In each episode of the WSC podcast we ask a guest to contribute a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football in our triumphant concluding feature, The Final Third.
Here are the selections made by our esteemed curators so far.
Episode 108: Richard Foster
Match: Crystal Palace 4-3 Liverpool – April 8, 1990
Player: Wilfried Zaha
Object: 1978 World Cup ticker tape
Episode 107: Adam Johnson (Barrow podcast)
Match: Barnsley 5-4 Barrow – January 8, 2022
Player: Colin Cowperthwaite
Object: Holker Street pie
Episode 106: Rob White
Match: Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City – May 14, 1981
Player: Ossie Ardiles
Object: 1963 European Cup-Winners Cup winners’ medal
Episode 105: Gareth David
Match: Warminster Town 0-1 Welton Rovers – May 7, 2022
Player: Tony Cascarino
Object: England: The Football Facts by Nick Gibbs
Episode 103: Kit Holden
Match: Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich – May 26, 1999
Player: Christopher Trimmel
Object: Union Berlin knitted beer holder
Episode 102: Simon Gill
Match: Oxford United 0-0 Watford – March 11, 1992
Player: Luther Blissett
Object: Flat-pack football stool
Episode 101: Richard Bellis (Chester fanzine)
Match: Chester City 3-0 Leeds United – November 13, 1974
Player: Gary Talbot
Object: David Beckham’s metatarsal bone
Episode 99: Johan Åberg (Swedish fanzine)
Match: Brentford 0-1 Doncaster Rovers – April 27, 2013
Player: Edgar Davids
Object: Statue of a fanzine seller
Episode 98: Dr Alexander Jackson
Match: Stoke City 16-0 Blackburn Rovers – November 10, 1917
Player: Sue Lopez
Object: Accrington Wanderers cardigan
Episode 97: Keith Hall (Hereford fanzine)
Match: Hereford United 2-1 Newcastle United – February 5, 1972
Player: Dudley Tyler
Object: John Motson Pocket Pundit
Episode 96: Andy Powell
Match: Aston Villa 1-0 Inter – September 29, 1994
Player: Conor Hourihane
Object: Accrington Stanley signed shirt
Episode 95: Jim Burke
Match: Rangers 0-3 Celtic – April 29, 2001
Player: Tommy Burns
Object: Hampden Park square goalposts
Episode 94: Mat Roper (Leyton Orient fanzine)
Match: Leyton Orient 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur – September 23, 1985
Player: Alan Comfort
Object: Voodoo doll’s head
Episode 93: Greg Lansdowne
Match: West Ham Reserves 2-0 Crystal Palace Reserves – September 1, 1979
Player: Tony Adams
Object: Shoot!, January 1979
Episode 92: Martin Tarbuck (Wigan Athletic fanzine)
Match: Wigan Athletic 3-2 West Ham United – May 15, 2011
Player: Bobby Campbell
Object: Inflatable tin of Heinz baked beans
Episode 91: Colin McPherson
Match: West Germany 2-1 Netherlands – July 7, 1974
Player: John Jobson
Object: Paul Curtis artwork
Episode 90: Jamie Scott (Haringey Borough fanzine)
Match: Horsham 3-3 Haringey Borough – March 4, 2023
Player: Anthony McDonald
Object: Free season ticket
Episode 89: Jon Harvey
Match: Ajax 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur – May 8, 2019
Player: Dimitar Berbatov
Object: Chunk of the Holmesdale terrace
Episode 88: Ed Beavan (Southend United fanzine)
Match: Southend United 4-2 Swansea City – October 16, 2004
Player: Chris Powell
Object: Sack of onions
Episode 87: Michael Walker
Match: Glentoran 0-1 Juventus – October 19, 1977
Player: Bill McCracken
Object: Belfast Celtic badge
Episode 86: Barry Crossan (Shelbourne fanzine)
Match: Shelbourne 2-2 Kildare County – March 9, 2007
Player: Tony Sheridan
Object: Save Tolka Park flag
Episode 85: Jen Offord
Match: Charlton Athletic 2-1 Sunderland – May 26, 2019
Player: Clive Mendonca
Object: Carl Leaburn’s 21″ Sony colour TV
Episode 84: Nooruddean Choudry
Match: Atlético Madrid 2-1 Osasuna – September 24, 2013
Player: Andrei Kanchelskis
Object: Autographed charity cricket match programme
Episode 83: Dan Tait (York City podcast)
Match: Manchester United 0-3 York City – September 20, 1995
Player: Lionel Messi
Object: 32 Programmes by Dave Roberts
Episode 82: Michael Grant
Match: Aberdeen 2-1 Real Madrid – May 11, 1983
Player: Willie Miller
Object: The Football Grounds of Great Britain by Simon Inglis
Episode 81: Jonny Hancock (Port Vale podcast)
Match: Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town (6-5 pens) – May 19, 2022
Player: Tom Pope
Object: Pint glass
Episode 80: Matt Abbott
Match: Southampton 3-4 Leeds United – November 19, 2005
Player: Pablo Hernández
Object: Penny floater ball
Episode 79: Dan MacLennan (Carlisle United podcast)
Match: Birmingham City 1-0 Carlisle United – April 23, 1995
Player: Ian Stevens
Object: Jimmy Glass shirt and gloves
Episode 78: Adrian Goldberg
Match: West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Swansea City – May 19, 1993
Player: Cyrille Regis
Object: Oldham Athletic dugout cushion
Episode 77: Phil Catchpole (Wycombe Wanderers podcast)
Match: Torquay United 0-3 Wycombe Wanderers – May 3, 2014
Player: Steve Guppy
Object: Letter from Kate Bush
Episode 76: Nick Barnes
Match: Birmingham City 1-0 Carlisle United – April 23, 1995
Player: Bobby Saxton
Object: Brunton Park press box telephone
Episode 75: Nick Quantrill (North Ferriby fanzine)
Match: North Ferriby United 3-3 Wrexham (5-4 pens) – March 29, 2015
Player: Danny Clarke
Object: Piece of railway track
Episode 74: Jack Spring
Match: Wrexham 4-5 Grimsby Town – May 28, 2022
Player: James McKeown
Object: Grimsby Town signed shirt
Episode 72: John Nicholson
Match: Middlesbrough 1-0 Fulham – November 26, 1975
Player: Stuart Boam
Object: Billy Bremner bust
Episode 71: David Garratt (Chesterfield podcast)
Match: Chesterfield 1-0 Luton Town – May 8, 2004
Player: Jack Lester
Object: Saltergate seat
Episode 70: Arthur Mathews
Match: West Germany 3-3 France (5-4 pens) – July 8, 1982
Player: Gianluigi Buffon
Object: Daily Mirror Goal Action Replay flipbook
Episode 69: Jane Stuart (Blackpool fanzine)
Match: Wigan Athletic 0-4 Blackpool – August 14, 2010
Player: Josh Bowler
Object: Bobble hat with badges
Episode 68: Charlie Connelly
Match: Miners 4-2 Eton College – December 23, 1937
Player: Allan Simonsen
Object: Auntie Jen and Uncle Brian’s front room
Episode 67: Alan Wares (Brighton & Hove Albion podcast)
Match: Hereford United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion – May 3, 1997
Player: Mark Lawrenson
Object: Robbie Reinelt’s boots
Episode 66: Ian Plenderleith
Match: Scotland 2-1 Sweden – June 16, 1990
Player: Percy Freeman
Object: Eintracht Frankfurt/Arsenal half-and-half scarf
Episode 65: Jessy Parker Humphreys
Match: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea – April 6, 2004
Player: Fran Kirby
Object: Kingsmeadow seat
Episode 64: Jeremy Davies (Nottingham Forest podcast)
Match: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield United (3-2 pens) – May 17, 2022
Player: Stuart Pearce
Object: Nottingham Forest 2004-05 squad signed shirt
Episode 63: Suzy Wrack
Match: Barcelona Women 5-2 Real Madrid Women – March 30, 2022
Player: Megan Rapinoe
Object: Brandi Chastain’s bra
Episode 62: Anthony Bunn (Stoke City fanzine)
Match: Peterborough United 0-1 Stoke City – April 15, 1992
Player: Bojan Krkic
Object: Signed photo of Terry Conroy and Denis Smith
Episode 61: Ned Boulting
Match: Middlesbrough 4-2 Steaua Bucharest – April 27, 2006
Player: Bernd Hollerbach
Object: Roy Hodgson’s library of Czech existentialist literature
Episode 60: Tom Moore (Everton fanzine)
Match: Everton 3-2 Wimbledon – May 7, 1994
Player: Neville Southall
Object: Cup final rosette
Episode 59: Adam Hurrey
Match: England 2-2 Portugal (5-6 pens) – June 24, 2004
Player: Ruud Gullit
Object: Serafino 4th Edge football boot
Episode 58: Nick Hart (Millwall podcast)
Match: England 1-1 Poland – October 17, 1973
Player: Neil Harris
Object: Millwall brick
Episode 57: Jon Spurling
Match: Derby County 3-0 Benfica – October 25, 1972
Player: Stan Bowles
Object: Jack Charlton sock tag
Episode 56: Charlotte Cromarty (Rochdale podcast)
Match: Rochdale 1-0 Charlton Athletic – May 5, 2018
Player: Gary Jones
Object: Rochdale centenary shirt
Episode 55: Charlie Baker
Match: Torquay United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur – September 23, 1987
Player: Ian Rush
Object: Liam Davis away shirt
Episode 54: Alex Green (Grimsby Town podcast)
Match: Grimsby Town 4-3 Nottingham Forest – January 15, 2000
Player: Alan Pouton
Object: Deconstructed flag
Episode 52: Scott Sumner (Blackburn Rovers fanzine)
Match: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur – February 24, 2002
Player: Damien Duff
Object: Championship Manager 97/98
Episode 51: Cameron Carter
Match: Fulham 4-1 Hereford United – September 25, 1976
Player: Martin Hayes
Object: Dukla Prague away kit
Episode 50: Nige Tassell
Match: Wales 2-1 Scotland – October 12, 2012
Player: John Wark
Object: Detroit Express home shirt