Non-League Paper

HISTORY FROM A ROADSIDE CAFE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 June 2020

Andy SMART
STAND-UP COMEDIAN AND NON-LEAGUE FAN

MOMENT IN HISTORY: England captain Bobby Moore lifts the World Cup in 1966 - but I very nearly had to capture the moment on the radio
PICTURE: PA Images

Normally the season would have long been over by now, my thoughts would turn to the big summer tournaments. Over the years, I’ve been lucky to go to four World Cups and three Euros.
In 1966, I was only six years old. My Dad, who didn’t have much faith in the England team, had brilliantly booked a Guest House holiday in Ilfracombe, starting on July 30th, which just happened to...

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