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Adolf Jäger
Adolf Jäger of Altonaer F.C. 1893 (Hamburg) represented Germany 18 times (1908-24) scoring 11 goals.
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Spain vs Brazil 1934
The knockout format of the 1934 World Cup tournament meant that Brazil, Argentina and the United States only played one match each after their transatlantic voyages.Here is an action shot from the...
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Santiago FC
Alfredo Miqueles and Héctor Ramírez of Santiago Football Club pictured in 1926, the year the club won the Copa Chile de la Asociación de Football de Santiago.The image was reversed in production.Here...
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Germany Goalscorers 1908-1937
Between 1908 and July 1937 (when our blog's era ends) Germany played 142 internationals.83 different players scored for Germany during this period. The 3 most prolific scorers are shown above- left to...
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Bob Crompton - England
Right back Bob Crompton played 41 matches for England (1902-14) , he was captain in 22 of these games. The previous appearance record was 23 (Steve Bloomer), and Crompton's record stood from...
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Meiklejohn, Muirhead & Mothers
Dundee People's Journal 12.07.30Davie Meiklejohn played 563 games for Rangers and won no fewer than 12 Scottish League titles. He won 15 international caps for Scotland. Tommy Muirhead- Represented...
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Guillermo Stábile at Genoa
Guillermo Stábile pictured in the colours of Genoa. In 2 spells with Genoa (1930-34 & 1935-36) he played in 42 championship matches scoring 16 goals, including a hat trick on his debut. However,...
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die 11 besten Spieler der Schweiz 1908
Germany's first international (Switzerland's 3rd), played at the Stadion Landhof, Basel.Switzerland
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England: Clubs with most internationals 1872-1937
Up to the summer of 1937 England played 211 international matches featuring 639 players.The leading clubs in terms of providing England internationals were:Players CapsAston Villa 40161Blackburn...
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Stockholm 1912
A great view of Stockholm Olympic Stadium during the Great Britain v Denmark match (04.07.12). Great Britain (aka England Amateurs) won 4-2 to take the Olympic Gold Medal.
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Ricardo Zamora
Club Esportiu Espanyol goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora feels the chill in 1923.
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Italy 1934
1934 was year 12 (XII) of the fascist era in Italy and the visual language of fascism figured strongly in the presentation of the tournament. The monumental player (who is reminiscent of Il Duce...
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Celtic's 62 game unbeaten run
On November 13th 1915 Celtic were defeated 2-0 by Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle. The following week they beat Kilmarnock 2-0 at Celtic Park. This was the beginning of a 62 match unbeaten run. So,...
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FC Sete
Colombes, 06.05.34FC Sete beat L'Olympique de Marseille 2-1 to win the Coupe de France.Sete also secured the championnat de France de football 1933-1934, becoming the first team in French football to...
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El pez volador
Yustrich is at the top- Jaime Lema (San Lorenzo de Almagro) below.Juan Yustrich was Boca's first choice goalkeeper from 1932-37, winning league titles in 1934 and 1935. He represented Argentina once...
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Aberystwyth Town Internationals
RooseWelsh Premier League club Aberystwyth Town (founded 1884) has provided Wales with 7 internationals (18 appearances). The club's predecessor, Aberystwyth, also produced 1 cap.When Wales faced...
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D.H Lawrence
In The Cambridge Companion to Football (2013) Peter Stead refers to D.H Lawrence as the only great modern British novelist from a working class background .In his 1913 story Strike Pay, Lawrence...
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