Was Football's first World Cup won by northern coalminers?

[@michaelsilcock7933]

Your chanel is by far better than anything on TV.please don't stop uploading, professional and informative...thanks

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Wow, thanks. That's very nice to say 😊

[@MartinAhlman]

This is brilliant! Glory to West Auckland AFC!

[@jetsons101]

The image at 0:34 and 0:36 shows the most important part of a functioning society and a nation, the workers that do real work. Funny, way over here in the U.S. I drink Lipton's Tea a quite a few times a week. Nothing like a good sports story to start a day. Thanks Ollie for another great watch...... mike

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thanks Mike! Yeah I've been drinking Lipton's for ages and never connected the dots.

[@jetsons101]

Lipton's is a great tea for the price. Anything beats "Earl Gray" tea as it's like drinking hot perfume.....@@BeeHereNowuk

[@michaelpilling531]

Hello Ollie - greetings from Poland. What an incredible and fascinating story. Superb video.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Hello there! Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it

[@ArmstA79]

More Co. Durham stories please Ollie! Did you call in at Shildon Railway Museum?

[@wrichard11]

And in West Auckland is the story of Britain's first serial killer Mary Ann Cotton (she's dead and she's rotten)

[@BeeHereNowuk]

No I didn't but I was up there looking at the Stockton Darlington line so that's something to come up soonish

[@lifeschool]

Accrington Stanley - Who are they? Preston North End? What happened to Preston South End? Why are Bolton the Wanderers?

[@tonysteele9570]

Congrats on a brilliant story. From Auckland, New Zealand.

[@simonmears818]

Hi Ollie, Great Story and fantastic to see you in my neck of the woods....There is loads and loads of great Industrial Archaeology in the Former Durham Coalfield....love to see you up here again👍

[@simonfunwithtrains1572]

What great story. If only professional club football was still filled with such wonder today. If your watching this film and your the bugger that stole the trophy give back right now! All the best S&J

[@stephennesbitt6059]

Great informative vlog.Born just down the road on rival territory in Bishop Auckland,I heard bits and pieces about West Auckland world cup or the Thomas Lipton trophy in 1908 and 1911!

[@Theemilythompson]

Whoa that’s a fantastic story!! I love that the Uk sent coalminers to an international tournament and they won!

[@garyleroy6999]

Nice one, thank you, Ollie. 🎩

[@MichaelThomasDev]

Niice, gona enjoy this. Thanks mate

[@TroyTempest0]

Great story Ollie - never heard of it. I've got some Stuttgart fans in the family(VfB) - must ask them if they've heard of it!

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Oh interesting! I wonder if they will

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

I have enjoyed this, Thanks.

[@iamtheeggman1986]

So interesting and well put together ❤️ 👏

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnryan116]

There is a film starring tim healy about it from the late 70s. Its a great film as is your masterpiece, thanks for sharing

[@BeeHereNowuk]

I will check it out. Thanks

[@historyoffootball87]

I recently did a video on the trophy. It is such an interesting story and the fact that this tiny little non league team achieved such huge feats is pretty amazing.

[@pietweety7020]

Pity some of the outrageous players wages of today can’t help these struggling clubs. Great video presented by a good guy, top dollar 🙏👍👍👍

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Much appreciated. Thanks so much 👍

[@johnnewton3335]

a lovely video, thank you.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thank you too!

[@merseydave1]

Yes I knew about this ... I think it was around the late 1970s or early 1980s a t.v. play was shown telling the story, I am sure Dennis Waterman was in it??? ... anybody?

[@woodhouse122]

It was called The World Cup - A Captains tale ,a great show. Its onKZbin and worth a watch

[@HiKennyS]

Turns out the old saying should be "Two World Wars, Three World Cups" 😁

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Haha true!

[@brynvjones6679]

Top marks.

[@eddiepattisonhogg9917]

the North East was called the HOT BED of football, because the game was so deeply embedded in the towns and villages of Durham and Northumberland and so many talented individuals - 'amateur players' could get a contract with the teams in the football league It's not surprising that men like Bob Paisley, Bobby Robson, Brian Robson, Gazza, the Charlton brothers, Alan Shearer, Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddell, Brian Clough and a host of individuals too numerous to mention made their mark on the game and that production line has not dried up yet.

[@avinandanmondal]

Big fan from India🎉

[@wrichard11]

Oh you were within 2 miles of me

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

Hi Ollie. Great little video mate I love your leftfield stuff you have a unique eye for a story. By the way apparently it's disrespectful to refer to it as "The Potato Famine" these days and people now refer to it as "The Great Famine" just to keep you on the right side of the PC police! Best wishes and take care mate

[@lifeschool]

We ARE the PC police. If some says potato famine, I know what that are talking about. If they say great famine, I think of Live Aid. Soon even famine is too much!

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

@@lifeschool Don't shoot the messenger! Ask an Irishman why they don't like it.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Cheers Jimmy. You raise an interesting point actually. I'm try not to use "potato famine" again.

[@DadgeCity]

too many wases in the video title!

[@johnnewton3335]

are you 'Polly' Perkins my old English teacher ?