Nutmeg Mysteries

'It was a different type of football' - Pep unleashes a revolution, Scotland 2008

Guardiola, Messi and the team that changed football - by the first players that faced them

Dec 6, 2024 •

'I went along to support Scotland. I ended up making my debut'

Sarah Crilly was pulled out of the stand at Dunfermline's East End Park to take her international bow - and ended up on the scoresheet

Nov 22, 2024

Maradona, Hampden ’79 and the £750,000 jersey

Ex-Scotland winger Arthur Graham didn’t cherish significant shirt and sold it for a song

Nov 15, 2024 •

Never Mind Rodri... here's Johan the Second

Sometimes a No.6 can be the No.1. But usually the guy behind the guy has to be content with a supporting role. And nobody did it better than Neeskens

Nov 8, 2024 •

The Slaughters of the Innocents

Records state two rival Angus teams racked up 71 goals between them on the same day – but did Dundee Harp actually eclipse Arbroath’s world-famous…

Oct 18, 2024 •

The hidden files that uncovered Falkirk's world record transfer coup

In the summer of 2003, an SOS phone call led to a discovery that shed new light on one of Scottish football's greatest ever heists

Oct 11, 2024 •

The McAlpine Prophecy: Ederson on Tannadice Street

A boffin from Sheffield. A student from Montana. And a goalkeeper from Brazil with a foot like a traction engine

Sep 20, 2024 •

The Legend of Jinky, the Moville Master of Disguise

Did Celtic starlet Jimmy Johnstone play incognito in Irish tournament to raise church funds?

Sep 13, 2024 •

The Nutmeg Mysteries #1 Cruyff to Dumbarton? You won't believe how close it came!

How the secret of Scotland's greatest transfer coup was finally uncovered on the Old Course, St Andrews

Aug 30, 2024 •

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