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I recorded the National League Quarterfinal playoff match this afternoon whilst watching the Rugby League and watched it this evening and what an exci...

Sorry, fell asleep writing this blog.

Writing about Boro players past and present has given me so much pleasure. If I’m honest, it’s the period between the two World Wars that I’ve found t...

ROBERT WILLIAM STUART 1931/47 Bobby Stuart was born in Middlesbrough in 1913 and won 3 England international schoolboy caps as a centre half at the...

GARY HAMILTON 1983/92 Gary Hamilton was born in Glasgow in 1965 and signed apprentice forms before making his debut as a substitute against Bolton ...

WILLIAM HUTCHINSON BROWN 1931/46 Billy Brown was born in Bedlington, County Durham in 1909 and was a right back starting his career playing for Wes...

Did you know that when war was declared in 1939 and League football was suspended after each club had played only 3 League matches that a North Easter...

ERIC McMORDIE 1964/75 Eric McMordie was born in Belfast in August 1946 but was actually christened Alexander S. McMordie, although why he was alway...

Sorry, but thick fingers have somehow my pressing the wrong button before I have finished writing the blog.

GARY ANDREW PALLISTER 1984/89 & 1998/2000 Gary Pallister was born in Ramsgate, Kent but grew up in Norton, County Durham and at school first pla...

MAURICE WEBSTER 1922/35 Maurice Webster was born in the South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire in 1899 and began his career as a centre forward with Bla...

Pools beat Weymouth 4-0 today, but sadly Stockport won at Yeovil 1-0 to deny Pools a Semifinal place. According to reports Stockport were fortunate th...

GEORGE ANDREW JORDAN FRIEND 2012/2020 George Friend was born in Barnstaple, North Devon in October 1987 and started his career at Exeter City as a y...

STEPHEN VICKERS 1993/2001 Steve Vickers was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham in 1967 and played football as a teenager for Spennymoor United b...

Thanks Werdermouth. I’d forgotten about SV Hamburg and the Kevin Keegan era.

It’s now the end of the season for the major European Leagues as well as England and Scotland, so for what it’s worth are my reports of the last 25 ye...

Hibs or Hearts ? Or maybe Leith where “The Leith polith dismitheth us” tongue twister originated from?

STUART EDWARD RIPLEY 1984/92 Stuart Ripley was born in Middlesbrough in 1967 and signed for Boro in 1984 as a winger and made his debut in the follo...

With the National League constituents not yet decide because of the playoffs which also affect the composition of the North and South Divisions undeci...

I know I’ve become obsessed about goalscoring records, first Harry Kane and the latest is Sergio Aguero who admittedly have outstanding records in the...

Lille winning the French League must be regarded as equal to Leicester City winning the Premier League five years ago. I’ve visited this beautiful cit...

An awful display by Hartlepools far removed from the recent displays I’ve seen from them on BT Sport. Never came to terms with a blustery wind on an a...

@powmillnaemore I’ve spent many happy times in Perthshire especially at Gleneagles watching the Scottish Open Golf sometimes whist staying in Crieff...