All posts tagged History of football
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 …
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.
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
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, theAre 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
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
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
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
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,
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,
Marnie Haig-Muir: Your review of the latest Rankin is right on the money, Roy. This book...