Tag Archives: Preston North End

Remembering Brian Pilkington, and Burnley’s 1959/60 title win

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

This weekend 60 years ago, Burnley were crowned league champions after a last-day victory at Manchester City, just the excuse needed to finally post about former Clarets star and England international Brian Pilkington, a near-neighbour and old friend who died … Continue reading →

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Feeding fiction to the 5,000 – my World Book Day 2015 encounter

Posted on March 9, 2015 by

As I turned down Lowthorpe Road on my approach to Preston North End FC, a ‘cattlepiddler’ of high-vis jackets from a nearby school heading the same way suggested I was definitely in the right place. Close by, coaches belched out … Continue reading →

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A tribute to a true sports fan, cancer battler and charity campaigner

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

So many of us go through life aiming to commit our life stories to print, yet so few manage to get past the hurdles involved before publication. Yet that changed somewhat with the advent of the e-book and recent strides … Continue reading →

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