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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Latest Comments
23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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23rd April 2024 at 3:59 pm
Hi Crispin,
Yes sorry mate. Villa are still in Europe. Mistake rectified.
Cheers
Joe
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20th April 2024 at 12:04 pm
Hi Joe
Shouldn’t your title read your poem Farewell Europe England to everyone exccept Aston Villa ?
I know you mention them in your poem , but I do feel sorry for Villa re the national press .
Largely ignored. the hype was was all about Man City & Arsenal with a bit of a nod to the Hammers..but hardly a mention of Villa..
So well done to them
C
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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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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