GRETNA’S FLEETING ROMANCE

ANTON HODGE recalls the time when a small Scottish club rampaged up the leagues – and then crumbled just as quickly

GRETNA. The name of the small Scottish town just over the border from England has for centuries been synonymous with romance. This is the direct result of its geography, the first place that eloping couples from England would race to, taking advantage of Scotland’s more liberal marriage laws.
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A decade or so ago the name of the place conjured up a different type of romance – a tale linked to the town’s football club.
Formed in 1946, with their g...

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