Charles Buchan Football - by Colloco Homeware and Gifts
Never mind ‘Shoot’ and ‘Match’, who can remember the very first football magazine, ‘Charles Buchan’s football monthly?’ Okay, go and ask your dad! No doubt it will send him off down memory lane to tales of when men played ‘proper football’. Of course you could test his knowledge and impress him with what you know too, for instance, who was Charles Buchan? The answer being, Charlie Buchan was an England international before and after the First World War, and then became a journalist. He was born in London in 1892, became captain of England, Sunderland and Arsenal, and he is Sunderland’s all time record league scorer, with 209 league goals to his credit. Charles Buchan died in 1960 at the age of 68.
On his decision to start the monthly magazine, Charles Buchan wrote, “For many years, after the old Athletic News closed down, there was no paper or magazine devoted exclusively to the game. It was in a bid to fill this gap that in 1951 I started the Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly. It has caught on so well that it was obvious something of the kind was desperately needed. It is a new field for me and I am getting as much pleasure from it as I did from my playing days. One is never too old to learn”.
This fabulous 18 panel football is printed with images and archives from that very magazine, which was first published in September 1951. The first words written were “Our object is to provide a publication that will be worthy of our National game and the grand sportsmen who play and watch it”.
This item is delivered in an illustrated gift box.
A matching flask and wallet are also available.
