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....