THIRD LANARK’S LAST STAND

David Docherty examines the demise of a famous old Scottish club… History: Third Lanark won the Scottish Cup in 1905 LOOKING...

Great Danes

STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN DENMARK CAME FROM NOWHERE TO WIN EURO 92… Crowning glory: Denmark celebrate their victory against Germany in...

JEFF’S ON THE MARCH AGAIN

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO BROADCASTER JEFFSTELLING ABOUT HIS LATEST MARATHON ADVENTURE… Having a blast: JeffStelling on his previous walks IT WAS...

JUSTIN’S JOURNEY

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO JUSTIN WALLEY ABOUT HIS REMARKABLE ADVENTURES AND MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE Action: Matabeleland versus Tamil Eelam (Pic:...

THE MAGIC OF THE CUPI 1959-STYLE…

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS A VINTAGE SEASON OF FA CUP GAMES FULLY 60 YEARS AGO Overjoyed: Nottingham Forest captain Jack Burkitt shows...

WATCH THESE YOUNG GUNS

OUR COLLEAGUES AT SISTER PUBLICATION, THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER, CAN SPOT A TALENTED YOUNG PLAYER WHEN THEY SEE ONE. HERE, DAVID RICHARDSON...

BLUES BROTHERS

BIRMINGHAM FAN KEITH DIXON LOOKS AT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HIS FAVOURITE CLUB AND CHELSEA… THIS article has nothing to do with...

THE ENTERTAINERS – NEWCASTLE 1995 96

IAN MCFARLANE RECALLS A TEAM THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF FANS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY… All smiles: Newcastle’s Les Ferdinand,...

REACTING TO REJECTION

THOMAS JOBSON FINDS OUT ABOUT THE MINDSET NEEDED BY YOUNG PLAYERS TO OVERCOME SETBACKS… Tough times: Players need to be resilient...

NORWAY IN THE DOLDRUMS

CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT HOW THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY’S FORTUNES HAVE SLIPPED OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES… Goalscorer: Tore Andre Flo Let’s...

WHY THE CLUB CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY

The Club: How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in Sport, by Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson, published...

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW…

THE HIGHS AND LOWS JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF FOOTBALL AND THE REASONS BEHIND IT Bearded...

THE TRUE VALUE OF PETER TAYLOR

UNSUNG HERO DAVID DOCHERTY TAKES A LOOK AT THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY BRIAN CLOUGH’S UNHERALDED NUMBER TWO… At their peak:...

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the magazine...

CORNWALL’S DREAM

FOOTBALL PIONEERS JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON HOW THE SOUTH-WEST COUNTY ARE KEEN TO MAKE A SPLASH IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL… WE’VE all...

JACOB’S CRACKERS OVER RUSSIA!

A PLAYER’S JOURNEY MATT BADCOCK TALKS TO YOUNG MIDFIELDER JACOB GARDINER-SMITH ABOUT HIS EXCITING ADVENTURES ON FOREIGN SOIL… On the burst:...

THE LONG ROAD BACK

FIGHTING BACK TO FITNESS VASTLY EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIO GAVIN BLACKWELL LOOKS AT WAYS OF DEALING WITH LONG-TERM INJURIES… Concern: Liverpool’s Alex...

CHANGING NATIONS

CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT PLAYERS WHO HAVE SWITCHED ALLEGIANCE OR MADE UNLIKELY INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES… 1 Tony Cascarino 2 Ruy Ramos WEST...

’ROCKET RONNY’ ROSENTHAL

PLAYER PROFILE ROBERT J WILSON RECALLS WHEN LIVERPOOL LAST CLAIMED TOPFLIGHT HONOURS – AND AN UNHERALDED ISRAELI PLAYED A KEY PART…...

ENGLAND C THE PRIDE AND GLORY

THE CREAM OF NON-LEAGUE Matt Badcock, of our sister publication The Non-League Paper, relects on the remarkable progress made by England’s...

THE CURIOUS CASE OF IPSWICH TOWN

FEELING BLUE MATT BELL LOOKS AT HOW THE TRACTOR BOYS HAVE GOT STUCK IN THE MUD IN RECENT TIMES… Tempers fray:...

THE BANKS OF ENGLAND

GOALKEEPING LEGEND KEVIN HALLS PAYS HIS PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT GORDON BANKS WHO DIED RECENTLY AT THE AGEOF 81…...

REBUILT WOLVES CLIMB OUT OF THE RAT-PACK

OLD GOLD ON THE RISE JOHN WRAGG LOOKS AT HOW A FAMOUS OLD CLUB HAVE PUT HARD TIMES BEHIND THEM… Pumped...

BREXIT? CALL FOR THE BOSS…

FOOTBALL POLITICS WHICH FOOTBALL MANAGER COULD SAVE BREXIT? WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE WHEN THE COUNTRY IS IN CRISIS? CHRIS LINCOLN LOOKS...

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!

FOOTBALL ROMANCE KEVIN HALLS GIVES SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO BUTTER UP YOUR PARTNER TO AVOID MISSING THE BIG MATCH… VALENTINE’S...

STARLETS NEED CHANCE TO SHINE

SPREADING THEIR WINGS MICHAEL CALLANDER EXAMINES THE DIFFICULTIES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON HOME TURF… Talent: Manchester City’s...

Fergus Moore: A life in Non-League

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION John Lyons talks to Non-League stalwart Fergus Moore about his incredible career… What a day! Fergus Moore, centre with...

SHEFFIELD STEEL

DERBY RIVALS RICHARD CROOKS REFLECTS ON THE RIVALRY BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND UNITED… THE next Sheffield derby is scheduled for Monday, March...

CANARIES FLY HIGH

NORWICH CITY IAN MCFARLANE EXAMINES NORWICH’S STUNNING FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON AND THEIR PROMOTION PROSPECTS… What a signing: Canaries hitman...

WELCOME! TO! LATE! TACKLE

IF THIS is the first time you’ve picked up a copy, we hope you enjoy what we’ve got to offer. We...