If you did not get a chance to play football when you were young, taking it up later in life can give a new dimension to the game – as SJ Chonara explained in WSC 342, August 2015
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 - Stories
Mark E Smith, frontman of The Fall, has died aged 60. He was a long-term reader of WSC and left a legacy which included some contributions to the magazine over the years. In WSC 157, March 2000, Mark discussed his football experiences, which included encounters with a goalkeeping plumber and a controversial match against the Icicle Works
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018 - Stories
In the game’s early days matches were mostly watched by curious observers but, as crowds increased, clubs started to provide their followers with a sense of belonging
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 - Stories
Across the country any patch of grass could be turned into a makeshift pitch, with games lasting hours – as long as the ball didn’t get lose in the nettles
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Friday, January 12th, 2018 - Stories
Pitch Publishing, £18.99
Reviewed by Alex Anderson
From WSC 370, December 2017
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 - Book reviews