A Football Archive*

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

@Ankaman616 @em_sandy Why have it at a monument to football heritage when you can have it at a soulless metal bowl in the middle of a swamp? MetLife was the obvious choice

🚍 NIEDERLANDE 🇳🇱 (1974)

Juan Lozano.

L'U.R.S.S. 66

Alan Ball #EFC Goal magazine 25/4/70

On this day at Euro ‘88: Nobody in the BBC commentary box knows who’s been subbed off at half-time for Denmark. Listen carefully here as Barry Davies loses his rag, before expertly changing his voice in time for Emilio Butragueño’s goal. Superb stuff.

As the FIFA World Cup gets underway, we look back to 1966, when trainer Bill Watson was in the Blue Peter studio demonstrating the punishing agility exercises, he put professional footballers from English clubs through.

Dave Durie #BlackpoolFC #UTMP Sport Express magazine 14/2/57

Tottenham Hotspur #THFC #COYS Sport Express magazine 22/11/56

On this day in 2006, England kicked off their World Cup campaign against Paraguay. And in the BBC’s build-up to the match, Ray Stubbs managed to get a few words with Freddie Flintoff and Steve Harmison…

Today marks 29 years since the England men’s team last lifted any sort of ‘silverware.’ So here’s captain Alan Shearer, picking up the trophy for Le Tournoi. What dreams are made of…

Simply the best, the King Pelé 👑 The King of the Football. @BBCSport @espn @SkySportsPL @FourFourTwo @iffhs_media @SInow @FOXSports @rtvedeportes @CorSport @lequipe @lequipedusoir @CBSSportsGolazo @goal @placar @BBCMOTD @1968Tv @ExtremeFootbal4 @FootballArchive #FIFAWorldCup

Alan Suddick #BlackpoolFC Goal magazine 25/4/70 #UTMP

Birmingham City #BCFC #KRO Striker magazine 8/5/71

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s bought the book so far. ❤️ Seeing your photos of it in people’s hands, on coffee tables and on summer holidays has meant the world. And if you’ve enjoyed it, a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review on Amazon would be hugely appreciated. Stu x

On David Platt’s 60th birthday, a look at why he is one of the greatest ever English goalscoring midfielders. Here are all of his 27 international goals, in order, crammed into 140 secs. Platt was incredibly reliable in an England shirt.

Frank Arnesen, 1981. #ValenciaCF

Graeme Souness #LFC Shoot magazine 21/5/83

On this day in 1993, a lightning bolt lost ITV their pictures near the end of England’s humiliating 2-0 defeat to the USA. Here a surprised Matt Lorenzo and Ron Atkinson have to wing it in the studio until they get the feed back. The joys of live telly.

Terry Hennessey #DCFC Goal magazine 25/4/70