The Football History Boys

The Football History Boys are back in 2024 and are kicking off the New Year looking back at some of football's history most significant and seismic law changes, from 1863, to the modern game and the scourge of VAR. Have a listen, and get involved in the conversation yourselves over on Twitter/X @TFHBs! Make sure you have a watch of some of the videos mentioned in the pod on YouTube. We are also obsessed with Retro Football Management, the game that lets you take over loads of different clubs in various historical eras. Our favourite save was (unsuccessfully) trying to win Maradona’s Napoli the 1985 Scudetto! Check it out here!

The Football History Boys are back after a hiatus and are excited to be previewing our Twitter/X '#ClubLegendsWorldCup'! We have 32 legends lined up to compete in the online tournament following the success of our stadium, rivalry, crest and kit World Cups. Have a listen for the group draw and as we preview the big names. Plus we revisit VAR and have a quiz about some of football's greatest managers, check it out! Make sure you get in touch with your thoughts and cast your votes at: @TFHBs.

The Football History Boys are back and are thinking about what makes football so great. Often it isn't the 90 minutes on the pitch, it is the whole day out that goes with it, or the thinking about football you do in the week. So we are trying to narrow down our 'best thing about football' and are holding a tournament to find the best over on Twitter. Do you love sticker collecting? Fantasy football? Football video games? Away days? Football down the pub? Then this episode is for you! Make sure you get in touch with your thoughts and cast your votes at: @TFHBs.

The Football History Boys are joined by journalist and author @ChrisEvansWrite to discuss his new book, 'How to Win the World Cup: Secrets and Insights from International Football’s Top Managers'. Join us as we chat the difference between international and club management, the perils of qualification campaigns, the curse of attempting to retain the trophy and World Cup managerial controversies. We also hear Chris' predictions for the tournament ahead with less than two weeks to go till it all kicks off. Make sure you get in touch with your thoughts over on Twitter: @TFHBs, and don't miss out on Chris' book here.

The Football History Boys are back with a special 10th birthday episode! We remember the early days of TFHB and share our top 10 moments from 2013-2022, check out Ben's choices here, and Gareth's here. We also make our predictions for the end of this season, will Liverpool make the top 4? Will Cardiff survive in the Championship? Get involved over on Twitter: @TFHBs

The Football History Boys are back for a World Cup preview podcast. Join us as we chat about our disappointment of where this World Cup will take place, reminisce of our interaction with disgraced former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer, discuss our favourite World Cup matches of all time, share our hopes for Wales at the tournament, run through our World Cup wallchart of predictions & invent a new game! We also hear your predictions for the tournament ahead as well as your memories of World Cups past. Make sure you get in touch with your thoughts over on Twitter: @TFHBs.

TFHB are back from an 18 month hiatus to celebrate Wales' qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. We discuss our feelings about Wales' first World Cup qualification in 64 years, our favourite World Cups in our living memory, our iconic World Cup moments and take some of your views too. ... Plus we have some exciting personal news for us both! Make sure you check out our Twitter to continue the conversation: @TFHBs.

TFHB are searching for the 100 best women's footballers to have ever played the beautiful game. We discuss the players who have made the long-list, your opinions, who would make our top 5 and are joined by some special guests. Make sure you head over to our Twitter to vote so your favourite doesn't miss out in our finals tournament. A big thank you to Emma Coolen, Professor Laura McAllister, Alex Culvin and Girls On The Ball! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our first book is now available to BUY here, or pre-order book 2 here!

As we approach our 8th birthday, we are looking for the 100 best men's footballers to have ever played the game. We discuss the players who have made the long-list, your votes so far and who would make our top 5. Make sure you head over to our site to vote so your favourite doesn't miss out! We also consider the sacking of Frank Lampard from Chelsea, and think ahead to Euro 2020... held in 2021! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our first book is now available to BUY here, or pre-order book 2 here!

Our second season is back after a long break, but hopefully back with a bang! We dicuss some of football's finest late goals, some of the best Manchester United v Liverpool games from years gone by, the FA Cup and let you know all about our exciting new book. Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

Our second season kicks off with catching up on the Premier League so far, but with important dicussions about football Pay-Per-View (PPV), Project Big Picture and the ever looming threat of the European Super League. We also hear some of our listener's opinions about who would be your dream line-up for a penalty shootout, along with who you would currently pick for Wales' starting XI at Euro 2020(21) this coming summer. Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

TFHB were able to meet up for a socially distanced chat face to face for our end of season pod! As an season closer for us, we review this weird COVID impacted campaign, whilst considering what seasons we believe to be the 'most significant' in the history of the game... 1888/89, 1923/24, 1953/54, 1966/67, 1988/89 and 2004/05, have a listen to our reasons why as we share some of your opinions too. We also give out some end of season awards for 2019/20 and manage to fit in a quiz as well! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

TFHB asked you: if you had to make a dream 5-a-side team with just one player from each football confederation, who would you pick? We take a look at our teams and your ideas, we also consider the most 'underrated' manager of all-time, and we share some 'unpopular' football opinions! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

TFHB is back as football returns after the enforced COVID-19 suspension. We chat the inital return of the Premier League and THAT Hawkeye error, as well as thinking about some of your favourites Euros of all-time, with Euro 2020 postponed. We also review our pre-season predictions, how have we done? We certainly didn't predict a 100 day coronavirus suspension!! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

TFHB is back with a 'lockdown' special! We have been on a search to find the greatest international team to ever play the beautiful game. 32 teams entered the competition and via Twitter we have narrowed it down to a last 4. With the final coming, we stop to discuss some of the 32 teams and why they could rightly be considred #TFHBsGreatest! We also take time to remember the 1949 Superga Disaster that happened 71 years ago this week, a tragedy that shaped Torino and wider Italian football. Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

TFHB is back amidst the Coronavirus outbreak! Thanks to the wonders of Zoom, we can meet for a pod to discuss our newly released book and answer some of your questions: What would be moment 51 of the book? What do we make of football's hooligan literature? How would we get football up and running again after the suspension? And perhaps most importantly, how do you take your curry: With chips, rice or half and half? Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is now available to BUY here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X.

TFHB is back for 2020, discussing a big question: What is football's most important decade? We take you through the 1930s, 1950s and 1990s whilst hearing some of your thoughts too. A World Cup themed quiz is topped off with our (Gareth's!) impassioned views about VAR and what needs changing! We still want your opinions, let's hear them! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is available to pre-oder before its April 2020 release here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X. If you want to join our Fantasy Premier League mini-league, head over to the official site and type in code: hhtkhy.

TFHB bring you a special review of the 2010s, as we answer some key questions: What was the goal of the decade? What was the moment of the decade? Who was the player of the decade? What was football's funniest moment of the decade? What was the biggest shock of the decade? What was the transfer of the decade? And what do we predict will happen in the 2020s? We take all of your opinions too, plenty dicussed, get involved! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. Our book is available to pre-oder before its April 2020 release here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footballs-Fifty-Most-Important-Moments/dp/178531632X. If you want to join our Fantasy Premier League mini-league, head over to the official site and type in code: hhtkhy.

TFHB bring you a seasonal episode, our Christmas special! We discuss some of your most loved Christmas football traditions/memories, myth-bust the Christmas Truce of 1914 and decide our teams of the decade, as well as listening to your teams too. Plenty dicussed, get involved! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. If you want to join our Fantasy Premier League mini-league, head over to the official site and type in code: hhtkhy.

This week TFHB return from our mid-season break! We discuss the exciting news of our upcoming book, hear about some of your most important dates in the history of the beautiful game, discuss the ever present VAR and reminisce upon the career of love him/loathe him Neil Warnock. Plenty dicussed, get involved! Get involved by tweeting us: https://twitter.com/TFHBs or find the articles discussed over at our website: https://www.thefootballhistoryboys.com/. If you want to join our Fantasy Premier League mini-league, head over to the official site and type in code: hhtkhy.