When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine

28/05/2024

Join us next week for the AT THE MATCH exhibition and book launch!

• Wednesday June 5
• Photobook Cafe, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4DQ
• Open 1pm-6pm
• Talks/Q&A with the photographers at 2pm and 4pm
• Copies of the book available to purchase
• Free entry – all welcome!

For more info and to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-match-book-launch-tickets-906620986777

14/05/2024

On 22nd May I'll be hosting one of our regular Sixbysix Socials at Ropes & Twines for a special exhibition and book launch of the new When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine publication At The Match.

Join us for an evening of photography chat in the centre of Liverpool.

All the details are here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sixbysix-social-at-the-match-book-exhibition-by-colin-mcpherson-tickets-902211558057?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/05/2024

AT THE MATCH is officially published today!

Our landmark photobook celebrates two decades of images captured by our team of photographers Simon Gill, Colin McPherson and Paul Thompson. A huge thanks to all the Kickstarter backers who helped make the book a reality.

Only available direct from WSC – order yours now!

Pre-order now with free UK delivery

24/01/2024

10/11/2023

The 2024 WSC calendar is now available – featuring fantastic images of football culture taken by our team of photographers Simon Gill, Colin McPherson and Paul Thompson

Featuring: Maidenhead United FC | Matlock Town FC | Atherstone Town | Chesterfield FC | Everton Football Club | Tadcaster Albion AFC (The Brewers) | Luton Town Football Club | Notts County Football Club | Colwyn Bay Football Club | Hertford Town Football Club | Manchester City Women | Burton Albion FC | Halesowen Town Football Club

Order now with free UK delivery!

The 2024 WSC calendar features 12 images taken by our photographers Simon Gill, Colin McPherson and Paul Thompson. You'll never miss WSC's on-sale dat

01/11/2023

YOU DID IT!

Nearly 400 people have backed the book by supporting the When Saturday When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine Kickstarter campaign.

We are excited to begin work on publishing a unique collection of images commissioned by the magazine over the last 20 years. THANK YOU!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wsc/at-the-match-football-photobook

27/10/2023

Our photobook At The Match will be published next year. The Kickstarter crowdfunding closes on October 31 so you have a final chance to back the book now and get some great rewards including a discounted price, signed copies, postcards, prints and more 👇

Photography from When Saturday Comes magazine

10/10/2023

"We want this work to stand the test of time and the book would be the ideal format for that, as a culmination of all our work over these years"

Watch the AT THE MATCH film on Kickstarter now and back the book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wsc/at-the-match-football-photobook

02/10/2023

We're excited to announce AT THE MATCH – a landmark photobook celebrating two decades of images captured by our team of photographers Simon Gill, Colin McPherson and Paul Thompson. Find out more and support the project on Kickstarter 👇

Photography from When Saturday Comes magazine

29/06/2023

By Glen Wilson for WSC 432 – now on Guardian football

You don’t have to be a groundhopper to seek out new stadiums. It’s about finding contentment rather than being a completist

17/05/2023

Confirmed lineup for the LONDON FOOTBALL BOOK MARKET!

Sat 27 May, 11am-6pm
at South London Gallery, Peckham, London

Hosted by x

RSVP: Link in bio

Join Stanchion and SLG Bookshop for the London Football Book Market celebrating the wealth of independent football publishing that is transforming the way we see and speak about the beautiful game.

An exciting mix of publishers, authors, illustrators and other football brands will be present selling books, magazines, fanzines, photobooks, shirts, prints and other merchandise.

There a pop-up exhibition curated by along with book signings with and .

will also be in conversation with to discuss 'A New Formation: How Black Footballers Shaped the Modern Game' published by .
london, the gallery’s café will be open and will be selling beer and other non-alcoholic drinks throughout the day.

The event is free entry all day, open to all ages.

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+ more!

29/03/2023

We are now accepting entries for the 11th annual WSC writers' competition. There's a cash prize of £250 for the winner and their article, which can be on any aspect of football, will be published in the magazine this summer. Find out more: https://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-writers-competition/

By way of inspiration, here's last year's winning entry by Chris Evans describing the night Walthamstow Football Club became Essex Senior League champions, one year ago today!

Chris Evans' winning entry in our 2022 writers' competition looked back on a memorable season for the east London club

09/03/2023

Our Stuff Yer Superleague T-shirt is back in stock in all sizes! £15.95 with free UK delivery 👇

A graphic from the front of issue 2, 1986

13/01/2023

WSC 428 – in shops now or order direct with free UK delivery!

• Argentina's triumph
• France pay the penalty
• BBC v ITV – who won?
• Pelé: a global superstar
• Bolton Wanderers Official v Derby County
• Transfer window wins
• Blackburn Rovers' ups and downs
• The rise of Football For Foodbanks CIC
• Atherstone Town FC v Stourport Swifts FC

Plus much more – subscribe and save!

Order the latest issue of WSC now with free UK delivery

30/12/2022

"There was no chance I was going to think about clobbering Pelé, even if I could get close to him"

The day Pelé took on Plymouth Argyle – by Jonathan Harding for WSC 420

Almost half a century ago, a Santos side featuring four 1970 World Cup winners met their match at Home Park

27/09/2022

WSC 425 is out now! https://www.wsc.co.uk/shop/wsc-425/

• All change at Brighton
• Scott Parker sacked
• Hatters and Latics bouncing back
• The Swansea City rollercoaster
• Crisis for Paul Pogba
• Altrincham v Scunthorpe United
• Royal postponements
• Football restarts in Ukraine
• Youth coaching revolution
• Cambridge United secure their home
• Tips for time wasters
• Fans flock to Norwich Market
• Fort William climbing the mountain
• The rise of the player-owner
• End of the 3pm blackout?
• Focus on Bernd Schuster
• Man City's 1960s success

Plus much more!

Order online with free UK delivery: https://www.wsc.co.uk/shop/wsc-425/
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25/08/2022

WSC 424 out now – Lionesses victory special!
https://shop.wsc.co.uk/wsc-424

• England's final triumph
• Tournament trends
• Germany plan for the future
• The need for more diversity
• How to grow the women's game
PLUS
• Hibs and Hearts trade blows
• Farewell Football Pinks
• Tribute to Uwe Seeler
• The weird world of Football Twitter
• Rochdale 1973-74 – the League's worst ever team
• Matchday at Home Of Leighton Town FC

And much more!

Available in all good newsagents now or order direct with free UK delivery: https://shop.wsc.co.uk/wsc-424

September issue available now online and in store

27/07/2022

WSC 423 with 2022-23 Season Guide is out now!

• How will your team do?
• Which former player should return?
• What strange thing happened at your club?
Premier League • EFL • National League • Scottish Premiership • WSL • Women's Championship

PLUS inside your regular WSC:
• Stockport back in the League
• v
• Writers' competition winners
• International cup for
• The demise of Staines Town
• Pre-season at
• Hope for Derby and Oldham
• A lucky Wales scarf
• How to cope with failure
• Multi-club ownership
• Academy players head for the US

Plus much more!

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August issue available now online and in store

15/07/2022

“He couldn’t run, but he had this lovely drag back which always left the opposition on their bottoms.”

Gavin Barber on Ipswich's 1961-62 triumph, from WSC 421, now on Guardian sport

Before he won the World Cup with England, Ramsey achieved something with Ipswich that may never be repeated

05/07/2022

When hardly anyone was watching they played because they loved it, seizing their opportunity – which so many, to this day, are intent on denying them – for a paltry salary and scant recognition

By Flora Snelson for WSC 422

A pair of posters that adorned a bedroom wall in 2007 tell a story of how far the women's game has come

16/06/2022

WSC 422 is out now – our Euros special with giant A2 wallchart!

• High expectations for England
• Northern Ireland: A team rebuilt
• Netherlands out to spoil hosts' party
• Every team previewed

PLUS
• Crowd chaos in Paris
• Forest return to the top
• World Cup play-offs
• Burnley count the cost
• Europa League final
• Football and foodbanks
• Gateshead on the up
and much more!

Available in all good newsagents or order direct with free UK delivery: https://shop.wsc.co.uk/wsc-422

July issue available now online and in store

09/06/2022

There's one week to go until our WSC Live event at South Shields FC on Thursday June 16 at 7pm, where host Daniel Gray will be joined by author of The Farther Corner, Harry Pearson, and WSC editor Andy Lyons for a night of half-decent football chat.

There will be plenty of opportunities for you to get involved, ask questions of the panel, get books signed and share your own football experiences and memories with the team, as well as see the touring WSC Photos exhibition, showcasing some of the best images from the magazine’s team of photographers.

As if that isn’t enough, there will be stalls from WSC and South Shields FC, and the bar will be open. It’s the perfect combination for an evening of light entertainment and topical football conversation.

We'd love to see you there – for more info and tickets, see the link below 👇

Join us for a night of half-decent football chat and see our touring WSC Photos exhibition

31/05/2022

Want to see your writing in WSC? We're particularly interested in receiving pitches for our Object Lessons feature – if you've got a piece of football memorabilia with a story behind it, have a read of our guide and get in touch

How to pitch articles to WSC

28/05/2022

Episode 62 of the WSC podcast is out now!

In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray shake off a bemusing Emile Heskey experience in the Darlington multiverse to discuss Notable Club Owners from the Golden Tit of Wolverhampton to Les Scadding of Newport. Record Breakers brings a lullaby from Lørenskog, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Anthony Bunn from Stoke City’s Duck magazine.

In the extended edition there's Horatio news, plus talk of towns where football isn’t popular, best and worst last days, football relatives who’ve served you food and olden days football figures we wish had been on Twitter.

The only way to hear this episode is by joining the WSC Supporters' Club on Patreon from £2 a month – as well as a bonus episode every month, members get exclusive merchandise rewards, discounts on WSC Live events and more

Official Post from When Saturday Comes

27/05/2022

"The National League is a horrible division to get out of and a united fanbase with a clear vision will be crucial if Oldham are to recover"

Mike Whalley on where Oldham fans go from here in WSC 421, out now

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27/05/2022

NEW T-SHIRTS – our new 2022 range features four designs that encapsulate the spirit of WSC. Pre-order now with free UK delivery: https://shop.wsc.co.uk/t-shirts

24/05/2022

"Hearing the crowd respond to the retro brass band version of Sussex By The Sea, marketing types considering ditching this anthem should think twice"

Drew Whitworth saw Brighton & Hove Albion FC take on Southampton for WSC 421's Match of the Month, with photos by Simon Gill

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Order direct with free UK delivery: https://shop.wsc.co.uk/wsc-421
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24/05/2022

We are now accepting entries for the tenth annual WSC writers' competition.

There's a cash prize of £250 for the winner and their article, which can be on any aspect of football, will be published in the magazine this summer.

See the link below for full details on how to enter. The deadline is 5pm on Monday, June 13 – we look forward to reading your entries!

We are pleased to announce the return of the annual WSC writers' competition, in memory of contributor David Wangerin

19/05/2022

Listen free to episode 61 of the WSC podcast!

Avoiding a ticking off from a kid in a referee’s kit, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Unexpected Promotions and Relegations, from Torquay United dog bites to Eddie Large the dugout Jonah via Wiggy Threlfall’s Morecambe and Don Scrimgeour MacKay’s Coventry. WSC Deputy Editor Tom Hocking talks us through the pages of magazine edition 421 and Record Breakers brings Grecian glamour. We continue our rapidly maturing feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is author and broadcaster Ned Boulting.

In the extended edition on Patreon there's talk of strange objects in grounds, managers you wish would make a comeback and Football League division typical teams.

Find us on your usual podcast app or via the links below:

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Apple http://apple.co/2R61BGD
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13/05/2022

By John Earls for WSC 419, now on Guardian football

VAR has cost a fortune and fixed very little, whereas vanishing spray is respected by all and it only costs £6.99 per can