ScotsFoundedFootball
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Football History of the Scotch Professor. Telling the story of how Scotland invented modern world football. Working to Preserve, Protect and Publicise the history of the game from a Scottish perspective and crush the myth that England invented the game.
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball “The Football Association, English football’s governing body, was formed in 1863. ‘Organised football’ or ‘football as we know it’ dates from that time.” God - these FA from Nowhere boys have a brilliant sense of humour. tinyurl.com/y9bhd4ug No. Just. No.
The History of The FA
A look at how the Football Association began and grew
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February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball “The Football Association, English football’s governing body, was formed in 1863. ‘Organised football’ or ‘football as we know it’ dates from that time.” God - these FA from Nowhere boys have a brilliant sense of humour. tinyurl.com/y9bhd4ug No. Just. No.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball John Auld is a cracking example of how people like Tom Watson operated. He was persuaded to move from Third Lanark to Sunderland in 1889 by Watson. He had gone to Scotland with the Club Treasurer and a financial benefactor Samuel Tyzack. Money now was shaping the Game.
February 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball John Auld is a cracking example of how people like Tom Watson operated. He was persuaded to move from Third Lanark to Sunderland in 1889 by Watson. He had gone to Scotland with the Club Treasurer and a financial benefactor Samuel Tyzack. Money now was shaping the Game.
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March 8th, 1879. Andrews, an international, plays for Chesterfield. A Notts paper has him as P Andrews, which would make him Peter Andrews, a Scottish international, a Heeley player and arguably the first Scot to come south to be paid to play football.
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
March 8th, 1879. Andrews, an international, plays for Chesterfield. A Notts paper has him as P Andrews, which would make him Peter Andrews, a Scottish international, a Heeley player and arguably the first Scot to come south to be paid to play football.
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball Back to ‘Free Kicks at Football’ 1882 An ephemeral publication that rode on the back of the national team’s success. There is an image of a player I take to be Charles Campbell entitled ‘A Handy Man With His Head at Football’. HAND HEAD FOOT - what a clever writer.
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball Back to ‘Free Kicks at Football’ 1882 An ephemeral publication that rode on the back of the national team’s success. There is an image of a player I take to be Charles Campbell entitled ‘A Handy Man With His Head at Football’. HAND HEAD FOOT - what a clever writer.
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Remembering former CFC player Jimmy Miller who passed away OTD 1907.
Jimmy is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery.
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Jimmy is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Remembering former CFC player Jimmy Miller who passed away OTD 1907.
Jimmy is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery.
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Jimmy is buried in Fulham Palace Road Cemetery.
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1 of 3 #scotsfoundedfootball Matt McQueen from Harthill became manager of Liverpool in 1923 for 5 years. He was the first player to also become manager. This man of all the talents was also a qualified referee and ran the line. In 1918 he became a Director of Liverpool FC.
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 AM
1 of 3 #scotsfoundedfootball Matt McQueen from Harthill became manager of Liverpool in 1923 for 5 years. He was the first player to also become manager. This man of all the talents was also a qualified referee and ran the line. In 1918 he became a Director of Liverpool FC.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Merseyside and John McKenna from Monaghan. He predates Tom Watson at Liverpool. McKenna met Anfield’s owner John Houlding, when the ground hosted Everton. When the Toffees left, McKenna stayed as secretary. He was crucial in the invention of the new club.
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Merseyside and John McKenna from Monaghan. He predates Tom Watson at Liverpool. McKenna met Anfield’s owner John Houlding, when the ground hosted Everton. When the Toffees left, McKenna stayed as secretary. He was crucial in the invention of the new club.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Let us look at Merseyside. Most people know about the Liverpool’s Team of the Macs, but the two big clubs pre Liverpool knew the worth of the #scotchprofessor Bootle signed Andrew Watson in 1887. I use the term advisedly. Events suggest that Watson was a professional.
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Let us look at Merseyside. Most people know about the Liverpool’s Team of the Macs, but the two big clubs pre Liverpool knew the worth of the #scotchprofessor Bootle signed Andrew Watson in 1887. I use the term advisedly. Events suggest that Watson was a professional.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball James McNaught b. 1870 came to Newton Heath via Dumbarton and Linfield. He earned £4 per week in Manchester and £2 in the summer. After the union shenanigans, he moved to Spurs in 1898. His wages crept up to £4 10s per w. The £50 signing-on fee also helped ;-)
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball James McNaught b. 1870 came to Newton Heath via Dumbarton and Linfield. He earned £4 per week in Manchester and £2 in the summer. After the union shenanigans, he moved to Spurs in 1898. His wages crept up to £4 10s per w. The £50 signing-on fee also helped ;-)
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New Article: The Hemy Painting
Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy was an artist known for the striking level of detail he included in his work.
He also produced one of the most famous football artworks of all time.
Words: Andrew Newton
Available to read here⬇️
www.footballheritage.co.uk/the-hemy-pai...
Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy was an artist known for the striking level of detail he included in his work.
He also produced one of the most famous football artworks of all time.
Words: Andrew Newton
Available to read here⬇️
www.footballheritage.co.uk/the-hemy-pai...
January 31, 2026 at 10:04 AM
New Article: The Hemy Painting
Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy was an artist known for the striking level of detail he included in his work.
He also produced one of the most famous football artworks of all time.
Words: Andrew Newton
Available to read here⬇️
www.footballheritage.co.uk/the-hemy-pai...
Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy was an artist known for the striking level of detail he included in his work.
He also produced one of the most famous football artworks of all time.
Words: Andrew Newton
Available to read here⬇️
www.footballheritage.co.uk/the-hemy-pai...
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball when John Cameron moved outside the EFL, The Englishman Charles Saer Blackburn became Secretary of the Association Footballers’ Union. He was semi-pro and a worked as a schoolteacher. He resigned in Dec 1898. (A Primary School in Fleetwood is named after him.)
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball when John Cameron moved outside the EFL, The Englishman Charles Saer Blackburn became Secretary of the Association Footballers’ Union. He was semi-pro and a worked as a schoolteacher. He resigned in Dec 1898. (A Primary School in Fleetwood is named after him.)
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1877 John Dick born Eaglesham, just south of Glasgow. One of the Arsenal greats. Won the League in 1932. In Czechoslovakia. That is some distance from Dial Square, bro. I am being smart. In the beginning, Dick went from Airdrieonians to Woolwich Arsenal - in 1898.
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1877 John Dick born Eaglesham, just south of Glasgow. One of the Arsenal greats. Won the League in 1932. In Czechoslovakia. That is some distance from Dial Square, bro. I am being smart. In the beginning, Dick went from Airdrieonians to Woolwich Arsenal - in 1898.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball London has an ignored history of using Scots to found their Football, due to the unhealthy obsession with poshies. Millwall is on the south side of the Thames. They were founded 1885 as Millwall Rovers by workers from the JT Morton Canning Factory on the Isle of Dogs.
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball London has an ignored history of using Scots to found their Football, due to the unhealthy obsession with poshies. Millwall is on the south side of the Thames. They were founded 1885 as Millwall Rovers by workers from the JT Morton Canning Factory on the Isle of Dogs.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Full-back Charlie Craig b. 1874 came from Dundee, in which City he had played for Our Boys, Dundee FC and Wanderers. He played for Silvertown, Ironworks and WHU between 1894 and 1900. A ‘genial, good natured giant,’ at 6’ 1”. How did he end up in London? Industry.
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Full-back Charlie Craig b. 1874 came from Dundee, in which City he had played for Our Boys, Dundee FC and Wanderers. He played for Silvertown, Ironworks and WHU between 1894 and 1900. A ‘genial, good natured giant,’ at 6’ 1”. How did he end up in London? Industry.
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Bob Blyth’s impact on #Pompey from 1899-1934 is quite a tale. A reason we got fast-tracked into the Southern League first division was on the understanding we didn’t poach from other SL clubs, so we had quite a few Scots involved early on and never really lost the habit on and off until the 1980s.
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Bob Blyth’s impact on #Pompey from 1899-1934 is quite a tale. A reason we got fast-tracked into the Southern League first division was on the understanding we didn’t poach from other SL clubs, so we had quite a few Scots involved early on and never really lost the habit on and off until the 1980s.
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Remembering former CFC player Marty Moran who passed away OTD 1967.
Marty is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery.
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Marty is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Remembering former CFC player Marty Moran who passed away OTD 1967.
Marty is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery.
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Marty is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery.
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Another industrial #scotchprofessor was Jamie Lindsay b. c1870. He was a boilermaker at Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Lindsay had played for Millwall and Old Castle Swifts - all in that industrial area - east of the City of London.
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Another industrial #scotchprofessor was Jamie Lindsay b. c1870. He was a boilermaker at Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Lindsay had played for Millwall and Old Castle Swifts - all in that industrial area - east of the City of London.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I am rocking a London theme to show Poshy irrelevance in the real narrative. The #scotchprofessor Robert Stevenson played for Old Castle Swifts, Thames Ironworks and West Ham Utd. Barrhead born, he started in London with Woolwich Arsenal. Industry is the link here.
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I am rocking a London theme to show Poshy irrelevance in the real narrative. The #scotchprofessor Robert Stevenson played for Old Castle Swifts, Thames Ironworks and West Ham Utd. Barrhead born, he started in London with Woolwich Arsenal. Industry is the link here.
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball As I was writing about Southampton and the Southern League, I thought I would check Wikipedia. On Football, it is mostly Anglocentric nonsense about Dodoball. Initially, I thought here was another page of myths. tinyurl.com/bdfzsxex Weasel words abound.
History of football in Brazil - Wikipedia
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January 24, 2026 at 8:27 AM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball As I was writing about Southampton and the Southern League, I thought I would check Wikipedia. On Football, it is mostly Anglocentric nonsense about Dodoball. Initially, I thought here was another page of myths. tinyurl.com/bdfzsxex Weasel words abound.
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Remembering former CFC player manager Jacky Robertson who passed away OTD in 1935.
Jacky is buried in Rutherglen Cemetery.
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Jacky is buried in Rutherglen Cemetery.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Remembering former CFC player manager Jacky Robertson who passed away OTD in 1935.
Jacky is buried in Rutherglen Cemetery.
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Jacky is buried in Rutherglen Cemetery.
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I cannot leave that 1898 Southhampton v Brighton Utd. game without drilling noting the crucial role of the #scotchprofessor Roddy McLeod from Kilsyth. He scored the consolation. Wattie Keay (1871-1943) from Whiteinch - ex-Partick Thistle scored the first Saints goal.
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball I cannot leave that 1898 Southhampton v Brighton Utd. game without drilling noting the crucial role of the #scotchprofessor Roddy McLeod from Kilsyth. He scored the consolation. Wattie Keay (1871-1943) from Whiteinch - ex-Partick Thistle scored the first Saints goal.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Back on the South Coast of England, with a city which ran through a few clubs, before getting to Brighton and Hove Albion. Brighton Utd burned brightly and briefly c.1898-1900 They helped open the Dell 3rd Sept 1898. Roddy McLeod scored their goal in a 4-1 loss.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball Back on the South Coast of England, with a city which ran through a few clubs, before getting to Brighton and Hove Albion. Brighton Utd burned brightly and briefly c.1898-1900 They helped open the Dell 3rd Sept 1898. Roddy McLeod scored their goal in a 4-1 loss.
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball One of the sites I regularly go to for facts is Frank McCrossan’s qphistory.com tinyurl.com/y2uktstq A work of true brilliance. I was reminding myself of QPFC’s game against Aston Villa 1884 and read this gem about the EFA Cup game v Old Westminster’s.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:02 AM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball One of the sites I regularly go to for facts is Frank McCrossan’s qphistory.com tinyurl.com/y2uktstq A work of true brilliance. I was reminding myself of QPFC’s game against Aston Villa 1884 and read this gem about the EFA Cup game v Old Westminster’s.
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball There is always some mention of Scotland and Football. New Zealand, for example. My knowledge of New Zealand is literally and metaphorically distant. Rugby is the dominant sport (according to the media in NZ). Can we separate Scottish influence from England’s?
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball There is always some mention of Scotland and Football. New Zealand, for example. My knowledge of New Zealand is literally and metaphorically distant. Rugby is the dominant sport (according to the media in NZ). Can we separate Scottish influence from England’s?
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148 years ago today... the first 'competitive' football match by the Partick Thistle Football Club... 👀
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
148 years ago today... the first 'competitive' football match by the Partick Thistle Football Club... 👀