Sunday 13 March 2016

All posts tagged History of football

North Geelong 1992

North Geelong celebrations

North Geelong Celebrations Roy Hay North Geelong Warriors celebrated 45 years since the club was founded in 1967 and twenty years since their unprecedented and unequalled victory in the Victorian Premier League in 1992. North remains the only club ever …

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The last Messiah

Australian football and the Messiah complex

Australian football and the Messiah complex Roy Hay (This article appeared on Goal Weekly's website on 18 September 2012.

First elevens

Women lead the big kick-off and a bit of history

Women lead the big kick-off and a bit of history Roy Hay The games of the 30th Olympiad begin tomorrow when Team GB women’s team kicks off against New Zealand

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Opening of the National Football Museum in England

One of the many display cases at the NFM.

Grand (re)opening of the National Football Museum in England Roy Hay The National Football Museum, formerly located at Deepdale, the

Puskas 4th goal celebrations lr

Are Spain the greatest ever?

Another champion team from Spain. Real Madrid in 1960 and Ferenc Puskas celebrates a goal. Are Spain the greatest ever? Roy Hay It is inevitable that Spain’s scintillating demolition of Italy

Socceroos 1974 from SW

Lip service to history devalues worthwhile project

Lip service to history devalues worthwhile project Roy Hay It was an excellent idea of SBS and the Johnny Warren Foundation to reopen the debate about the best players, coaches

Lou Kastner

Jim Fraser, keeper and coach

Jim Fraser, keeper and coach Roy Hay (This story appeared as a Blast from the Past column in Goal Weekly on 2 March 2012, p. 19. Click on the photographs

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Mighty Marconi: The early days

Mighty Marconi: The early days Roy Hay (The text of this article appeared as a Blast from the Past in Goal Weekly on 16 March 2012, p. 19. All photos

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Harry Armstrong and his Cup

Harry Armstrong and his Cup (This article appeared in Goal Weekly, Friday 23 March 2012, p. 19 and is reproduced here with the permission of the editor Costa Koutropoulos,

Australian line-up in 1972 lr

From Emus to Socceroos: How the national team got its name

From Emus to Socceroos: The real origins of national team’s name at last Roy Hay and David Hearder (This story first appeared in Goal Weekly, 24 February 2012, pp. 1–3,

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