SOCCER HISTORY MAGAZINE

Soccer History Magazine is a quarterly magazine devoted to the history of the world’s greatest game. A typical issue has 56 pages, containing 6 articles, plus book listings and reviews and recent obituaries.

The content focuses on the professional game in England,Ireland, Scotland and Wales, although we also feature articles on non-League football and on the history of the game in other countries. The articles are mostly based on new and original research, and cover a full chronological range from the 1860s, when soccer was first codified, through to the 1970s.
Soccer History first appeared in 2002 and since then it has earned a reputation for quality writing and ground-breaking research.

We cover all aspects of the game, not just the 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon when teams meet in combat for points or progression in cup tournaments. Past articles have included the story of indoor football in England (which dates back to at least 1890), the opening of both Hampden Park and the first Wembley Stadium, supporter culture and the origins of many teams ranging from Aston Villa to Hamilton Academical.

EDITOR

Ian Nannestad first became interested in the history of the game whilst studying for a degree at Birmingham University in the 1970s. At the time there was very little serious writing on the history of football, and his first significant contribution was a dissertation on the development of football in Lincoln to 1900 as part of his academic studies. Ian contributed historical articles to the Lincoln City programme for many years and with his brother Donald wrote two books on the history of the club: Who’s Who of Lincoln City, 1892-1994 (1994) and Lincoln City FC The Official History (1997).

Later he had a spell as editor of the journal of the Association of Football Statisticians before establishing Soccer History magazine in 2002. He has also edited many books on the game and in 2004 he was awarded an MA by De Montfort University for his dissertation on the development of football in Lincolnshire between 1855 and 1881.