First Division

Think this season's Matchday 38 is going to be explosive? Just look at these seasons…

Fifty years ago, a 20-year-old Kevin Keegan made his Liverpool debut following an almighty leap from the Fourth Division. King Kev's incredible success extended far beyond the Kop, however, during a fascinating career of pop single, punch ups bike crashes... and cracking perms

Football fans haven’t been locked out of grounds for this long since the Second World War – when attendances rocketed as supporters reclaimed their beloved game. If this post-pandemic return is anything like that one, records will tumble

Subbuteo came into being in 1946, RAF veteran Peter Adolph coming up with an idea for a family-friendly football game to brighten life in post-war Britain. In 75 (often controversial) years, since, its legacy is assured through pop-punk, Paolo Di Canio and more...

Chelsea winger Pat Nevin saw himself as a student, music critic and activist before a footballer. During his 1980s heyday, Nevin was the game's great outsider, regularly appearing in the NME, his alternative diversions featuring knife attacks, The Proclaimers and Saddam Hussein’s secret police...

LONGREAD David Rocastle wasn't just a fantastic footballer – to those at Arsenal, the Lewisham maestro represented something much greater. On the 20th anniversary of his tragic death aged just 33, FFT celebrates a genius

LIVERPOOL Newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool have plenty of history to draw on – so this pile of Reds-related books will keep you going

In 1963-64, Bill Shankly's champions were denied trophy celebrations at Anfield, until two local brothers saved the day

On April 28, 1990, Liverpool won their 18th league title. It was a dominance over English football few thought was about to end

They may have to wait a little more for their next league win – but in 1990 no one on Merseyside thought it would be this long in the first place