Poems by Alan McKean
- What, me ref?
- The man who kicks the ball
- I weep for football
- Team Sheet
- Georgie
- P45
- Hope
- Dropsy
- Rules
- Untitled
- Away goal
- And so it begins
- up for t’cup
- The Trench (haiku)
- Job done
- Heroes
- Chip paper
- Return
- Forget-me-not
- Surprise
- Per person per week
- Communion
- Kick off
- Half time
- Migration
- Wiggin
- Th’owd Mon
- Ah well
- Short term memory
- Gift of the Gub
- Millions
- 31st January
- Kickabout
- Setting Sun
- Game haiku 10
- game haiku 11
- game haiku 14
- Bragging rights
- The Yellow Card Song
- England expects
- 3 Stooges
- Pavane
- Strong man
- Homeward bound
- Haiku haiku
- Gooooooaaaaallllllll
- Goooaalll 2
- Whew
- Isla’s dream
- My first kit
- 2 Goals for Fabrice
- Bermuda Triangle
- Meet me at the turnstile
- Contract
- By pass
- Cliche
- Finally
- Speedy
- Know All
- Wantaway Tevez Tanka
- Parting Gift
- Roller Coaster
- Hope
- Mike Doyle
- Our Game (haiku format)
- Blow the whistle Mr Webb
- Empty Tracksuit
- Transfer Window
- Sleeping Lion
- Happy Wanderer
- Squeaky Bum Tanka
- Wantaway
- Mr Allison
- Running the line
- Top of The Tower
- Question (haiku)
- Viva Espagne (haiku)
- Leaving on a jet plane (tanka)
- Who’d be a goalie?
- Half Time Tanka
- It was 44 years ago – move on
- Happy Birthday Football Poets
- Golden Mile (quick haiku)
- Kev’s Tanka
- Relegation Blues
- We dared to dream
- Match Report
- Surprise Tanka
- Icon
- False Dawn
- We dare to dream
- Empty seat
- Hard day at the office
- Pratfall (quick tanka)
- Thug
- Gentleman
- Turf Moor Tanka
- Relegation Blues
- Don’t kiss the badge
- Pennine Heartache
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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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28th July 2026 at 9:40 pm
Hi Denys. Thanks for your kind words. I could have mentioned Dixie Dean but decided not to.
Best wishes, mate
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26th July 2026 at 3:47 pm
Great knowledge of Everton history, Joe.
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23rd July 2026 at 6:54 pm
Hi Jason,
Sorry I forgot to congratulate you on your excellent poem as well.
Keep well
Joe
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23rd July 2026 at 6:43 pm
Hi Jason,
Thanks so much for your kind words about Kevin Keegan, a footballer of legendary status and deeply missed.
Best wishes
Joe
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23rd July 2026 at 12:01 pm
Thank you, Crispin. I will defo encorage my bunch to contribute and will of course clear it with staff room.
Many thanks
Jase
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22nd July 2026 at 6:48 pm
Great poem Jase.
You are a man of my own heart …
And great to hear that you your students poems from our site.
Keep on and more please
if ever some of your students write anything suitable for here and most importantly they give you permission to publish them, you can always do so under your name referencing their names and the school..and year.
Best Crispin
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22nd July 2026 at 10:29 am
I think this is best thing I have read so far about the legend. Thanks
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22nd July 2026 at 10:22 am
One of the greats, inspired my generation of school kids in the 80s
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23rd May 2026 at 3:35 pm
Hi Crispin,
Thanks for the featured poem for the Arsenal Premier League victory. I love that photo showing the Arsenal ladies and fans in full rattle and rosette mode. I’ve seen it before quite a few times and, I think, a bit iconic. I think it was before the Gunners victory against Liverpool in the 1950 FA Cup Final. Great photograph.
Thanks
Joe
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8th May 2026 at 4:21 pm
Thanks for that Joe. Yes it’s been some season we had a blip but came out of it and finished strong. A mate of mine supports West Ham here in Coventry and my next door neighbour is a Spurs supporter, and both are getting edgy ! I like the Championship though as it’s competitive and has some good teams, players, and fans. Anyway we are back in the top flight and who knows what will happen ?
Cheers. Kev.
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