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2 unusual facts about Athletic News


1899–1900 Southampton F.C. season

Reporting on the match, the Southampton correspondent for Athletic News described the team's performance as "A weak, wavering, pitiable and lamentable show".

1920–21 Burnley F.C. season

After the match, the Athletic News described Burnley as the best team in the country.



see also

Harry Glickman

He had plans to become a sportswriter, and served as the campus correspondant for The Oregonian, the director of the university’s athletic news bureau, and wrote for the school paper as well as The Register-Guard.