Heart of Football

Tag: Football League

  • Blackburn Rovers & The 5000 Club.

    Blackburn Rovers & The 5000 Club.

    English football history is littered with milestones. The creation of the Premier League; Treble winning seasons of both Manchester Clubs; England winning the World Cup; the creation of the football league itself. In 1888, Scotsman William McGregor founded the football league and 12 clubs began playing each other home and away. These clubs were Accrington,…

  • The Demise of York City

    The Demise of York City

    Featured image courtesy of York Press What ever happened to York City? From an appearance in the old second division in the mid 1970s for a period of about 20 years, York yo-yoed between the third and fourth tiers of English football. When they were relegated in the 1998/99 season down to what is now…