.co.uk regarding the life of one of Plymouth Argyle’s first black professionals - and his shameful deselection from the 1925 England squad. 

Please do let us know what you think of the show, our email is TheFootballHistoryPodcast@gmail.com - or we can be contacted on Twitter @tfhistoryshow 

We hope you enjoy the podcast. All profits made from the show wlll be donated to charity.

Neil Fissler

Nick Hart

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In this edition - Sir Anthony Eden idling away the days and playing a little tennis in the south of France - dirty books in Leicester - how to avoid World War 2 - Peter Wilson rises to a challenge ...

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Edward, Prince of Wales visits a war veterans colony in Leicester - Gugnuncs - Military pickle - a murder trial at the Old Bailey ...

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