Guest Blog: No Money, No Team: The Rise and Fall of Stalybridge Rovers
In the week when the musician Stevie Wonder turned up in Stalybridge for a meal it seems appropriate that the latest guest blog on this site is about football in that town. It’s by Neil Wolstenholme and Peter Hoctor. They are both Stalybridge natives and Stalybridge Celtic supporters. Neil is a former Celtic player and…
Women’s Football in Manchester
With the latest edition of Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History now at the designer, it feels like the perfect moment to reflect on an 11-year project into the history of women’s football in Greater Manchester. When I began this project in 2015, there was no comprehensive, documented history of Manchester City’s early women’s team, nor…
On This Day Manchester City v Manchester United
On this day (10 November 1979) City beat United 2-0 at Maine Road with goals from Tony Henry and Mike Robinson. United players Kevin Moran and Mickey Thomas are seen on this photo with Polish World Cup star Kaziu Deyna. Video of the game can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXExWITEtdI Back in 2003 I wrote this…
Darren Beckford Tribute
Yesterday came the news of Darren Beckford’s death at the age of 59. I wanted to pay a full and proper tribute to him but have only really had the chance today. Darren (seen in 1985 in the main photo taken by John Peters with his parents Val and Dudley and his brother Jason) was…
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