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  • Juventus, 1972

    Pushing a barrel organ around in search of a patch you could call your own, while avoiding the attentions of the local union leaders; oh yes, those were the days…

  • Leicester Fosse, 1911

    Watching a game at Filbert Street required guile and cunning. Or an extra halfpenny per head for the glazing.

  • Spartak Moscow, 1955

    Helping White Russians after the war was a dangerous game, but it was not without its perks if you could hold your nerve…

  • Dundela, 1948

    In the days of post-war austerity, a trip to Belfast meant a great deal more discomfort than even Ryan Air. Enter: The Ingenians…

  • Liverpool, 1963

    A delay on British Railways forced us to cancel our pre-match drink; a clearance from Bill Slater changed British football forever.

  • Watford, 1912

    No man can stop the Loyal and Distinguished Pedallers. But what of fair Oxfordshire maidens? What of the ‘Impossible Woman’?

  • Southampton, 1965

    In my experience, there are only two reasons to be standing in a forest before a bonfire of your own clothes: either someone has deliberately misled you about how to apply for a job in a South Staffs coal mine, or you are on a quest to retrieve an old friend’s football rattle.

  • Burnley, 1964

    Cullis’ tactical genius was tested to its limits when scaling the north face of Turf Moor…

  • Chelsea, 1969

    Peter Knowles was magic, but now he is gone, and darker powers are at work in the streets of London…

  • Huddersfield Town, 1951

    An away trip to Huddersfield on a Tuesday night is considered a bit of a trek these days. But a few years ago it involved a level of planning, daring and dedication that not even Nuno could dream of….