The Story of Football
@tsof.bsky.social
Football culture and history. No xG, FFP or GOATs.
Generally against modern football.
Generally against modern football.
October 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of the best games I've been to in years.
#Oldham 4-0 #Halifax, May 2025
In Manchester for work; attended what turned out to be one of the greatest #OAFC games of the last 30 years.
What an atmosphere, what an opening 12 minutes, what a result!
Will always have a soft spot for the Latics now.
#Oldham 4-0 #Halifax, May 2025
In Manchester for work; attended what turned out to be one of the greatest #OAFC games of the last 30 years.
What an atmosphere, what an opening 12 minutes, what a result!
Will always have a soft spot for the Latics now.
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
March 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Laurent Blanc is Montpellier's all time leading goalscorer.
Before becoming a defender, "le Président" was an attacking midfielder who scored 76 goals in 243 appearances for la Pallaide.
Blanc went on to play for #Marseille, #Napoli, #Inter and #MUFC, as well as winning the World Cup and Euros.
Before becoming a defender, "le Président" was an attacking midfielder who scored 76 goals in 243 appearances for la Pallaide.
Blanc went on to play for #Marseille, #Napoli, #Inter and #MUFC, as well as winning the World Cup and Euros.
March 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Laurent Blanc is Montpellier's all time leading goalscorer.
Before becoming a defender, "le Président" was an attacking midfielder who scored 76 goals in 243 appearances for la Pallaide.
Blanc went on to play for #Marseille, #Napoli, #Inter and #MUFC, as well as winning the World Cup and Euros.
Before becoming a defender, "le Président" was an attacking midfielder who scored 76 goals in 243 appearances for la Pallaide.
Blanc went on to play for #Marseille, #Napoli, #Inter and #MUFC, as well as winning the World Cup and Euros.
105. RC Lens
With their bold and recognisable colour scheme, Les Sang et Or (the Blood and Gold) create an attractive split shield design.
#RCLens acknowledge their proud working class heritage with a miners lamp, similar to #Barnsley and #Schalke.
#ligue1 #Lille #PSG #SUFC #BFC #SWFC #Yorkshire
With their bold and recognisable colour scheme, Les Sang et Or (the Blood and Gold) create an attractive split shield design.
#RCLens acknowledge their proud working class heritage with a miners lamp, similar to #Barnsley and #Schalke.
#ligue1 #Lille #PSG #SUFC #BFC #SWFC #Yorkshire
March 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
104. #FGRFC
Playing it safe. A lion and a unicorn is a tad traditional and boring, but at least we get a cool lime green rarely seen in professional football.
Something like a Scottish club's badge here too but I can't quite put my finger on it.
#nationalleague #WWFC #WBA #BCFC #BRFC #CCFC #STFC
Playing it safe. A lion and a unicorn is a tad traditional and boring, but at least we get a cool lime green rarely seen in professional football.
Something like a Scottish club's badge here too but I can't quite put my finger on it.
#nationalleague #WWFC #WBA #BCFC #BRFC #CCFC #STFC
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
103. #Scunthorpe Utd 1994-2024
A staggeringly beautiful work of art.
Inspires feelings of the days where men were men, and spent their days picking up girders in one hand and smashing them into the faces of their enemies.
#SUFC #GTFC #nonleague #HCAFC #LUFC #SWFC #LCFC #NFFC #NCFC #NUFC #BCAFC
A staggeringly beautiful work of art.
Inspires feelings of the days where men were men, and spent their days picking up girders in one hand and smashing them into the faces of their enemies.
#SUFC #GTFC #nonleague #HCAFC #LUFC #SWFC #LCFC #NFFC #NCFC #NUFC #BCAFC
March 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#Swansea entered the 1981/82 season - their top flight debut - on the back of 3 promotions in 4 seasons.
The mainly Welsh squad of #SCAFC finished 6th, an impressive feat for a club who had been in the Fourth Division as recently as 1978.
It remains the club's highest league finish.
#CCFC #wales
The mainly Welsh squad of #SCAFC finished 6th, an impressive feat for a club who had been in the Fourth Division as recently as 1978.
It remains the club's highest league finish.
#CCFC #wales
March 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
102. #Carshalton Athletic
Delightfully amateur.
#CAFC seem to have commissioned an artist who has never witnessed a bird in flight.
It's not quite #Cheltenham, but it'll do.
#nonleague #SUFC #CTFC #CPFC #AFCW #Sutton #football #Robins #BCFC #STFC #London #premierleague #championship
Delightfully amateur.
#CAFC seem to have commissioned an artist who has never witnessed a bird in flight.
It's not quite #Cheltenham, but it'll do.
#nonleague #SUFC #CTFC #CPFC #AFCW #Sutton #football #Robins #BCFC #STFC #London #premierleague #championship
March 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
102. #Carshalton Athletic
Delightfully amateur.
#CAFC seem to have commissioned an artist who has never witnessed a bird in flight.
It's not quite #Cheltenham, but it'll do.
#nonleague #SUFC #CTFC #CPFC #AFCW #Sutton #football #Robins #BCFC #STFC #London #premierleague #championship
Delightfully amateur.
#CAFC seem to have commissioned an artist who has never witnessed a bird in flight.
It's not quite #Cheltenham, but it'll do.
#nonleague #SUFC #CTFC #CPFC #AFCW #Sutton #football #Robins #BCFC #STFC #London #premierleague #championship
#Pompey fans considering the visit of table-toppers #Leeds this lunchtime will be dreaming of a repeat of the 6-1 victory Blues inflicted on Peter Reid's side in November 2003.
Remarkably, James Milner started that game for #LUFC, and he's still on the books at a Premier League club 21 years later.
Remarkably, James Milner started that game for #LUFC, and he's still on the books at a Premier League club 21 years later.
March 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
101. #Scarborough
Exceptional commitment to a lifelike gull and a soul-stirring message.
Blows #Brighton, #Torquay and #WSMAFC completely out of the water.
#SAFC #BHAFC #TUFC #GTFC #HCAFC #Yorkshire #MFC #LUFC #NUFC #YCFC #SUFC #SWFC #football #soccer #nonleague #nationalleague #premierleague
Exceptional commitment to a lifelike gull and a soul-stirring message.
Blows #Brighton, #Torquay and #WSMAFC completely out of the water.
#SAFC #BHAFC #TUFC #GTFC #HCAFC #Yorkshire #MFC #LUFC #NUFC #YCFC #SUFC #SWFC #football #soccer #nonleague #nationalleague #premierleague
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
101. #Scarborough
Exceptional commitment to a lifelike gull and a soul-stirring message.
Blows #Brighton, #Torquay and #WSMAFC completely out of the water.
#SAFC #BHAFC #TUFC #GTFC #HCAFC #Yorkshire #MFC #LUFC #NUFC #YCFC #SUFC #SWFC #football #soccer #nonleague #nationalleague #premierleague
Exceptional commitment to a lifelike gull and a soul-stirring message.
Blows #Brighton, #Torquay and #WSMAFC completely out of the water.
#SAFC #BHAFC #TUFC #GTFC #HCAFC #Yorkshire #MFC #LUFC #NUFC #YCFC #SUFC #SWFC #football #soccer #nonleague #nationalleague #premierleague
#Eastleigh 1-1 #Hartepool
Drab game with no tempo; couple of decent goals but both teams looked flat.
Not much character to the ground, but first hospitality experience was positive!
Never had a creme brulée at a match before...
#EFC #HUFC #nonleague #nationalleague #saintsfc #afcb #pfc #pompey
Drab game with no tempo; couple of decent goals but both teams looked flat.
Not much character to the ground, but first hospitality experience was positive!
Never had a creme brulée at a match before...
#EFC #HUFC #nonleague #nationalleague #saintsfc #afcb #pfc #pompey
March 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#Eastleigh 1-1 #Hartepool
Drab game with no tempo; couple of decent goals but both teams looked flat.
Not much character to the ground, but first hospitality experience was positive!
Never had a creme brulée at a match before...
#EFC #HUFC #nonleague #nationalleague #saintsfc #afcb #pfc #pompey
Drab game with no tempo; couple of decent goals but both teams looked flat.
Not much character to the ground, but first hospitality experience was positive!
Never had a creme brulée at a match before...
#EFC #HUFC #nonleague #nationalleague #saintsfc #afcb #pfc #pompey
100. #Rochdale
Are you #Stockport in disguise?
A dull badge and a dull nickname for a dull club.
Joins the list of forgettable municipal crests.
#RAFC #OAFC #SCFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #SCFC #BRFC #BFC #BWFC #PNEFC #LUFC #BCFC #Manchester #HTAFC #SWFC #SUFC #HCAFC #LFC #EFC #AFCF #MFC #CUFC #DCFC
Are you #Stockport in disguise?
A dull badge and a dull nickname for a dull club.
Joins the list of forgettable municipal crests.
#RAFC #OAFC #SCFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #SCFC #BRFC #BFC #BWFC #PNEFC #LUFC #BCFC #Manchester #HTAFC #SWFC #SUFC #HCAFC #LFC #EFC #AFCF #MFC #CUFC #DCFC
March 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
99. #Aberdeen
A masterful design.
I wish I was an #AFC fan so I could get a tattoo of their "A" as a ball in the net. A tasteful appreciation of the sport in general, acting as a shibboleth to those in the know.
#SPFL #Scottishfootball #scottishpremiership #DUFC #DFC #newfirm #Celticfc #rangers
A masterful design.
I wish I was an #AFC fan so I could get a tattoo of their "A" as a ball in the net. A tasteful appreciation of the sport in general, acting as a shibboleth to those in the know.
#SPFL #Scottishfootball #scottishpremiership #DUFC #DFC #newfirm #Celticfc #rangers
March 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
99. #Aberdeen
A masterful design.
I wish I was an #AFC fan so I could get a tattoo of their "A" as a ball in the net. A tasteful appreciation of the sport in general, acting as a shibboleth to those in the know.
#SPFL #Scottishfootball #scottishpremiership #DUFC #DFC #newfirm #Celticfc #rangers
A masterful design.
I wish I was an #AFC fan so I could get a tattoo of their "A" as a ball in the net. A tasteful appreciation of the sport in general, acting as a shibboleth to those in the know.
#SPFL #Scottishfootball #scottishpremiership #DUFC #DFC #newfirm #Celticfc #rangers
#OTD 1962 Accrington Stanley resigned from the Football League. They were dissolved in 1966 and the phoenix club, formed in 1968, now play in League Two.
One of the smallest towns to host a Football League club, #ASFC finished 11th in League One in 2021.
#BRFC #BFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #LFC #EFC #RFC
One of the smallest towns to host a Football League club, #ASFC finished 11th in League One in 2021.
#BRFC #BFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #LFC #EFC #RFC
March 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
98. Weston-super-Mare
While neither the best nor worst seagull in football insignia, #WSMAFC spelling out "Association" is rather quaint.
Font looks like a heritage railway poster. In a good way.
#BCFC #BRFC #ECFC #PAFC #TUFC #BHAFC #Seagulls #SAFC #nonleague #weston #Bath #Bristol #Somerset
While neither the best nor worst seagull in football insignia, #WSMAFC spelling out "Association" is rather quaint.
Font looks like a heritage railway poster. In a good way.
#BCFC #BRFC #ECFC #PAFC #TUFC #BHAFC #Seagulls #SAFC #nonleague #weston #Bath #Bristol #Somerset
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Swindon Town 2-2 Salford City
#Swindon go nine unbeaten at home but were wasteful in front of goal and sloppy at the back.
County Ground a decent enough atmosphere at times just a shame it's half empty.
39 away fans is the lowest I've seen at an #EFL match, I think.
#leaguetwo #SCFC #MUFC
#Swindon go nine unbeaten at home but were wasteful in front of goal and sloppy at the back.
County Ground a decent enough atmosphere at times just a shame it's half empty.
39 away fans is the lowest I've seen at an #EFL match, I think.
#leaguetwo #SCFC #MUFC
March 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Swindon Town 2-2 Salford City
#Swindon go nine unbeaten at home but were wasteful in front of goal and sloppy at the back.
County Ground a decent enough atmosphere at times just a shame it's half empty.
39 away fans is the lowest I've seen at an #EFL match, I think.
#leaguetwo #SCFC #MUFC
#Swindon go nine unbeaten at home but were wasteful in front of goal and sloppy at the back.
County Ground a decent enough atmosphere at times just a shame it's half empty.
39 away fans is the lowest I've seen at an #EFL match, I think.
#leaguetwo #SCFC #MUFC
Unsure how much comfort might be provided by this these days
#STFC #Swindon #OUFC #Oxford #leaguetwo #championship #premierleague #nonleague #football #soccer
#STFC #Swindon #OUFC #Oxford #leaguetwo #championship #premierleague #nonleague #football #soccer
March 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Unsure how much comfort might be provided by this these days
#STFC #Swindon #OUFC #Oxford #leaguetwo #championship #premierleague #nonleague #football #soccer
#STFC #Swindon #OUFC #Oxford #leaguetwo #championship #premierleague #nonleague #football #soccer
96. #Oldham
Beautiful. But we must be in alternative timeline because that badge should rightfully belong to #Sheffield Wednesday.
#OAFC #SWFC #SUFC #LUFC #RFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #Manchester #LFC #EFC #HTFC #SCFC #championship #football #soccer #premierleague
Beautiful. But we must be in alternative timeline because that badge should rightfully belong to #Sheffield Wednesday.
#OAFC #SWFC #SUFC #LUFC #RFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #Manchester #LFC #EFC #HTFC #SCFC #championship #football #soccer #premierleague
March 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
96. #Oldham
Beautiful. But we must be in alternative timeline because that badge should rightfully belong to #Sheffield Wednesday.
#OAFC #SWFC #SUFC #LUFC #RFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #Manchester #LFC #EFC #HTFC #SCFC #championship #football #soccer #premierleague
Beautiful. But we must be in alternative timeline because that badge should rightfully belong to #Sheffield Wednesday.
#OAFC #SWFC #SUFC #LUFC #RFC #BWFC #MUFC #MCFC #Manchester #LFC #EFC #HTFC #SCFC #championship #football #soccer #premierleague
Civil Service FC is the only original member of the Football Association still playing the game today.
The club compete in the Southern Amateur League Division One, and play in #Chiswick, West London.
#AFCW #BFC #Chelsea #FFC #London #footballhistory #soccerhistory #QPR #spurs #AFC #arsenal #CPFC
The club compete in the Southern Amateur League Division One, and play in #Chiswick, West London.
#AFCW #BFC #Chelsea #FFC #London #footballhistory #soccerhistory #QPR #spurs #AFC #arsenal #CPFC
March 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
95. #Farsley Celtic
Atrocious. American sports franchise.
I feel there's more to the story here, with the club's colours, badge and name changes coinciding with a previous owner being forced out.
Still, those gates! Not having it.
#nonleague #leeds #LUFC #FCFC #Bradford #BCFC #HTFC #SUFC #SWFC
Atrocious. American sports franchise.
I feel there's more to the story here, with the club's colours, badge and name changes coinciding with a previous owner being forced out.
Still, those gates! Not having it.
#nonleague #leeds #LUFC #FCFC #Bradford #BCFC #HTFC #SUFC #SWFC
March 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
#Bristol City have spent the last 40 years in the 2nd or 3rd tiers.
Each of the past nine seasons has seen a #Championship finish between 8th and 19th.
Are #BCFC lowkey the dullest team in England to support?
#BRFC #CCFC #SCFC #PAFC #ECFC #STFC #AVFC #PNEFC #BCFC #WWFC #football #soccer
Each of the past nine seasons has seen a #Championship finish between 8th and 19th.
Are #BCFC lowkey the dullest team in England to support?
#BRFC #CCFC #SCFC #PAFC #ECFC #STFC #AVFC #PNEFC #BCFC #WWFC #football #soccer
March 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
94. #Gateshead
More public art. But this depiction of sculpture is bland & unimaginative.
I'm sure the town had a rich history before the Angel of the North; they had a Football League club!
Paints an uninspiring picture, combined with the athletics stadium.
#NUFC #GFC #SAFC #MFC #HCAFC #LUFC
More public art. But this depiction of sculpture is bland & unimaginative.
I'm sure the town had a rich history before the Angel of the North; they had a Football League club!
Paints an uninspiring picture, combined with the athletics stadium.
#NUFC #GFC #SAFC #MFC #HCAFC #LUFC
March 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Sir Tom Finney and David Moyes absorbing the Deepdale atmosphere after #Preston North End were crowned Second Division Champions, April 2000.
#PNEFC took the following season in their stride, narrowly missing promotion to the #Premierleague by losing to #Bolton in the play off final.
#BWFC #EFC
#PNEFC took the following season in their stride, narrowly missing promotion to the #Premierleague by losing to #Bolton in the play off final.
#BWFC #EFC
March 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM