Poems by John J O'Connor
- Undisclosed
- John (Stonewall) Jackson. King of the Palace. R.I.P.
- Forest not Greener for Rob
- Football Questions without an Answer
- Ref Botherers
- Crystal Palace Spell Check
- Missing in London Town
- Danes slaughter Wales – haiku
- The Pessimistic Predictor
- Divide Luxembourg
- Heaven Struck By Thunderbolt (R.I.P Peter Lorimer)
- Bobby Kellard (he was Well ‘ard)
- R.I.P. Diego
- “Don’t Get Me Wrong.” (R.I.P. Ray Clemence)
- They’re wearing Cricket Pads up in Heaven
- BOB — The Man From the V.A.R.
- Harry’s greatest saves
- The Night My Mum Killed Bobby Charlton
- Eliminate The Hyphenate
- The Story of Mrs. Minchella (the peanut seller)
- Archie
- Cramp is soooo 60’s
- Only One Banksy( R.I.P. Gordon)
- They Stole Our Rice
- Where have all the Great Captains Gone?
- In Year 16
- WunderVAR
- Six of the best for Panama
- The Old Man And His Grandson
- Nice Two Son
- Do What– Do Watt–Do Wot
- “You’re Fired”
- Tactical Error
- Now That George Best Fella Is A Great Fella (RIP Dad)
- Young Bertie Hislop (no man’s land hero)
- West Germany and Montezuma’s Revenge
- Ryan Giggs is 40 ( no kidding)
- The Proud Preston Plumber
- Young Bertie Hislop (No Man’s Land Hero)
- Football Victim
- A Litttle pub in Scotland.
- The Camberwell Carrot
- Russia nil Aston Villa nil
- Hamburg 0-1 West Green United
- Thank You, Now Good Riddance
- You can smoke now up in heaven.
- Hy Money: First Lady of The Palace
- Give Tuesday A Break
- John (Stonewall) Jackson king of the Palace
- Big Pat From The County Down
- An old ex-pro’s lament
- SPIT, SOB and SLIP on a rainy night in Moscow
- Cliff Jackson – Crystal Palace Gladiator
- Dead Irish Grannie’s
- When the wife’s away BECK’S will play.
- Having A. BALL in Heaven.
- “WE WANT WHITTLE”
- DIRTY TRICKS and CELERY STICKS.
- ” MR CHAIRMAN — YOUR’E ‘ AVING A LAUGH.
- Crystal Palace v Liverpool ( F.A. CUP Semi -final, Villa Park 1990 )
- THE PROUD PRESTON PLUMBER.
- Young Bertie Hislop (No Man’s Land hero)
- THE TRAGEDY OF PADDY JOE.
- Say it ain’t so Iain. Say it ain’t so.
- A Dream of two halves.
- Arise Sir Steve.
- Kings Road King
- The taming of Wayne ( he’s only 19 ) Rooney
- JOHN HENTY — the Voice of Crystal Palace
- TO HELL OR TO ORIENT
- JOHN ( the shovel ) SEWELL. an awfully civilised defender.
- WE’LL BE THERE GEOFF ( HAIKUS)
- WHO AM I ???
- Football Quiz Nite Down The Pub.
- The Boot Room up in Heaven
- THE NOUVEAU FOOTBALL FAN.
- BRITISH CAPPED SQUAD WITH FOREIGN SOUNDING NAMES.
- THE GREATEST KEEPER OF THEM ALL
- MOVE OVER GOD YOU’RE IN MY SEAT.
- A PALACE SEASON TO REMEMBER ( 1968-69 )
- PREMIERSHIP MANAGERS RACE RESULTS. 2003-04
- HOW SOONETH THEY FORGET.
- WEST GERMANY’S AND MONTEZUMA’S REVENGE..
- ALFA RAMSEY AND THE GAME OF 66
- CRYSTAL PALACE v LIVERPOOL. (F.A. CUP Semi – final, Villa Park 1990)
- THISTLE PALACE
- TACTICAL ERROR
- THE GHOST OF SELHURST PARK.
- GOODBYE TO THE TERRACE.
- A VANISHED BREED. (The Scottish winger)
- PLAYER’S PROFILES, PAST & PRESENT.
- CRYSTAL PALACE MEMORIES. ( 1969 – 1979 )
- FOOTBALL OCCUPATIONS.
- MIXING FOOTBALL AND RELIGION
- THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
- GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTBALL
- HISTORICAL FOOTBALL
- FOOTBALL FINANCES
- FOOTBALL RENOVATION.
- THE GALLOPING MAJOR (a football refugee)
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Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
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29th January 2024 at 10:03 pm
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing mate? Yes, you’re probably right but hey football is all about emotion and passion and I just love writing about the game. I try to keep my poetry to a reasonable length but there’s so much to write about the game and its literature just lends itself naturally to poetry. Sometimes I just get completely carried and I do apologise for the length of my poetry but it’s a great thrill to be associated with Football Poets.
Cheers mate
Joe
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10th January 2024 at 7:52 pm
You’re right of course Joe but…..it’s actually more of a big welcome break for everyone who is not into Premier League ..I’m talking fans of EFL National League and below…..
Btw …is this actually your longest poem ever !?
Best
Crispin
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8th January 2024 at 4:45 pm
Thanks!
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8th January 2024 at 10:42 am
There’s something so evocative and nostalgic for football fans the world over, in ‘revisiting’ old lost grounds.
Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads..
Great stuff Graham
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4th January 2024 at 10:13 am
A great idea and well executed. Thanks Graham.
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19th November 2023 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Gacina, glad you liked it, and I have just posted a new one about our points deduction…
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7th November 2023 at 6:34 pm
Today B.B.C post on F.B was titled:Premier League reduced to 18 clubs? I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern.If there would be more difficult battle to stay if there were 18 teams.Great poem and somehow true.
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6th November 2023 at 4:43 pm
Ashington FC have launched a £50,000 Crowdfunder appeal to meet the increased costs of winning promotion last season, to pay for urgent stadium improvements, travel costs and equipment
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31st October 2023 at 4:26 pm
‘Three Teams Worse Than Us’ from our Toffee friend Denys in Italy, also sums up how FGR fans currently feel. Yes, in our case, with two going down to the Conference, it could be entitled ‘Two Teams Worse Than Us’, but three would make us feel even safer.
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6th October 2023 at 11:49 pm
Enjoy it while you can, although I’m sure Mbappe could well be bound for St James
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