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George Hudson: Accrington Stanley Peel Park Days Legend
George Hudson scored an amazing 35 goals for Accrington Stanley in the 1960-1961 season. Following photographs featuring Accrington Stanley’s legendary centre forward George Hudson surfacing on social media, I thought it would be good to contact George and thanks to a search on Twitter, l managed to locate initially his son Al, then eventually George himself.…
Read MoreErik In, Erik Out: Loudoun Clear From The U.K. Part 2
In my first ever piece on Loudoun United, one of the main topics I covered was the exciting news that Estonian International Erik Sorga had signed for Loudoun for the forthcoming season. On researching the 20-year old, it soon became apparent that the striker had bright future in the game. What I did not expect…
Read MoreLoudoun Clear From The UK: By Darren Woodhead Part 1
Until I joined the Podcast team on Across the Pitch to initially speak about my club-Accrington Stanley, Football/Soccer in the US had largely passed me by. Apart from watching clips of Franz Beckenbauer, George Best and Pele playing in the NASL in the 1970’s and taking a brief interest in the exploits of English players…
Read MoreWhy Accrington Stanley? Unabridged Raw Milk Fanzine Article
Why Accrington Stanley? It is a question that I have been asked more than once since I started Across The Pitch. The first person was Scott Brown, the former Stanley midfielder who is now with Harrogate Town. It was the first thing he asked Arran Airs and myself, when we interviewed him the first time…
Read MoreAcross The Witch: A Visit To Padiham F.C. Vs Runcorn Town
Alice Nutter Statue in Padiham A last minute change of plan at the weekend gave me the unexpected opportunity to take in a visit to Padiham F.C. for their North West Counties Premier League encounter with Runcorn Town F.C. at the Ruby Civil Arena. About The Teams For those who don’t know, Padiham is a…
Read MoreCanadian Premier League: Introduction To Professional Soccer In Canada
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, Wikipedia In this day and age you don’t often hear of a new Professional Football league starting up but that has happened in 2019 here in Canada. Starting any new professional sports league is not an easy task as we see every few years in the United States, almost every…
Read MoreLincoln City F.C.: August Team Of The Month Supporters Perspective
Note: The following was submitted to Lincoln City supporter Matt Pearce. Matt is an avid listener of the show and loyal supporter of The Imps. On our recent Episode 51, Darren Woodhead referenced to Lincoln City as being a bit off the map, or in the sticks. Matt, a proud Lincoln resident felt a few…
Read MoreGhana Premier League: Introduction To Ghana’s Top Football Division
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, Wikipedia The Ghana Premier League, is a football division the is ripe with history, having been founded all the way back in 1956. In fact, some of the clubs date back much further than even that. The league’s most successful franchise, Asante Kotoko S.C., located in Kumasi, has won the…
Read More3 Players From The U.S. NASL Who Played In The 1982 World Cup
The U.S. men’s national soccer team, with the exception of 2018, have been a regular feature at the FIFA World Cup in recent tournaments. However, the failed to Qualify between 1950 and 1990. Despite this absence, three players from other nations appeared at the finals whilst playing for club’s in the United States, at the…
Read MoreJamaica National Football Team: CONCACAF Gold Cup Preview
Every two years nations from across CONCACAF (the Fifa region including the US, Mexico, and Canada) meet in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The current iteration of the tournament dates to 1991 when CONCACAF officials canceled the CONCACAF championship. That first Gold Cup was hosted by the United States as they went on to win the…
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