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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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Badge of the week ~ Horizon Sport de Patho, New Caledonia

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Red Rebels: The Glazers and the FC revolution by John-Paul O’Neill

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Yellow Jersey Press, £14.99
Reviewed by Rob Kemp
From WSC 372, February 2018
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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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How “they won” became “we won” – the rise of the partisan football fanatic

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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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