Football in scotland simple english wikipedia, the free. Since the formation of the scottish football association in 1872, this wee country. A complete player database ensures that every player is. The home of scottish football football on bbc sport online.
For over 30 years david has been searching through libraries, books, newspapers and magazines all over britain compiling a comprehensive history of scottish football. This is a list of scottish football stadia, ranked in descending order of capacity. Scottish football history, players, managers, results. It takes the back road through scottish footballing history, getting past the old firm andgets to the heart of football in scotland. Often labelled the holy grail in junior football, the junior cup is played annually with eight rounds including the final. On a more optimistic note for the turks, fenerbahce recently released information that they sold over 30,000 season tickets for 201516, while their 201415 attendance was barely over 20,000. The attendance of 147,365 for the 1937 scottish cup final between celtic and aberdeen at hampden park is a european record for a club match.
Rangers dominated wartime football but should their titles. There are 42 clubs in the scottish league but where does each team rank based on average attendance when you combine the four. It is about the battle of david and goliath and the fact that games are played on the pitch, not in popularity polls. Scottish football year book 1955 scott hamilton publishers. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. Scottish football site pie and bovril have been crunching the numbers and. Rangers dominated wartime football but should their titles be recognised in the record books. The biggest football attendances ever recorded football ground map. Scotlands record football attendances the scotsman. Wimbledons home game against everton on this day in 1993 garnered the lowest attendance in premier league history but those who were there saw a game to remember. Stories include the 31 thumping of england in front of a record hampden park crowd of 149,407 in 1937. Includes fixtures, results, league table, member club information.
Ihop2 celtic morton league cup attendance clipart in. We compare the current year with the 10 years before if possible. It is widely accepted that the history of irish soccer began with belfast merchant john mcalery. Attendances scotland average european football statistics. Books and articles on victorian and edwardian football history. They played their first match in may 1888, a friendly match against rangers which celtic won 52. Football s last big shutdown is still sparking debate. Football associations in the late 1800s, from the scottish football association in.
Spfl official site of scottish professional football league. Victorian football miscellany all with smiling faces goal post vol 1 out of print goal post vol 2 out of print articles. Rangers record attendance of 118,567 at ibrox is a british record for a league match. Scottish football is rich in history and talent throughout the years and that has also produced a rich vein of scottish football books along the way.
The highest ever attendance for a uefa competition match was in the. On opening the book, youll read all about scotlands 30 win over england in 1921 in addition to the fascinating history of great international games and tournaments through the decades from the early 20th century. Bobby murdoch and alex rae lead out their teams for the league cup final on 23rd october 1971. He was born in forfar in 1948 and grew up with a passion for football, having seen his first game in 1954. Stories include the 31 thumping of england in front of. Scottish football is an enormous subject that has been deeply ingrained in scottish culture for well over a century and the publication of the firstever encyclopaedia of scottish football in 2008 provided a vast, allencompassing piece of research on football in scotland which was packed with indepth information. How full have the 12 toptier grounds been this season on average.
Average game attendance in the football league one in. This was only the fifth european cup final in history, and real madrid. Live football scores, league tables, form guides, attendances, latest news and other stats from the premier league, football league and nonleague football. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. This is a must have for all those who love the beautiful game. Despite being written off by just about everybody outside of firhill, thistle would go on to create the biggest ever upset in scottish football history. David ross, author of the acclaimed roar of the crowd, the definitive history of scottish football attendances, has now turned his attention to europe. This article lists scottish football attendance records under the categories listed below. The most northerly senior football championship in britain. Top 30 biggest football clubs in britain from 30 to number one.
The scotsport book football annual yearbook, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973. This book looks at the history of league and in many cases nonleague attendances in every european country. Scottish football historian each edition comprises 28 pages and contains original research on the history of the game in scotland, its personalities, players and clubs. The national cup competition, the scottish cup, was started in the 187374. Turnover of the scottish football association in scotland from 2010 to. Tune into the spfl youtube channel on saturday at midday for a classic meeting at dens park. Mcalery was on his honeymoon in edinburgh, scotland on his honeymoon when he saw his first organised football match. This website aims to be a comprehensive resource of all major competitive game involving all scottish football clubs and the players, managers, scorers from. We also added trends for the league position and league attendance. The origins, history and growth of soccer including important leagues, cups. Scotland and scottish football clubs hold many records for football attendances. The edinburgh academical football club, is the oldest football club of any code in scotland rugby football. The biggest football attendances ever recorded football.
Game attracts bigger crowds as the league grew, so did footballs popularity. The highest ever attendance for a uefa competition match was in the 196970 european cup semifinal at hampden park, scotlands national stadium. The home of heart of midlothian football on bbc sport online. Sport football scottish premiership latest premiership news scottish premiership attendances. Organised soccer in ireland can trace its historical roots to 1878. An indepth look at the biggest football attendances ever recorded, from the 1950 world. The alternative football museum by andy bollen isbn.
Scottish football book, 1955 to 1981 ed hugh taylor. The scottish football book 8 by taylor hugh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From fact checkers to autobiographies and the occasional scottish football fiction there is more out there than it is possible to read. Scottish league football handbook, 195051 to 195354 simmath press. Spurs recorded the largest attendance in their history, as well as the. In the past 40 years the lowest league gate at parkhead is the 4,956 who watched celtic v dundee on apr 24th 1984. Kenny dalglishs son admitted he was truly humbled by the messages of support that poured in from across the football world after the liverpool legend tested positive for the coronavirus. A photographic history of scottish football scottish.
The database of the national football archive includes matchbymatch lineups and goal scorers for english football league and premier league clubs from the 188889 season to the present day. Scotland football history book historic newspapers. This site has been established by scottish football historian david ross. Celtic since mccann and celtic in the league cup, among others. The 7th january is home to a unique record registered in the scottish football history books. Scotland s record football attendances to the foreign observer thumbing through a tome of soccer statistics it must provide a great source of bafflement to see one tiny nation consistently top the. Ten scottish football books worth reading, part 1 by billy williamson scottish football books are defined under the fifa granny rule even if theyre not scottish but they mention scotland, they qualify. The scottish football book by hugh taylor abebooks. History of association football soccer from early beginnings to. Football chiefs set for difficult decisions englands premier league, professional footballers association and football league are steadying themselves for some difficult decisions amid the coronavirus outbreak as they try to see if there is a way of restarting the season.
Welcome to fitbastats this site is the ultimate historical resource on the internet for scottish football. It was one man and his dog the day 3,036 watched a. Scottish football association annual, 187576 to 18991900. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant irish population in the east end of glasgow. Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the scottish premiership on bbc sport.
Blue better league position or attendance grey comparable league position or attendance or the periode is too short to compare red worser league position or attendance. This is a listing of publications relating to scottish football from outside the senior professional leagues. Football in scotland is a popular professional sport. The top 12 spfl clubs with the biggest crowds revealed and there are a few surprises. Scottish football from the highland football league, north scotland. Founded in 1873, scotland has the second oldest national football association in the world.
The scottish football league has accurate attendance records from 1961 onwards but guards these like the crown jewels. There is a vast amount of information published on the game at all levels, helped in recent years by the ease of selfpublishing and the sterling work done by enthusiasts such as stewart davidson. List of scottish football stadiums by capacity simple. League gordon parks took your calls as debate about the next move for scottish football. Each of the 42 scottish league clubs average home attendance. The problem with league attendances is that until fairly recently many were given as estimates. This book hits the spot, and is the perfect publication for those wishing to delve more deeply into the wealth scotlands footballing history. Scottish football found itself in a unique situation last season as the country had two leagues with similar popularity.
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