Darts History… SCOTLAND’S FIRST NATIONAL DARTS CHAMPION -ALEX DOEY 29 Oct 2025 When I first began delving into the history of darts nearly forty years ago, I believed that the game of darts had been established in Scotland for well over one…
Darts History… PETER ‘POP’ BROOKS 14 Oct 2025 Peter 'Pop' Brooks PETER ‘POP’ BROOKS One of the most enjoyable things I find about researching the history of darts is that it often leads to me learning about dart…
Darts History… JAMIE ‘BRAVEDART’ HARVEY 3 Oct 2025 JAMIE ‘BRAVEDART’ HARVEY Once again, it is time to pay tribute to another darts hero who has passed away. On this occasion it is Scotland’s Jamie Harvey. His passing was…
Darts History… JERRY SMITH – DAILY MIRROR JUNIOR DARTS CHAMPION 1978 10 Jul 2024 Thinking of the impact that Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler had on darts at Christmas 2023 and every week thereafter, made me think about what opportunities were available to young people,…
Books… TONY BROWN AND THE ‘MAGNETISM OF DARTS’ 22 Oct 2022 England and Kent’s Tony Brown passed away on 22nd September 2022. Although I never met Tony, I used to watch him on TV and I did eventually speak to him…
Darts History… MIKE GREGORY – A TRIBUTE – PART 3 12 Oct 2022 In this final part of my tribute to Mike Gregory, I take a look at his other victories and important matches he appeared in over the years. The excellent website…
Darts History… SHAUN ‘NINE DART’ GREATBATCH 12 Oct 202213 Oct 2022 Shaun Greatbatch passed away on 6th June 2022. Shaun (pictured) was best known for being the first man to hit a nine-darter on ‘live’ TV. Shaun’s wife, Barbara Lee broke…
Darts History… TONY BROWN – 1945-2022 – A TRIBUTE 2 Oct 2022 It is becoming more and more common that I hear news of yet another darts star of the past, who I admired and watched on TV back in the day…
Darts History… MIKE GREGORY – 1956-2022 24 May 2022 Darts fans mourned the recent death of yet another top darts player, England’s Mike Gregory. Mike was born in St. Martin’s Hospital, Bath, Somerset on 16th December 1956. He was…
Darts History… MIKE GREGORY – A TRIBUTE (PART 2) – NEWS OF THE WORLD 10 May 202212 Oct 2022 I continue my tribute to Mike Gregory by featuring his success in the News of the World (Photo © 1988 Darts World/PC Darts Archive/Steve Daszko) but, before that, I received…
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