The third and final day of Dynamo Birkerod´s trip of Scottish football grounds is, arguably, the big one. It will probably be the title-decider. And it will be our last chance ever to get a look at Archibald Leitch’s main…
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Looking for Archie part 3 – Tynecastle
Tagged with: Ann Budge, Archibald Leitch, Avengers, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hearts, Hearts Foundation, Infinity War, McCrae's battalion, Memorial garden, Michael Lustig, Royal Ettrick, The Athletic Arms, The Diggers, Tynecastle, White Hart
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Posted in Football grounds, Football museum, Uncategorized
Looking for Archie part 2 – Ibrox
We are still on a high after Aberdeen’s 7 goals at Dens Park the previous night. And now our Dynamo Birkerod team is completed with the late arrival of Ib and his two sons last night. We are a full…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Billy Struth, Celtic, Football and sectarianism, Glasgow Rangers, Hampden Park, Ibrox, John Greig, Motherwell, Old Firm, Queens Park, Scottish Football museum, Stadium disaster 1902, Stadium disaster 1971, Wee Rangers Club
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Posted in Football grounds, Football museum, Uncategorized
Delights and perils of groundhopping
End of February means that I am off to my annual meeting up with the Sports and Leisure History network at Manchester Metropolitan University in Crewe. And, as usual, I throw in a handful of football matches before and after.…
Tagged with: Bury F.C., Coventry F.C., Gigg Lane, Groundhopping, Manchester United Museum, National Football Museum, Rochdale F.C., Spotland, Zlatan
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Posted in Football grounds, Football museum, Football museums, Uncategorized
The new Liverpool FC museum
When I visited the Liverpool FC museum back in February 2013, I really liked it. Perhaps too much text, perhaps a little worn-down, perhaps the layout a bit dated. But there was plenty of passion, and there were thick descriptions…
The National Scottish Football Museum
I remember my late father telling about Hampden Park. He had been to see Denmark lose 3-1 to Scotland in front of a mere 75.000 in 1952. But the imposing terraces of Hampden left a lasting impression on him. Perhaps…
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The Liverpool Museum
When I met the curator of Liverpool F.C. museum, Stephen Done, back in February, he told me that he hoped soon to be able to go over the exhibtions, which still looked very much the same as they did in…
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