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Welcome to Forgotten Football! 👋 We're a football history project, covering all aspects of football history and heritage across the world ⚽️🌎 Find out how you can support us below 👇 🌳 Linktree for links to all of our content! ☕️ BuyUsACoffee to

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🔴⚪️🟢 December, 1976... José Antonio de la Hoz Uranga of Real Sociedad snuck the banned Ikurriña, flag of the Basque Country, in to the Basque Derby. It was carried on to the field by captains Inaxio Kortabarria and José Ángel Iribar. The Ikurriña was then legalised on the

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🇯🇲 🍀 Gil Heron, the first black footballer to play for Celtic. He would also play for Third Lanark during a 2-year spell in Scotland. He was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Andrew Watson Born in Guyana, Andrew Watson was the son of a wealthy Scottish sugar plantation owner and local Guyanese woman called Hannah Rose 🇬🇾 He boasts an impressive CV; he is recognised as the world's first black international footballer, the world's first black

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🇧🇷 "Victory is secondary. What matters is joy. To win is not the most important thing, football is an art and should be about showing creativity." Remembering Doctor Sócrates, who would have been 70 today 🕊️⚽️

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RIP Andreas Brehme 🇩🇪 🕊️

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🇸🇪 Råsunda As far as stadiums go, the Råsunda was pretty unique. It was the home of the Swedish National Team until 2013, when it was demolished and replaced by the Friends Arena. Stunning architecture, quirky layout and design, and tiered stands which made for great crowds.

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🇮🇪 Roy Keane, setting out on his career with Cobh Ramblers

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Great Yarmouth Town FC's Grade II Listed Stand, which is claimed to be once of the oldest in the UK still in use! The Wellesly Grandstand was completed in 1892 and was freshly painted and maintained last year. This is what protecting football heritage is about 👏

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🦢 The quirky remnants of Vetch Field, former home of Swansea City. It may not be much, but it's rare to have any part of a football ground remain if its been earmarked for development or demolition. Coupled with the heritage interpretation boards, Vetch Field is perhaps one of

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The ultimate goal completed. 😍😂 My book, Forgotten Football Clubs,Is on sale in @easons O'Connell St... Wow haha. I was so happy I got the security guard to take my picture 😂👌 #football #book #author #happy

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🇮🇪 Another lost ground is Buckley Park, former ground of forgotten club Kilkenny City. Enjoyed by LOI fans from all parishes it once hosted a number of underage internationals and other sports but is becoming increasingly derelict. Can it be restored to its former glory? 🟡⚫️

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⚔️ FC Bayern Munich v Raith Rovers 📆 October 31, 1995 🏆 UEFA Cup ...what could have been 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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🏟️ Scale model of 'Old Molineux'. Tell us your memories of Molineux pre-development 👇

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ayresome Park The former home of Middlesbrough FC, opened in 1903 and demolished in 1997. Ayresome Park was another iconic ground designed by Archibald Leitch 🔨 An interesting part of Ayrseome Park's history is that it hosted 3 World Cup fixtures in 1966, all featuring

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The (old) Den, Millwall

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'Jack Byrne isn't good enough for Ireland, because he only plays for Shamrocks ' - Says Mike, from Blackrock who has never entered a League of Ireland ground nor could name 5 clubs in our league... Real football fans know 🤞😊 #GreatestLeagueInTheWorld #FAI #Football

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🇺🇦 The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster was a cataclysmic, tragic and above all, an avoidable event which left a lasting impact on Ukraine and Europe, costing thousands of lives in the process. But, many people don't know that the Soviet Union's flagship city had a football team - and

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Airdrieonians It’s been 32 years to the day since Airdrie played their only European tie against Sparta Prague in the Cup Winners’ Cup. Despite nearly holding Sparta to a draw at home, Airdrie would go out 3-1 on aggregate. 10 years later, Airdrieonians would dissolve. 🪦

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🇮🇪 Limerick FC were one of Ireland's historic clubs, existing from 1937 to 2020. They boasted 2 LOI titles and 2 FAI Cups. After a failed re-brand to Limerick 37 and falling into financial difficulties, the club ceased to exist in 2020. They were 'succeeded' by Treaty United. ⚽️

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More on Clydebank… For the 1993/94 season, they released a kit sponsored by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet which has become a cult classic 👕 We’ve had this conversation before a while ago, but what other clubs have been sponsored by bands or other leftfield sponsors? 🤔

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The 'Highlander' Badge Considered to be the first bade to specifically mention 'Falkirk Football Club', the Highlander Badge is unique and remembered for a number of reasons. ⚔️ The design features a stereotypical Scottish 'highlander' on the front, which is actually quite

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🇺🇦 Stroitel Pripyat FC Our team have started researching Stroitel Pripyat, kindly recommended to us by Charlotte Patterson ( @kirbyhazard ) 🫶 On Saturday April 26, 1986, Stroitel Pripyat were preparing for a cup semi-final against FC Borodyanka. That was also the day of the

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40 fucking clubs (If Limerick go) it's a fucking disgrace People crying over clubs like Bury FC yet don't give a toss about our own clubs, yet the media will paint our football 'fans' as the best in the world when following the @FAIreland team #greatestleagueintheworld #Limerick

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🇩🇪 Zentralstadion The former home of Rotation Leipzig (now Lokomotive Leipzig), the Zentralstadion was a 120,00 capacity stadium located in Leipzig, at the time part of the GDR (East Germany). It was controversially replaced in 1990 while Berlin's Olympiastadion was renovated😔

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland squad for España '82, but in sticker format! Some great players (and hairstyles) featured here. It wasn't a tournament to remember by any means, but for those who were there, tell us your memories of España '82 Scotland fans! 🇪🇸 👇

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🇳🇱 Oosterparkstadion This lost ground was the home of FC Groningen until 2005. It was opened in 1933 and was renovated several times during its lifespan. Like other lost grounds, a housing development was built in its former location, however murals and other landmarks

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Hampden Park, former facade before modern development. Simply stunning.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aerial view of Ayrsome Park. Year unknown. How football grounds should be. Surrounded by terraced housing, rooted in working-class neighbourhoods, with organic communities around them 👊

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🇮🇪 Cork Hibernians During an era when football in the Rebel City was at its peak, Cork Hibernians enjoyed some huge attendances at their grounds, some of which even exceeded 26,000 people! 🤯 Two of Cork Hibs' grounds were the Mardyke and Flower Lodge (or Páirc Uí Rinn). While

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fortress Cappielow Still standing, still in use and certainly not forgotten...but Cappielow, the home of Greenock Morton is without doubt the relic of an age long-past 🏟️ The terracing, low-roofed shed and other features are reminiscent of football grounds from the 80s,

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ON THIS DAY in 1888... The Football League is founded, with the below 12 clubs as the founding members ⚽️

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Brockville Park Former ground of Falkirk FC. It was demolished in 2003 after being considered unsafe to host SPL matches. Falkirk then built the Falkirk Stadium, on the outskirts of the town. Some would even say not in Falkirk...😬

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🇮🇪 Anne O Brien - One of Ireland's most decorated and successful footballers. She was a pioneer in playing outside of Ireland and the UK when she made the move to France to play professional football at the age of just 17 years old, becoming the first female to do so from the

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🇵🇱 Stadion Dziesięciolecia The former home of the Poland National Team, Stadion Dziesięciolecia was opened in 1955 and became one of the most advanced construction sites in the Poland People's Republic. It became an important venue for Party events and state festivals especially

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We’ve been made aware that Forgotten Football Clubs, Vincent Duitsch and elements from our recent Oosterparkstadion article were used in an article for the S*n Newspaper. We want to put on record that at no point did the S*n or their representatives contact us for permission to

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🇮🇪 Milltown Glenmalure Park (more commonly known as Milltown) was the home of Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987. It was a much-loved ground, but Rovers fans may feel bittersweet remembering it. In 1987 the owners of Shamrock Rovers decided to sell Milltown to property

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🇨🇿 Last night, we released one of our best episodes to date - a deep dive into the history of Dukla Prague, FK Dukla Prague (their 'successors') and a whip round Czech Football through the eyes of Phil Harrison, who visits Prague regularly. But we have an important question we

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Another picture showing the original founders of the Football League to mark its centenary in 1998. Believe that Accrington are the only club who no longer exist. Stoke eventually adopted 'City' as part of their name.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Andrew Watson, the first black international player. Playing in three international games for Scotland in the years 1881 and 1882. In the three games he played, he captained the side, twice, winning all three games as well, beating England 6-1, Wales 5-1 and beating England

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 History made in Scotland as Stenhousemuir win their FIRST EVER league title! The Warriors have absolutely blitzed League 2 this season and winning their first ever league trophy at home makes it all the sweeter for the fans. History made! Congrats Stenny 👏 🏆

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Terracing. Corrugated Iron. The Cowshed. Cheap Pies. 13 Games Unbeaten. Cappielow has been turned into a fortress, and Dougie Imrie's Greenock Morton are bulldozing teams home and away, their latest scalp coming in knocking out Motherwell in the Scottish Cup. This is an ode

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🇮🇹 Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Opened in 1913, the home ground of Venezia FC is one of our favourites, and a bucket list ground for any football fanatic to visit. The outer facade of the ground hides stunning views and low-sloped terracing to create a remarkable atmosphere 🟢🟠⚫️

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 As far as football in Lancashire goes, Blackburn Rovers are one of the most historic and successful teams you can get. But before they burst on to the scene, another club claimed the title of first and most dominant, but also the first to go. Read the story of Blackburn

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