The 1888 Letter
@1888Letter
Football then and now - author of Before the Premier League: A History of the Football League's Last Decades (2021) available at http://the1888letter.com/book
Hello and welcome to the 1888 Letter on Twitter! The blog is named in honour of the letter written by William McGregor which led to the creation of the world’s first professional football league.
Happy 70th Birthday to Brendan O’Callaghan, #BOTD in 1955 – Republic of Ireland international with Doncaster, Stoke & Oldham @vivarovers @BoothenOldRoad @BrisbaneStokie @fslconsult @mott_73 @OrbsSCFC @PeteSmith1983 @stokiesc @eireguide @irish_pics @LansdowneRD_IE @pogmogoal
The 199thepisode of my podcast, 🎙️'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is on YouTube. I interview @paul_grech, the publisher of cultured.football as we discuss his ebook ‘Master of the Azzurri: The Life of Enzo Bearzot’ @1888letter youtube.com/watch?v=cSxTBW…
Get a flick through the 21st July 1973 edition of Shoot! Magazine scanned in full into Flickr Click on the link below to read and enjoy #shoot #shootmagazine flickr.com/photos/1140587…
Happy 60th Birthday to Guðni Bergsson, #BOTD in 1965 – Icelandic defender with Spurs & Bolton @COYS_com @GarethDace @historyofTHFC @kevhillsy @No1THFCProgs @TheBoyHotspur @THSTOfficial @viewfromthelane @BurndenAces @BWFC_POTD @BWFCST @JefferzWilli @TrotterChatPod @marcboal
Happy 60th Birthday to Paul Beesley, #BOTD in 1965 – defender at clubs including Wigan, Orient, Sheffield United, Leeds & Man City @pieatnight_WAFC @PWUPodcast @HBBlade @s24su @SheffUnitedWay @SUFC_memories @leedshunter @LeedsLibrarian @leedstats_com @topcarpentero @daily_set
The price of First Division football ahead of the 1985/86 season @FootballArchive @JohnMcM04582246 @jslovechild @MemorabiliaMal
The 198th episode of my podcast,🎙️ 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is up. For this episode, I interview Serbian Podcaster Damir Bojić as we discuss Yugoslavia National Team during the 1986 World Cup qualifiers. @1888letter, soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/07/soccer…
Get a flick through the 2nd February 1974 edition of Shoot! Magazine scanned in full into Flickr Click on the link below to read and enjoy #shoot #shootmagazine flickr.com/photos/1140587…
‘Shamrockets’ – Shamrock Rovers, League of Ireland & FAI Cup ‘double’ winners 1984/85 @EastStandPod @HistoryLOI @HoopOnce @PrideOfRingsend @roverspast @ShamrockRovers
The 197th episode of my podcast,🎙️ 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is up. For this episode, I interview Dr. Alan Mc Dougall as we discuss East German Football from 1974 to dissolution in 1990. @1888letter soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/07/soccer…
Happy 60th Birthday to Lee Sinnott, #BOTD in 1965 – defender at Walsall, Watford, Bradford, Palace, Huddersfield, Oldham & Scarborough @BescotBanter @Ant_Watford @OldWatford @bantamspast @OneMorePoint1 @Palace1861 @takesthatchance @Tommy_Oldham1 @SeadogUpdate @daily_set
Get a flick through the 15th January 1977 edition of Shoot! Magazine scanned in full into Flickr Click on the link below to read and enjoy #shoot #shootmagazine flickr.com/photos/1140587…
Happy 60th Birthday to Tony Cottee, #BOTD in 1965 – striker at West Ham (twice), Everton, Leicester, Norwich, Barnet & Millwall, with 7 England caps @BillyBondsStand @EXHammers @icwhs @mywhufc @nostalgiairons @EvertonHeritage @GavinBuckland1 @robsawyer70 @ToffeeNoseW @TonyCottee9
Get a flick through the 8th January 1977 edition of Shoot! Magazine scanned in full into Flickr Click on the link below to read and enjoy #shoot #shootmagazine flickr.com/photos/1140587…
Happy 60th Birthday to Paul Ferris, #BOTD in 1965 – Northern Irish midfielder & later physio at Newcastle @DavieUDesertMag @MagpieFootball @NUFCProgrammes @NUFC_1980_1994 @old_toon
Happy 70th Birthday to Steve Coppell, #BOTD in 1955 – Tranmere & Man United winger with 42 England caps, then a manager... @ClassicTranmere @TROSC_TRFC @ManUtdHeritage @ManUtdvault @PeteMolyneux @retro_manutd @thegaffer1969 @unitedrewind @UtdBeforFergie @OneMorePoint1 @Palace1861
Division One & Two Free Transfers at the end of 1984/85 @FootballArchive @JohnMcM04582246 @jslovechild @MemorabiliaMal
Get a flick through the 26th July 1980 edition of Match Magazine scanned in full into Flickr Click on the link below to read and enjoy #Match #MatchMagazine flickr.com/photos/1140587…
The 196th episode of my podcast, 🎙️‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is up. I interview @little_football as we discuss his book ‘Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors: The Republic of Ireland’s 1982 World Cup Qualifying Campaign’ @1888letter soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/07/soccer…