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Jan 3 22 tweets 12 min read
During a New Year clear out we stumbled across this Match magazine from 2002…

We thought we’d taker a closer look at the careers of the 2002-03 ‘wonderkids’!

A thread… 🧵👇 Image 1. Michael Chopra - Newcastle United

Chopra never quite made it at Newcastle, scoring just one league goal in 21 appearances. However, he enjoyed a very successful stint at Cardiff City in the years that followed. Chopra would finish his career in 2016 in the Indian League with Kerala Blasters!Image
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Sep 25, 2023 22 tweets 8 min read
In September 1939, the Football League was abandoned following the start of the Second World War. We thought we'd look back at what happened to football during the conflict...

A thread...🧵👇 Image The Football League was abandoned on the 3rd September 1939 following the British declaration of war on Germany. At the time of the league's suspension, Blackpool were leading the division after just three games... Image
Sep 12, 2023 33 tweets 10 min read
Tonight’s match between Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 celebrates 150 years of international football! We thought we’d dedicate today to the history of this historic fixture…

A thread… 🧵 👇 Image Match 1: Scotland 0-0 England - West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Glasgow (1872) Image