50 Years of Football History
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Welcome to the electronic version of Charles Buchan's famous Football Monthly magazine.  Football Monthly Archives is a unique collection of football news and views dating back to the first issue of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly in 1951. Over 40,000 pages in searchable PDF format provide an independent and accurate reflection of football issues of the day.
- Find out about football training methods in the 1950s
- How much were players paid in the 1960s?
- When did hooliganism raise its ugly head, and how?
- Enjoy profiles of players and teams, written for fans by players
- Read historical accounts of how players got into the game
- Learn about the international football scene
- Read about the big clubs of the day
The archives provide an accurate reflection of football going back over 50 years. It is the only independent archive to put football issues into historical context plus a chance to read about legends you have heard about but never saw play, such as Joe Mercer (Arsenal and England), Henry Cockburn (Manchester United and England), Stanley Matthews (Blackpool and England).
The archives provide an invaluable resource of authentic research for:
- Film production,
- Newspaper articles
- Book research
- One-off magazines for commercial promotions
- Website content.
See our client list for examples. Alternatively, you may simply want to invest in an original present for someone.
The archives are the scanned version of Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly. Buchan, who played for Arsenal, Sunderland and England started the magazine in 1951. It was the first magazine to cover the personalities, debates and issues surrounding football as the game rebuilt itself after World War II. Football Monthly was the most influential football magazine of its time. Our valuable archives contain fascinating articles and comment on the game, issues and players as well as comic strip humour of the day plus original adverts – you can even see the original adverts featuring Johnnie Haynes who died in October 2005. The archives are in PDF searchable format dating from 1951 to present day. See Archive page for examples.
About us
Charles Buchan's Football Monthly has a fascinating history and, since the 1950s, has had many owners most of whom took it on as a labour of love. There have also been many periods of inactivity. However, while at Chelsea Football Club, Ken Bates rekindled life into the magazine when it was published regularly once again, albeit without Charles Buchan's name on the front cover. In 1999, Charles Buchan's Football Monthly, including the copyright to archives, was acquired from Chelsea Football Club by Football Monthly Ltd when it was published briefly once again with Charles Buchan's name in the title. Now, most of the entire collection is preserved and stored electronically.
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