Thank you for stopping by and checking out the Half Century League site, which is home to my current Subbuteo solo league. My name is Andy and I have been playing Subbuteo almost fifty years now, and have played in numerous leagues, both solo and in competitive leagues.
Currently, I play competitively in the Leicester Foxes Subbuteo League in England, and although I am not the best player in our league, I enjoy the fun and camaraderie of our meetings. Prior to this, I was a player for South Staffs in the West Midlands.
However, this website features the Half Century League. When I reached 50 years of age, my half century, I decided to take up Subbuteo again, a game I hadn't played in around 15 years. I had in the past, played "real" leagues with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa etc. I had also played as Melchester Rovers in a Roy of the Rovers league. I had also played in invented leagues with teams such as Northcastle United and Southcoast City. But I wanted this league to be different.
I have an interest in "soccer" in the USA, and I thought I would create my first American Subbuteo league! The first three seasons went well, and I decided I would expand my league from Season 4.
Seasons 1 to 3 featured eight teams in a standard league format, with teams playing each other once. I figured that all games were being played on my pitch, so what was the point of Home and Away matches? The winner of this league won the Supporters Bowl. The top four teams went through to the Play Offs, in typical American fashion. First placed played fourth, and second placed played third. The winners of each met in the Half Century Final, a prestigious event where the winners won the Half Century Trophy. The bottom two teams were relegated, to be replaced by two new invented teams for the next season.
As well as the Half Century League, the teams took part with a limited number of MLS teams, USL teams and defunct NASL teams in a Golden Cup Competition.
I hope you enjoy my website. As well as talking about myself and my league, you can find out details of my Subbuteo Cricket experiences as well, links to other Subbuteo sites, and also please have a look at the pages dedicated to other Subbuteo stadia from people all over the world! 