Alan Shoulder went from working down the pits and playing football in his spare time to being a starring striker with Newcastle United in the blink of an unbelieving eye. From miner to major.

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Some things in football just don't change. Potter is now a manager in West Ham colours and his eight months at Chelsea a fading memory. Here his new team were more than a match for his old but ...

The artist, who died at 85, used Indigenous imagery like the canoe and the buffalo the way Warhol used soup cans. By Jillian Steinhauer Claire Tabouret, an artist in Los Angeles, was chosen to ...

The New Orleans Saints struggled in 2024. The bad news is they put together a season to forget. The good news is they landed a top ten pick in the NFL Draft because of this horrid season. Monday ...

On Sunday, 2 February, former Blyth Spartans and Newcastle United forward Alan Shoulder sadly passed away, just two days before his 72nd birthday. A key figure in Blyth’s legendary 1977/78 FA Cup run, ...

Such a hero was Alan Shoulder, formerly of Newcastle United, Blyth Spartans and so many other northeast football clubs, who passed away today. I’m reminded of a line from the metaphysical poet ...

Manchester United slumped to another meek home defeat as Crystal Palace won 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, while Tottenham eased the pressure on Ange Postecoglou by beating Brentford 2-0.

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