Videoblog 5: World Cup Soccer (Macmillan Software)

If you thought all football computer games were about moving pixelated players around a pitch and scoring goals, think again. Back in 1986, one piece of software tried to entertain and educate kids with a two-in-one offering that was ambitious, if a little timid in its overall quality. The title was World Cup Soccer and its combination of football statistics, team management and mini-game action caused one magazine reviewer at the time to liken...

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The Ford Sporting League (1970/71)

The first full football season of the 1970's was a turning point in the history of the English game, for it was at this point that companies first started sponsoring club competitions. With ticket sales dwindling and hooliganism rising, it seemed football in England was going through a crisis of sorts, but that didn't stop corporate entities queueing up to put their name to the competitions which, it was hoped, would turn its fortunes around. One...

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The Guinness Book of Soccer Facts & Feats (1979)

There was a day, long, long ago, when the name of Guinness loomed large in the literary world. You could buy The Guinness Book of Car Facts & Feats, The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, The Guinness Book of Wild Flowers... I'm also led to believe there was a long-running series of books about people breaking records, too, but let's not get sidetracked by that. Back in the 1970's, if you wanted to feed your brain with morsels of football-related...

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League of Blogs 2014

Yes folks it's League of Blogs time again! What's 'League of Blogs' I hear some of you ask? Well, you can have a look at the entire history of the project here or take a look back at last year's and 2012's to get a quick overview, but in short it all started with a love of designing kits and a desire to share that with other bloggers. Once again, we've not rested on our laurels and have striven to come up with something...

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The Football Attic Podcast 20 - A Football Attic Retrospective

The Football Attic is nearly 3 years old and we've reached the milestone that is our 20th Podcast... so what better way (any?) to celebrate than with a bit of good old fashioned back slapping? So, for your aural entertainment, sit back and let Chris and Rich guide you on a journey into the darkest corners of the Attic. Find out how it all started, hear what our favourite things have been and just enjoy the sound of two middle aged men indulging...

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Football Tat We've Owned Number 1 - Euro 96 Plasters

While both of us here in the Attic love football ephemera (in fact, that was nearly the name of this blog), Chris tends to stick to the, shall we say, quality end of the scale of football collectibles. I, on the other hand, am notorious for collecting what could best be described as "utter crap". It struck me just how much of this I've bought down the years, while trying to describe my latest acquisition that falls easily into this category to...

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League Ladders

It won't be long before the domestic football season starts again. Hopes of success will be uppermost in our minds as we finally put to one side the pre-season tournaments given hollow reverence by Sky Sports or the endless prattle of  'experts' on Twitter in favour of real, proper football. As children, there were no such distractions to impede our excitement of the new season. Entertainment was provided in the form of flimsy cardboard,...

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