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Players who scored 200 goals or more for an English club
By Ben Hayward published
A look at the players who hit a double century for English clubs in all competitions...
The secret behind Arsenal’s injury time title win vs Liverpool at Anfield in 1989
By Ryan Dabbs published
"George was calm and relaxed, as he always is," Nigel Winterburn tells FourFourTwo about the most dramatic game of his career
David Rocastle remembered: Celebrating the life and career of the Arsenal hero with those who knew him best
By Gavin Newsham published
LONGREAD David Rocastle wasn't just a fantastic footballer – to those at Arsenal, the Lewisham maestro represented something much greater. On the anniversary of his tragic death aged just 33, FFT celebrates a genius
The 7 most nail-biting final-day deciders between direct rivals
By Olly Ricketts published
Think this season's Matchday 38 is going to be explosive? Just look at these seasons…
Kevin Keegan: how Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle fell Head Over Heels In Love with King Kev
By Ed McCambridge published
Fifty years ago, a 20-year-old Kevin Keegan made his Liverpool debut following an almighty leap from the Fourth Division. King Kev's incredible success extended far beyond the Kop, however, during a fascinating career of pop single, punch ups bike crashes... and cracking perms
Fans back in stadiums: The post-war football fandom boom in the late 1940s suggests the game will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic
By Paul Brown published
Football fans haven’t been locked out of grounds for this long since the Second World War – when attendances rocketed as supporters reclaimed their beloved game. If this post-pandemic return is anything like that one, records will tumble
The Subbuteo story: how a war veteran-cum-egg-collector invented Britain’s legendary tabletop favourite
By Gary Parkinson published
Subbuteo came into being in 1946, RAF veteran Peter Adolph coming up with an idea for a family-friendly football game to brighten life in post-war Britain. In 75 (often controversial) years, since, its legacy is assured through pop-punk, Paolo Di Canio and more...
Pat Nevin interview: “My nickname was ‘Weirdo’ for a long time. I was always thinking, ‘Oh, no I’m the normal one…”
By Matt Barker published
Chelsea winger Pat Nevin saw himself as a student, music critic and activist before a footballer. During his 1980s heyday, Nevin was the game's great outsider, regularly appearing in the NME, his alternative diversions featuring knife attacks, The Proclaimers and Saddam Hussein’s secret police...
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