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Hi guys, Hope this is allowed. I've written a new book called The Famous Yorkshiremen: The Forgotten History of Redcar's Footballing Pioneers, which is available to pre-order now at www.redcarfootball.com. It should be of particular interest to Boro fans as Middlesbrough were the old Redcar and Coatham team's fiercest rivals, and it's not unfair to say that their tussles in the 1870s and 1880s was the catalyst that saw football explode as a spectator sport in Teesside during this period, thanks in no small part to the two teams facing each other in five consecutive Cleveland C

Hi guys, I'm doing some research into the history of football in Redcar, some of you might have spoken to me before or seen a few of my posts in other corners of the Internet. I'm really keen to speak to anyone who might have old photos of Redcar teams, programmes, medals, memories, anything to build a better picture of what football was like in the town through the years. I've already spoken to a couple of really helpful people who would probably describe themselves as more Boro-centric, including Tosh Warwick who has been kind enough to offer some valuable advice as well as