THE VALLEY THAT CREATED FOOTBALL

[@davidbruce7350]

Fantastic stuff. Love hearing about the very early history of football.

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks David, lots more coming soon!!!

[@andrewsmith2399]

@@FootyAdventures are you coming to the Partick Thistle game tonight and set up the Jackie husband stand section C seat 94 and I get you food what do you say

[@andrewsmith2399]

@@FootyAdventures do you want to come to the game tomorrow if you want League Cup against Arbroath

[@davidpatterson8001]

This guy does so much for Scottish football. We need to cherish him and big him up at all times. He's one of us now!

[@seanpaulfallon1463]

When I was 13 I created my own football club that my parents ran and we got hammered for a solid year. Things started to click after then and our first ever win was an away game to Renton boys club, we won 4-3 with a last minute goal and being 32 now this video brings back memories with you visiting Renton. Keep up the good work Sam some great content here.

[@DefinitelyNotPaperCup]

The team name?

[@shotgunshawzy]

Team name now son or you are telling porkie pies, Bullshiters United?

[@sbmgers]

Hi Sam. Great videos! I live in Canada and my Mum was born in Alexandria (which is in the Vale) and my Dad was born in Dumbarton. My Papa played for Dumbarton in the 1920s after playing for Celtic and a few teams in England. My Dad pointed out the Renton Club the last time we were in Scotland. You have a real zest for the footy stories and you've got fans over the pond that love the content. Keep it going!

[@footybb]

First champions of Scotland????😱 That was something most didn't know

[@alistairthorn1122]

Certainly an area that was important to the early days of football in Scotland. Dumbarton also celebrating the 150th birthday (December 23rd) and we've got a home game on Dec 24th. Sure there will be plenty announced nearer the time. Sadly the Vale of Leven juniors were one of the smaller junior teams. Try and get to a couple of games a season when it doesnt clash with Dumbarton or hockey commitments. Clubs like Vale of Leven could be really important in keeping football affordable and accessible to a lot of folk who aren't able to follow a big team. Still a place in football for sides like The Vale.

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Sam, I like the old football teams, that's not in the scottish or English football leagues anymore, I like it when you read the Scottish F.A Cup was awarded to Rangers as Vale Of Leithan didn't arrive for the replay, my favourite vlogs are Third Lanark and St Bernards, keep up the good content, This is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@geoffpoole483]

For many years I paid little attention to Scottish football beyond the results on a Saturday afternoon. Thanks for showing there's so much more to it than a handful of clubs in the SPL.

[@brianissimo1955]

Renton Craigandro play on what was public recreation ground (South Park) in 1870s. The original Tontine Park was across the road, now covered by a housing estate. However, one of the original penalty spots can be seen situated in a garden on the estate.

[@noseyrenda]

Vale are my local team stayed there all my life until 3 years ago I moved away. Cousin is the Vale GK. Love watching a game down at their pitch, superb Sam 👌🏻

[@papakyriakouandreas]

Mark Felton Productions x Foot Adventures History collab incomming 😆👌

[@johnfromscotland1050]

Scottish junior cup....my uncle, John Chum Gilmour, played in this historic game and was the man I was named after....great video....👍👍👍

[@Stephenwattpoet]

Smashing vid, Sam. The Vale/Dumbarton also has strong links in the genesis of the Old Firm: Rangers formed 1872 by Moses McNeil (born Rhu and died in Dumbarton) while Celtic’s first ever goal scorer was Neilly McCallum in 1888 in a 5-2 win against Rangers - born and buried in Bonhill, Vale of Leven. Good job.

[@jjohnston-c6i]

Thanks for doing a fantastic job on football's earliest days ... this is my hometown area ... keep up the great work.

[@fis0]

The fact ive been an avid viewer of Sams channel for a couple years now and haven't stumbled across this video of the literal changing room's i grew up in has baffled me

[@antzmcgee]

Absolute magic mini documentary 👍🏼👍🏼 well worth a watch

[@jimmycburfield5997]

On the subject of Dumbarton. I went up there with Annan. I just have to say I thought it was a brilliantly welcoming and friendly place. A really good football watching experience. Sure Annan got thrashed but it I was really pleased that I went. Excellent video

[@alehlete830]

Watching this while on break at work let's gooo

[@chrisblackler4202]

Same here!! 😀🙋🏻‍♂️

[@edwardferry8247]

Amazing video, thank you.

[@brianroach1314]

Brilliant video Sam, the chat with the fellow at Renton was terrific

[@tankracer6579]

Great representation of my home town, awesome video, thank you

[@garymcintyre]

Thanks for doing the 150years of football in this area

[@jockcusick261]

Really interesting love these old stories keep it up

[@trevormoir1927]

Great content Sam.So informative as always.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@davidbruce7350]

A movie called The English game is great viewing for anyone interested in the early days of football.

[@Oliver_Gaming123]

Brilliant!! Job Footy keep going!!!👍👍

[@MCFCRussSinfin1979]

I love the enthusiasm you have for the beautiful game

[@ForTheDelta444]

my dad worked in dumbarton so i spent alot of my childhood around the old dumbarton , boghead. i had some trials with the youth team etc in the late 90s. boghead, silverton dumbarton gave me some gret memories

[@rfc1872-g3w]

Top class mate,👌 👍

[@danieltimmins6422]

Fantastic Video - not long discovered your channel and this popped up as a recommendation. I'm a West Brom Fan so glad I did, found it really interesting.

[@tonymcfadyen8302]

Great video on my home town👍

[@RossParker1877]

Cracking video Sam. Footy Adventures at your best

[@craigppoo]

Brilliant video .my local area great to see it get publicised

[@slotbonusvids]

live just down the road gutted to miss you

[@janoginski5557]

Leith athletic are still going, they play on the park @ the bottom of Easter rd. My uncle played against them when he was At Dunfermline Athletic,( possibly Stenhousemuir) back in the mid to late 1940’s or early 50’s. He also played against Jock Stein when the latter was at Albion Rovers. And he played in the very 1st floodlit match in Scotland which was at Stenhousemuir, believe it or not, the 1st league side to have floodlights and the Warriors played the very famous Hibs side of the time with the likes of Willie Ormandy, ( a local boy) & Eddie Turnball. The score was Stenhousemuir 3 Hibernian 5. That was in November 1951. In the match report there was mention of the press cameras flashing disturbing the respective goalkeepers particularly at corners. They sold 7500 tickets for the game but due to the foggy conditions only 4500 turned up, I’m surmising that it wud be a rather chilly November evening as well. 😂

[@janoginski5557]

@Delta 1 Cheers, don't kno how their names came out like that. Eddie Turnbull was known for his tremendously powerful shooting prowess.

[@bobsteele9581]

Absolutely fascinating Sam. I must get a copy of that book 👍

[@S73PJY1971]

you reds! great vlog. forest are massive lol.

[@angusmclellan3506]

Great content

[@garymcintyre]

Glad you covered this well done both clubs 150 years old l did ask if you would cover this and you did mega the braes of Bonhill

[@francoking3641]

Irvine Welsh is a huge fan of Renton FC - hence the name of the character, as played by Ewan McGregor, in 'Trainspotting' [ 1996 ].

[@josephyearwood1179]

Traintopotsdaming

[@pcwill101168]

I’ve actually been to a Dumbarton Match, they played my local in a pre season friendly

[@DennisMinecraft-sh8ok]

I Genuinely really enjoy these videos

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks David. Loads more coming soon!!!

[@willbee6785]

Great channel.

[@andrewjeffrey485]

Absolutely brilliant content!..love this channel

[@CoryGaynor]

I love your videos mate, are you going to Hearts vs Zurich on Thursday, would love a vlog of you at that game 🙌

[@GenialHarryGrout]

I learn a lot from your videos, thanks for covering teams like VoL

[@allanhamilton3508]

Good stuff but laughed at half the story about 1888, correct Celtic were formed but never heard anything about them stealing Rentons best player Kelly and doing a "moonlight" with them as Renton were amateur and Celtic could offer him wages. I am of course a Rangers supporter originally from Renton so only right I mischievously fill in the full story 😉😁. Info is from a brilliant book The Old Firm by Bill Murray

[@NoamChompsky-ob5te]

That book is so accurate that it has a Hamilton Accies player on the front

[@BoydL69]

A wide range of content Sam, thanks,real interesting shit👌🏼. You should do more vlogs?If you've got the time that is, appreciate all your edits. You've got the knack of connecting, brilliant ma'man.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏼 ⚽Great on yer footy adventures ⚽

[@vaggosjuve]

New Stadium AEK Athens!Very Special with a great history.It's Worth visiting!

[@ronmac9522]

That old stand is probably older than Archiebauld leitch himself. There was a match between Queen’s Park and vale to celebrate 150years.

[@chrisblackler4202]

Hey Sam can you do my club Plymouth Argyle? Come down to Home Park if you can make it plllzzzz!

[@leightonjordan6228]

Local to West Bromwich proud that they are known over the world

[@steveniven2252]

Love the video Sam, you've got to do a video about William Macgregor, I reckon you'll unearth some gems.

[@tobbitwangerscotland]

Get up to Tayport juniors, 2 minutes over the bridge from Dundee into Fife. They've won the JR Scottish Cup 3 Times.

[@Ryandunbar1996]

Being the rangers factoid/anorak/historian that I am...I know alllllll to well about the vale of leven and their historic rivalry with the Glasgow rangers

[@cemcr5764]

You can relate to them having to start as a new club as well

[@Ryandunbar1996]

@@cemcr5764 shut up

[@kjm5155]

@@cemcr5764 Obsessed…we live rent free in your head!!🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@cemcr5764]

@@kjm5155 ano, good result the day mate

[@kjm5155]

@@cemcr5764 Yes it was a good result……thank you for your confirmation….good to see your still taking an interest in the world’s most successful club…..and we’re still living rent free in your wee head….don’t worry …once you leave primary school….you’ll grow up and not feel so bad about such matters!!

[@Alibium]

THANK YOU! Now my friend is looking strangely at me lol

[@kylecalderwood7211]

Apologies for ruining the harry kewell photo😂

[@josephyearwood1179]

WBA like Arsenal are one those clubs that seem to have traditional coloured away kits. Indeed, both Arsenal and Tottenham most oft away kit is booth yellow and dark blue.

[@Tamtroot61]

Played at Milburn around 1972. Haldane v Levenvale. Got beat 3-2.

[@thesnudge1]

Joe Mulvenna, legend!!

[@legandrydirk]

Need to do Cowlairs,its Cowlairs park parts off the stand are still there regardless off what it says in the book ive got the book as well

[@saaversteen]

i was surprised to see cowlairs had a team in the original league. my relatives were from that area and all the years i visited had no idea they played there. i'll check it out sometime.

[@legandrydirk]

@@saaversteen Was two Springburn teams Cowlairs and Northern before Petershill juniors

[@ryanoconnor5612]

Dog looked like Macy!

[@davidmorton6051]

quality video bud, I didn't actualy click on to the 150 years till now. ps Dumbarton were joint first champions :¬)

[@paulguise698]

Hiya David, The title should of gone to Dumbarton on goal average

[@davidmorton6051]

@@paulguise698 with current rules aye, but rules have changed so much since then we can only go with how it actually was. I am a rangers fan but nonetheless I find it very interesting to see just how things have changed. Heck we used to replay cup finals too. 🙂👍

[@paulguise698]

@@davidmorton6051 Hiya David, I hope Sam goes to Aberdeen V Rangers game (at least 1 of them) at Pittodrie, because Sams never been to Pittodrie yet for a game, I've heard Aberdeen are changing their ground? is that true?

[@davidmorton6051]

@@paulguise698 Yes I believe they are building a new stadium on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Would be good to see Sam there hostile atmosphere.

[@seorasm]

Renton, Vale of Leven and Nottingham Forest were all originally shinty teams. Vale of Leven won the Celtic Society Cup at shinty the same year as the Scottish Cup at football.

[@josephyearwood1179]

O’Nottingan

[@goalkeeper-1]

I play for Vale of leven

[@lofatmat]

There to talk about Renton and the guy can't wait to show his reg plate 😂

[@no_soy_rubio]

Ahaha love how he was testing your footy knowledge with the 1888 question 🤣

[@ryannnutb1233]

Are you coming to the Linfield vs RFS second leg?

[@stephenbrown3835]

No thanks ! Strange folk ! 🤡

[@ryannnutb1233]

@@stephenbrown3835 Lemme guess a gurntoran fan a crues fan or a Chickenville fan

[@gerardkearney3683]

Ladies & Gentlemen I give you Mr Joe Mulvenna, myre man, but also a member of the Silverton Shamrock, big love Joebhoy 💚😉 crow👍

[@steve-bk1qd]

Vale of Leven...'a provincial club' according to your man Angus there . One of the great beauties of footy is, of course, that throughout history it's the provincial clubs have had more success.

[@kylehoy3756]

Hello I saw you at the linfield match

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Kyle, have you subscribed to THE TOON REVIEW? it's all about Newcastle United, Paul "DITCHEY "Ditchburn does 3 of 4 live streams a week, its well worth a view, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@andrewflint1735]

When are you going to Great Yarmouth to visit the oldest grandstand still in use today

[@josephyearwood1179]

Irvine Strathclyde Welshman is a whopping follower of Renton (the Edinburgh kinsmantown) in Berwickshire? or the fremded other Renton over in the Scottish imperialist/settler Royal headstoon of Dumartonshire/Dunbartonshire/Dunrentonshire?

[@AldershotDave]

Whilst Dumbarton have won 4 different league titles, they haven’t won “all 4 divisions in Scotland” - they’ve never won the Premiership.

[@deckydudewhitpickulls704]

Could you vist greystones untied its a sunday league football club in ireland

[@marks4466]

What is that old stand made of?? Looked like asbestos.

[@georgesutherland4903]

Football came from Scotland ⚽️

[@michaeldenton2503]

Excellent videos but please don’t assume that we all know nothing about Scottish Junior Football Clubs

[@rankobarensic]

Leven in Dutch means live....long live Vale of Leven!

[@multipleman78]

He says his uncle played for Forest and won the European Cup in 78 and 79. You think he would know its 79 and 80 lol

[@jamiepike6909]

Vale of Leven, who are they?

[@H3GS313]

Sorry to tell u Mate, I knew all this cause I've stayed there all my life 😂

[@HT97775]

I said Bonnyrigg instead of celtic or rangers

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha nice you're probably right!

[@williamwright6509]

the game as we know it was founded in scotland , fact

[@markm477]

Massive build up, bizarre claim, then... "this video isn't about Dumbarton" 😂

[@davidbruce7350]

Sam have you heard of Glenbuck Cherry pickers......Ayrshire club Bill Shankly and his brothers played for......

[@dazzer273]

Is that a Bali united jersey? I have a Bali united jersey that was given too me on my visit back in 2019 but the crest came off in the wash 🙈

[@just_some_guy_innit]

yea, he went to see bali united wayyyy back when he started the channel before he even started making scottish football videos

[@dazzer273]

@@just_some_guy_innit how old is the *Channel? That jersey looks like the 2019 season home shirt 😁

[@just_some_guy_innit]

@@dazzer273 he went there back in december 2019 and the channel was started a month before that

[@dazzer273]

@@just_some_guy_innit ah brilliant I was there late July 2019. Thanks for the info 😎

[@davebased5919]

You should’ve know 1888 Celtic lol

[@Radcliffe-fc]

can you come to radcilffe fc

[@tonyguyan9559]

Wow so West Auckland aren’t the first World Champions it’s Renton!!

[@mikerevell8145]

Wouldn't it be great if instead of oil merchants etc buying prem clubs that they would actually learn a bit of history and put some cash towards these clubs and get them back to where they belong.

[@burningsoul1365]

third lanark

[@marcusfranconium3392]

One tiny little mistake , football existed 500 years before the the british isles even knew what a ball was . it was banned in spain when the spanish inquistion banned it for beeing to violent and not christian , and there are painting of children playing football with a pig bladder , Some how brits always claim a sport that is not theirs , cricket is a belgian game , tennis a french game. DO not claim something if there is evidence that a game already existed hundreds of years before some one made it in to a competition, Its the same for the discovery of australia james cook best explorer of all time , discovering an island that was already mapped 200 years earlier.

[@andrewccochrane8052]

plonker just like the dutch who claim they invented golf now you are talking a load of rubbish historian academics say football came out of scotland as did golf and tennis believe it or not yes tennis invented in scotland golf tennis football and curling all scottish

[@tonymackin93]

And theres more proof of rangers tainted title😂

[@andrewccochrane8052]

that guy sam from renton didnt show any interest about renton only making sure his football team celtic were more important thats celtic mentality for you i would edit him out the video and find someone else to interview about the club horrendous person and his attitude came across as hostile also

[@fis0]

horrendous and hostile hahah are you deluded? am i right in saying we just watched the same video. Can you not just put your biased opinion to the side for a second and see the light side of it, talk about a terrible attitude.

[@yerma6847]

Celtic

[@Truthall]

Renton are World Champions and hes bothered about sellic just being formed..lol....think of the gulf between the 2 and now, doesnt it make you think how scottish football and world football has taken a different path from the formation of the game...great history...

[@shotgunshawzy]

Scotland invented world football