Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Results

5 April, 1902
Scotland one
England one
Match unfinished

9 March, 1946
Bolton Wanderers nil
Stoke City nil
Bolton win two nil on aggregate

2 January, 1971
Rangers one
Celtic one

11 May, 1985
Bradford City nil
Lincoln City nil
Match abandoned after forty-two minutes

29 May, 1985
Juventus one
Liverpool nil
Juventus win the European Cup

15 April, 1989
Liverpool nil
Nottingham Forest nil
Match abandoned after five minutes
 

🌷(2)

◄ Shadow Puppets

Nana's House ►

Comments

Profile image

Joe Williams

Sun 17th Apr 2022 18:43

Thanks Stephen!

Profile image

Stephen Gospage

Sat 16th Apr 2022 17:51

The listing of the bare footballing statistics make this a very moving piece, Joe, knowing the human cost of each tragedy.

Profile image

Joe Williams

Fri 15th Apr 2022 14:30

It's 33 years today since the Hillsborough disaster. I remember sitting down in front of the TV expecting to watch a football match, and seeing something else entirely. This is my poem 'Results', from my book 'The Taking Part'.

If you wish to post a comment you must login.

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message