Posts by Thomas Smith

Rugby union is one of Scotland’s national sports, with an estimated 33,000 male and female players registered with Scottish Rugby Union, the game’s governing body in Scotland. Its popularity...

A huge roar goes up from the fans as the referee points to the spot and a penalty is awarded to their side - surely a certain goal, right? Well, not quite.  In fact, the statistics show...

England is known as the home of football, and it is a country where many clubs were formed before the turn of the twentieth century. While many of these teams have ceased to exist, as we will see,...

The United Kingdom is unique in world football because although it is viewed as “one country” it actually boasts four national football sides - Scotland, England, Wales and Northern...

It’s pretty obvious from their names where most football clubs are based. Manchester has a United and a City, Nottingham has a Forest and a County. But what about those clubs that don’t take...

Few countries in the world have a longer history of, or more passion for, football than Scotland.  Despite its relatively small size, with a population of only around five million people,...