A Journey Through Scotland’s Football History
Football, often referred to as the “Beautiful Game,” has woven itself into the fabric of Scottish culture, igniting passions, rivalries, and dreams that span generations. Scotland’s football history is a tapestry of triumphs, heartaches, and moments of sheer brilliance. Join us as we embark on a journey through the annals of Scottish football and explore […]
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Captain Marvel
Midfield maestro Bryan Robson won 90 caps for England during the 80s and early 90’s, scoring 26 goals for the Three Lions. He made his debut aged 23 in 1980 at Wembley against the Republic of Ireland and made his final appearance aged 34 against Turkey at Wembley in 1991. He captained his national side […]
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Des Bremner
The Scotland international midfielder Des Bremner spent the vast majority of his career at Easter Road, Villa Park and at St Andrews. The defensive midfielder began his career at Hibernian where he made his debut in 1972, he went on to make 199 appearances for the Hibees scoring 18 goals in the process. In 1979, […]
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Europe’s Elite
The European Super Cup was born in the early 70’s and historically pitted the European Cup winners against the Cup Winners Cup holders from the previous season to help crown who was the ultimate Kings of European Football for that season. This two-legged final would usually take place at the start of the new season […]
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Beating The Bookmaker
Being a devoted football fan isn’t that cheap. Football is a religion and fans are devout – and now, more than ever before, that devotion comes at a hefty price. Fans are … milked … by the clubs they support and by the bodies that govern the sport. From merchandise to match tickets, TV & […]
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League Ladders
Who remembers the excitement of tearing off the cellophane wrapping of your August edition of Shoot magazine to reveal the league ladders ahead of the new season? Once removed from the semi-transparent packaging , the ladders would be carefully pinned to your bedroom wall, probably located next to the squad poster of your favourite team […]
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Dirty Dozen
The beautiful game has always had it’s tough characters, hardmen who aren’t shy when it comes to putting the boot in, whether that be on the ball or off it. Over recent decades we could probably name over 100 players within that category but we’ve narrowed it down to our dirty dozen. A less than […]
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Leeds United 4 Liverpool 3
First Division champions Leeds United and FA Cup holders Liverpool treated Wembley to a classic curtain raiser match up in the 1992 FA Charity Shield. A Eric Cantona hat-trick was enough to edge the game to the east of the M62 motorway. Sit back and enjoy! SHOP the official Leeds United retro collection at 3Retro.com
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80’s Golden Boot Winners
The 80’s won’t just be remembered for some questionable short shorts, creative hair styles and hooliganism, it was also an era of talented marksmen who found the art of hitting the back of the net look easy. We take a look at the top goal scorers in the football league during that magical decade. 1980-1981 […]
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Baroness of Birmingham
Karren Brady was often referred to as the first lady of football and pioneered the way forward for future generations of women within football. Her first appointment was with Birmingham City in 1993 when she was given the role of managing director, aged just 23 years by the club’s then-owner David Sullivan. Sexism within the […]
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