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How the Texaco Cup briefly gripped parts of Scotland and the West Midlands

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Involving the top teams from across the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Texaco Cup started well before dying out – as Jim Heath explained in WSC 173, July 2001

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From the archive ~ Mark E Smith interview: So you call yourself a football fan?

 

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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Bikes for goalposts, 20-a-side – the happy days of the impromptu kickaround

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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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The Deal: Inside the world of a super agent by Jon Smith

369 TheDeal

Constable, £9.99
Reviewed by Richard Pendleton
From WSC 369, November 2017
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We Are Sunday League by Ewan Flynn

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A bittersweet, real-life story from football’s grass roots

Pitch Publishing, £9.99
Reviewed by Pete Brooksbank
From WSC 369, November 2017
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