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Alan Buckley: A Mariners Legend (Published in the Official Matchday Programme of Macclesfield Town)
As a player, Alan Buckley moved around the lower leagues plying his trade as a forward. Notably, he represented Walsall over 400 times, scor
Peter Kenny Jones
Aug 11, 20184 min read
The Players Who Broke Our Heart - Part One: Fernando Torres (Published in Red All Over The Land)
His armband proved he was a red, as the song suggested and long before he arrived at Anfield the Liverpool fans has become enamoured by the
Peter Kenny Jones
Aug 10, 20186 min read
Eight Great Scottish Scousers (Published in Issue 9 of Scotland Epistles Football Magazine pg 20-23)
Liverpool and Scotland have had an inextricable link. From their famous ‘Team of Macs’ which was Liverpool’s first ever team in which every
Peter Kenny Jones
Aug 9, 20186 min read
Jérôme Rothen: one of football’s great nearly men (My piece for RowZ Online)
JÉRÔME ROTHEN was one of many French footballers to be schooled in the famous Clairefontaine National Football Academy in France. He went...
Peter Kenny Jones
Aug 4, 20186 min read
Back in Time: Jimmy Shankly (My piece for Southend United's Official Matchday Programme)
Jimmy Shankly has a legacy strong enough for him to be as synonymous with Southend United as his brother is with Liverpool. 16 years older t
Peter Kenny Jones
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Stan Cullis, Jack Kirby and English Football’s Nazi Salute (My piece for Footy Analyst)
An incident occurred in 1938 when the English football team joined in with the German Nazi salute. This infamous image has been depicted as
Peter Kenny Jones
Jul 20, 201812 min read
Trent Alexander-Arnold (My piece for RowZ)
Analysing the rise, strengths and weaknesses of Trent-Alexander Arnold
Peter Kenny Jones
Jul 12, 20185 min read
Were India Banned From World Cup 1950 For Wanting To Play Barefoot? (My piece for WFi)
Brazil 1950 was the fourth instalment of the competition that has now become the pinnacle of the game. Thirteen teams participated in a...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jul 11, 20184 min read
Liverpool and the Hunt for a Ticket to Kiev (Published in Issue 26 of STAND)
For those of you who get to Kiev, I hope it’s worth every penny and every ounce of effort that you have put in. For those who don’t - and th
Peter Kenny Jones
Jul 3, 20187 min read
Andrés Escobar: The Colombian Who Scored a Fatal Own Goal in the 1994 World Cup (Footy Analyst)
‘Andrés Escobar was a player that gave it all. He saw the ball coming and he couldn’t let it go, he had to do something with it. It is reall
Peter Kenny Jones
Jul 2, 201810 min read
Transfers and tales behind Shankly leading Liverpool to promotion from Division 2 (This is Anfield)
The transition from Division 2 obscurity to this promotion-winning side was a hugely significant event for Liverpool. Had it not been achiev
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 28, 20185 min read
Why Scotland Forfeited Their Place at the “Winnable” 1950 World Cup (My piece for Onside View)
Scotland have not participated at the World Cup since 1998. Since then, they have failed to qualify for five consecutive World Cups and...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 18, 20184 min read
How Brentford Are Becoming One of the Top Academies Across the UK (Published Sideline Scouted)
Two years ago, Championship outfit Brentford closed their youth academy. This came from restrictions imposed on them by the Premier...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 16, 20186 min read
Toto Schillaci - Italia '90 Sensation (My piece published in Issue 54 of Late Tackle, pg. 30-31)
PETER JONES RECALLS WHEN AN UNHERALDED STRIKER CAUGHT THE WORLD'S ATTENTION... There's no doubt about who the surprise star of the 1990...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 15, 20186 min read
The Latin American Conspiracy at the 1966 World Cup! (Published for Box to Box Magazine)
Many people know a great deal about the 1966 World Cup. With the image of Bobby Moore, the trophy at Wembley, Geoff Hurst's infamous goal...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 14, 20184 min read
How Goodison Park Lost a World Cup Semi-Final (My piece for Onside View)
There were eight stadiums used in four different regions across the country for the 1966 World Cup. These were Goodison Park, Old...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 7, 20183 min read
The Return of God (My piece for RowZ)
NINE years after Gérard Houllier had forced him out of the Anfield door, Robbie Fowler, or God as he is better known to many, returned...
Peter Kenny Jones
May 23, 20187 min read
STAND BY FOR LIFT OFF (Published in Issue 20 of The Football Pink)
THE FIRST WORLD CUP IN ASIA - HELD IN JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA IN 2002 - WAS SUPPOSED TO KICKSTART THE CONTINENT'S PUSH TOWARDS EMULATING...
Peter Kenny Jones
May 14, 20188 min read
Elisha Scott: club legend and friend of the Kop (My piece for RowZ)
“Elisha was the greatest I’ve ever seen. You can have Swift, Trautmann, Banks, Wilson. You can have them all. I’ll take Elisha Scott” ...
Peter Kenny Jones
May 13, 20186 min read
Liverpool's First Semi-Final Heroes (Published in Issue 243 of Red All Over The Land)
As all eyes are firmly pinned on Roma and everyone is wishing for any player to make themselves a hero, thoughts turned to the first man...
Peter Kenny Jones
Apr 24, 20184 min read
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