A Football Archive*

WWII: Football at Stalag XVII B, Krems, Austria. Majority of its prisoners were French and Belgian soldiers.

World Cup ‘78: Clive Thomas’ infamous final whistle.

World Cup '86: Portugal XI v England (1:0), Monterrey, 3 June 1986. (Photo: Acacio Franco/Lusa)

Red Army soldier Lydia Spivak handling the traffic in the streets of Berlin. May 1945. Photo: Yakov Ryumkin

If you thought World Cup post-match pundit banter was a recent development, think again! Crerand, Dougan and Allison all looking cool in their Fred Perrys and McNab sporting Slazenger at Mexico 70. Jimmy Hill came dressed as Oscar Wilde! 😳 #England #Scotland

World Cup '86: Estadio Azteca ‘La Ola de Coca-Cola... La Ola del Mundial'

1982 World Cup Brazil line up to face Scotland @sp1873 @SuperbFootyPics @FootballArchive

Bobby Gould feature taken from Football Handbook 1978. Bobby was born OTD 12/6/46 and turned 80 today. #PUSB #AFC #WWFC #WBA #BristolCity #WHUFC #BristolRovers

West Ham’s Jimmy Greaves vs Geoff Hammond & Laurie Sivell of Ipswich Town. #WHUFC #COYI #ITFC Striker magazine 8/5/71

Today marks 22 years since England were beating France 1-0 going into stoppage time, but still lost 2-1. Here are both of Zinedine Zidane’s goals from that night, in real time. One of the most extraordinary endings to a match ever seen at the Euros.

16 years ago today: England vs USA at the World Cup. And one of the worst blunders in ITV’s history, as they accidentally cut to an advert whilst Steven Gerrard opens the scoring…

Like Peter Cook, come and watch Tottenham v Coventry in 1983 !

Opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980.

32 years ago today, Des Lynam takes us through the new World Cup rules and instructions before USA ‘94 began. Some of the changes include: 3 points for a win in group matches. 3 substitutes now allowed. Referees no longer wearing black. Simpler times.

Stan Mortensen scoring for Southport vs Derby County 20/4/57. #Southport #SouthportFC #ONEPORT Sport Express magazine 2/5/57

Jock Stein's #Scotland side opened up the #WorldCup group stage in confidant fashion with a 5-2 win over New Zealand at #Espana82 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Coronation Street - written by Adele Rose (12th June 1978). When Mike sacks Hilda after she dares to ask for a new broom, it's the unexpected starting point for what becomes a bitter industrial dispute.

It’s 40 years to the day since England beat Poland 3-0 at the World Cup. But when the game was goalless, they received a wonderful dressing down from Barry Davies…

Saint, Greavsie and Tarby. London 1985. @SuperbFootyPics @FootballArchive @jslovechild @retrofootballnw @robertmdaws @FootballInT80s @1980sHeaven @1968Tv @Theleaguemag @footballmemorys

Bobby Tambling #CFC Jimmy Hill’s Football Weekly 31/1/69

Tottenham Hotspur’s Mike England with Roger Hynd of Crystal Palace in the background. #THFC #COYS #CPFC