All posts tagged History of football
Les Shorrock: Prince of Photographers
Leslie James Shorrock, 15 April 1921-28 September 2011: Prince of photographers Roy Hay Les Shorrock was one of kind. I knew him through the game of football with which we were both involved but this was only a part of …
Sjel (Mike) de Bruyckere (1928-2011
Sjel (Mike) de Bruyckere. After a stellar career as player and coach at senior level de Bruyckere continued his involvement with the game, coaching children.Photo: Les
Young Socceroos in Portugal 1991
Victorian members of the Young Socceroos with their medals. Left to right: Mark Silic, Robert Spasevski, Robert Stojcevski, Kevin Muscat, Kris Trajanovski, Lorenz Kindtner. Photo: Les Shorrock. Les
Punching above its weight: No wonder we have trouble with Uruguay
Ray Baartz heads goalwards against Uruguay in Sydney in 1974. Source: Sid Grant, Jack Pollard’s Soccer Records. Punching above its weight: No wonder we have trouble with Uruguay (Originally published in Goal
Celtic’s Australian connections
Tommy Burns of Celtic shields the ball against Red Star Belgrade during the World of Soccer tournament at Olympic Park, Melbourne. The referee is Jack Taylor, who officiated
A turn up for the books
A win for 'the worst team in Britain'. Jim Cassels, the birder of Arran and a good friend sent me this piece of news which I have been sending
A new look at soccer violence
A new look at soccer violence Roy Hay Deakin University Originally published as: Roy Hay, ‘A new look at soccer violence’, in Denis Hemphill, All part of the game: Violence and Australian
Manchester Dreaming and other football stories
Manchester dreaming and other football stories (This was published in Goal Weekly on 23 May 2011, before United were beaten by Barcelona in the Champions League final.) By Roy Hay It
Marnie Haig-Muir: Your review of the latest Rankin is right on the money, Roy. This book...