Nutmeg Mysteries

Did you hear the one about Bobby Charlton playing for East Fife? No, honestly!

The year, 1975. The event, the John Martis Testimonial Match. Even patriotic Methilites warmed to the rare skills, shooting power and will to win of…

Jan 14

'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 • James Morgan

'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 • James Morgan

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 • James Morgan

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 • James Morgan

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 • Neil White

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 • James Morgan

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 • James Morgan

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 • Martin Greig

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