Darts History… HARRY HEENAN – THE PRIDE OF SCOTLAND 16 Sep 2019 Harry Heenan (b. 13th May 1936) was a proud Glaswegian darts player who burst on to the scene in the early 1960s. Harry Heenan Harry was born in Glasgow…
Players ERIC BRISTOW – 1957-2018 16 Sep 201921 Oct 2019 BRISTOW’S DEATH SHOCKS THE DARTS WORLD The announcement that Eric ‘The Crafty Cockney’ Bristow had died suddenly on Thursday 5th April 2018 came as a shock to all those who…
General… THE DARTS CHAMPION AND THE GUINNESS LITHOGRAPHS 2 Sep 20192 Sep 2019 ‘My company are planning to distribute a number of auto-lithographs to public houses, working men’s clubs etc. The subjects of these lithographs are to be taken from the Guinness Book…
Darts History… THE INDOOR LEAGUE 31 Aug 201915 Sep 2019 THE INDOOR LEAGUE The Indoor League was a ground-breaking British television series launched by Yorkshire Television (YTV) in the early 1970s. The series featured a number of popular English pub…
News Of The World… KIM ‘THE FOX’ BROWN 29 Aug 201917 Sep 2019 Kim Brown Darts legend Kim Brown (b. 30th December 1930) (pictured) died of cancer in the early hours of 29th December 2012 at his home in Knowle, near Bristol surrounded…
News Of The World… HARRY PERRYMAN – NEWS OF THE WORLD CHAMPION 1951 29 Aug 2019 Harry Perryman (right) being awarded his championship trophy by the popular English comedian Tommy Trinder in 1951 I know, from the number of enquiries I receive that darts fans like…
Ladies Darts… LOVEDAY KING – THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF LADIES’ DARTS 22 Aug 201921 Jan 2021 Loveday King in later life with just a few of her darts trophies When The Indoor League, a television programme based around pub games, was launched in Britain on Yorkshire…
News Of The World… STEFAN LORD 21 Aug 201913 Feb 2020 Swedish darts star Stefan Lord is perhaps best remembered by Darts World readers, and all darts fans of a certain age, for his two victories in the News of the…
Darts History… BEATING THE MEN AT THEIR OWN GAME – THE EILEEN TURNAGE STORY 21 Aug 201930 Aug 2019 Back in 1927 the popular Sunday newspaper, the News of the World, introduced an individual darts tournament. They called it a ‘test’; its purpose to find the best darts player…
Links… Players’ Websites 22 May 201918 Jul 2019 Dart Players SitesAlan Warriner - LittleAndy BrownAndy CallabyBob Anderson Bobby George Brian Woods Co StompéDarren WebsterDarryl Fitton Dennis Priestley Eric Bristow M.B.E.Francis HoenselaarGeorge SilberzahnJan Van Der RasselJohn LoweJohn PartJohn WaltonJonny NijsKarin KrappenKellyann McKinnonKevin PainterLionel SamsMark…
