Why Football at School in the 90’s Meant Everything ⚽️👟

Описание: Before social media, before highlights on demand, before football became constant noise, there was school football in the 90s — and it was everything.

In this episode, I look back at growing up with football at school in the 1990s: playing every break time and lunchtime, representing my school team, and the unforgettable feeling of scoring a goal in a school match. We talk about playground classics like Wembley singles, Wembley doubles, headers and volleys, jumpers for goalposts, and how football was something you played with your mates, not something you consumed through a screen.

We also explore how our relationship with football has changed. No internet, no social media, no endless debate — just sitting down to watch Match of the Day on a Saturday night, or ITV’s Champions League coverage midweek, letting football come to you rather than chasing it.

There’s also a deep dive into the weird and wonderful world of 90s football shirt sponsors, including a look at my own Plymouth Argyle 1996 home shirts and why football kits from that era still mean so much. That leads into a discussion of Plymouth Argyle’s 1996 season, my first ever football match, and a memorable trip to the old Wembley for the Third Division play-off final against Darlington — with, of course, a word on Neil Warnock.

This is a nostalgic look at football in the 90s — school football, playground games, lower-league journeys, iconic kits, and why it felt so easy to fall in love with the game back then.

0:00 Intro
0:34 Are Manchester United back?
3:41 Growing the channel
6:11 At least it's not a gambling sponsor...
12:55 Football at school
33:04 From the stash
43:48 Outro