Category Archives: Football Statues

Football Statues No 58 (in a series of several): World Cup Quartet The “Champions” statue, a few hundred yards away from West Ham United’s Boleyn Ground, features the World Cup winning quartet of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 57 (in a series of several): Ted Bates (1918 – 2003) This statue of “Mr Southampton”, the former Southampton player, manager, director and president, who died in 2003, is not without controversy, or rather, it replaced an … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 56 (in a series of several): Jack Walker (1929 – 2000) Jack Walker’s rescue in the late 1980s/early 1990s of an ailing Blackburn Rovers was made possible by the sale of Walker Steel to British Steel for … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 55 (in a series of several): George Hardwick (1920 – 2004) “Gentleman” George Hardwick signed for Middlesbrough in 1937, but the outbreak of WW2 put his Boro career on hold. However, based in Southern England with the … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 54 (in a series of several): Duncan Edwards (1936 – 1958) The promising career of Duncan Edwards and his tragic death from injuries received in the Munich air crash in 1958 are the stuff of legend. In … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 53 (in a series of several): Dixie Dean (1907 – 1980) Dixie Dean was not only the greatest centre-forward of his time – 383 goals for Everton in 433 appearances between 1925 and 1937 – but to … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 52 (in a series of several): Denis Law (1940 -) This life-size bronze statue of Scottish football legend Denis Law was unveiled at Aberdeen Sports Village last summer. Law, who is seen here during the unveiling ceremony, … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 51 (in a series of several): Sir Alex Ferguson (1941 -) My football statues series passes the fifty mark in the week that the achievements of Sir Alex Ferguson – arguably the greatest ever British club football … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 50 (in a series of several): Billy Wright (1924 – 1994) Billy Wright captained England 90 times and became the first footballer to win a century of caps for his country. He was also captain of the … Continue reading →

Football Statues No 49 (in a series of several): 1942 Blockade Monument Earlier this year the 1942 Blockade Monument was unveiled in St. Petersburg close to the home of FC Zenit. The monument honours the players that took part in … Continue reading →