Tom Hancock
Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
Latest articles by Tom Hancock

Journeyman managers
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the game's most epic coaching careers

Clubs who won major cups while playing below the top flight
By Tom Hancock published
When underdogs claim top honours...

Great football dynasties
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the most glittering eras in the club game

Clubs who won multiple major European trophies
By Tom Hancock published
These sides got used to winning top continental honours

Welsh players who played abroad
By Tom Hancock published
From Wales to Spain, the USA and beyond...

English players who played in Scotland
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the Englishmen who went to play club football north of the border

Notable player-managers in English football
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the stars who did two jobs at once

Iconic kit manufacturers
By Tom Hancock published
Featuring big current brands and cult favourites of yesteryear

Footballers with famous partners
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some players who coupled up with celebrities

Former Football League clubs
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the sides who once played in the top four tiers of English football

Major trophy winners with the same club as player and manager
By Tom Hancock published
These stars are legend of the pitch and the dugout in at least one place

The best Champions League managers ever
By Tom Hancock published
Ranking the greatest coaches in the history of the Champions League and European Cup

The best British players of the 2010s
By Tom Hancock published
Counting down Britain's finest footballing talent of the second decade of the 21st century

Clubs who changed their colours
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some sides who adopted a new identity...

British players who played in Germany
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the Brits who pulled on the shirts of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and more

Football clubs who shared a stadium with another sport
By Tom Hancock published
Featuring rugby, American football and... motor racing?!

Successful managers who started in non-League
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some coaches who carved out impressive careers in the dugout after beginning a long way from the top

Elite players who played on three or more continents
By Tom Hancock published
We wouldn't call these stars journeymen, but they certainly got about...

Foreign players who played in Japan
By Tom Hancock published
Including World Cup champions and a Ballon d'Or winner...

Clubs who play in another country's league
By Tom Hancock published
When domestic football goes international...

Managers who managed their hometown club
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some local lads who called the shots from the touchline

British players who played in Italy
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the Brits who left the UK to play calcio

The oldest professional football clubs in England
By Tom Hancock published
A look at some of the English game's longest-standing outfits
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