We're inside the dressing room this week as Sportsmail's picture series Golden Years brings you another set of nostalgic snaps.
We have players celebrating in the bath, putting on their boots, listening to the manager and speaking to reporters. And some of the most famous names in the history of the game are featured here - like Brazilian superstar Pele, one of England's finest Sir Stanley Matthews and Leeds favourite Jack Charlton. From more recent times, we have the likes of Teddy Sheringham and Frank Lampard.
As ever, we hope these photographs, which span a 75-year period, bring back some memories for you. Please use the comments section beneath this article if you wish to share them.
Golden Years will be back once again next Wednesday with more pictures from the past.
We start this week with Ipswich players in the dressing room bath at Portman Road following an FA Cup third round replay against Aston Villa in 1939. After a 1-1 draw in the first match, Villa claimed a 2-1 victory in Suffolk, before losing in the fourth round at Preston. This was the final season in which the FA Cup was played before the outbreak of World War Two
Tom Whittaker, then the Arsenal trainer, is seen here in this 1938 picture laying out players' kit before a match. Whittaker, who also played for the London club, later became Arsenal's manager between 1947 and 1956. During those years, the Gunners won the title twice, in 1947–48 and 1952–53, and the FA Cup in 1950
On the left, Chelsea defender Stan Willemse puts on his boots before a friendly against Hayes in 1955. Willemse played for three clubs during his career - Brighton, Chelsea and Orient. When Chelsea won their first league title for half a century in 2005, Willemse and fellow 1955 title winner Roy Bentley carried out the trophy at Stamford Bridge for it to be presented to current captain John Terry. On the right, Inter Milan manager Helenio Herrera points to a sign of encouragement and motivation for his players inside the dressing room in this picture from early 1960, shortly after he joined the Italian giants. Inter finished fourth in Serie A in the 1959-60 season - Juventus won it
How very civilised it all looks in the picture on the left - Arsenal's Laurie Scott enjoys a cup of tea in the dressing room bath at Highbury following a match against Bolton in 1947, which the Gunners won 2-0. Defender Scott also played at Bradford and Crystal Palace and won 17 England caps between 1946 and 1948. Right, Sir Stanley Matthews hangs up his boots for the final time in his No 7 locker in the Stoke dressing room after a special match between a Matthews XI and World XI to mark his retirement from the game at the age of 50. Matthews spent two spells at Stoke, but will perhaps be best remembered for 14 memorable years at Blackpool, which included an inspirational performance in the 1953 FA Cup final. Blackpool came from 3-1 behind to beat Bolton 4-3, in a match known as the 'Matthews final'
Two Tottenham players pictured together in the dressing room, Terry Medwin and Cliff Jones, in 1959. Outside-right Medwin and Wales winger Jones helped Spurs to their famous league and cup Double triumph of 1960-61, and then FA Cup success again in 1962
Jimmy Hill speaks to his Coventry players in this fabulous 1966 picture - Hill won the Division Three title and Division Two title during his six years with the club, but left in 1967 as the club went into the top flight for the first time. He went on to enjoy a distinguished career in broadcasting, first with ITV and then the BBC. Readers of a certain age will remember Hill as the presenter of Match of the Day
Celtic players line up in the dressing room before a match in 1966. From left to right: Jimmy Johnstone, Willie Wallace, Bobby Lennox, Jim Brogan, Bobby Murdoch, Steve Chalmers, John Fallon, Tommy Callaghan, Jim Craig, Billy McNeill, Tommy Gemmell, John Hughes. A year later, in 1967, Celtic's players beat Inter Milan to win the European Cup and were immortalised as the 'Lisbon Lions'
Everton's players celebrate winning the league in 1970. The Toffees won the top flight at a canter in that 1969-70 season, finishing nine points above Leeds. Back row, left to right: Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey, Alan Whittle, Tommy Wright, Sandy Brown, Jimmy Husband, Joe Royle, Johnny Morrissey, Keith Newton. Front row, left to right: Tommy Jackson, Roger Kenyon, Harry Catterick (manager), Sir John Moores (director), Brian Labone, Frank Darcy, Gordon West, Wilf Dixon (coach), John Hurst
Chelsea players celebrate in the bath here after their 1970 FA Cup final replay win over Leeds at Old Trafford. Striker Peter Osgood pours champagne over his head as goalkeeper Peter Bonetti uses the trophy lid to catch the drink. The other players seen here are Tommy Baldwin, John Hollins, Peter Houseman, Ron Harris, Marvin Hinton and Ian Hutchinson. A bad-tempered match was watched by a huge TV audience in Britain of over 28 million, with the Blues claiming a 2-1 victory thanks to an extra-time winner from Dave Webb
Pele gives an interview in the dressing room while playing for Santos in 1974. The superstar made more than 600 appearances for the club over 18 years, but it was with Brazil that he became a legendary figure. Pele helped Brazil to three World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1970
On the left, Leeds star Jack Charlton relaxes in the dressing room before his testimonial against Celtic at Elland Road in 1973. Charlton was with the Yorkshire club for an incredible 21 years, helping Leeds to a host of successes, including the league title in 1969 and the FA Cup in 1972. He later made a name for himself in management, memorably leading the Republic of Ireland to the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy and the second round of the 1994 World Cup in America. On the right, Liverpool's John Toshack hangs up his No 10 shirt on a peg in the dressing room in 1974. The Wales striker was with the Merseyside giants for eight years, helping them to win a number of trophies in the 1970s. Toshack later became a manager, and was in charge of a host of clubs, including two spells at Real Madrid
Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders and captain Dennis Mortimer celebrate at Highbury after clinching the title in 1981. Villa were champions for the first time in 71 years. A year later they went one better, winning the European Cup, a sixth success in a row for English clubs
Fulham manager Malcolm MacDonald (centre) with his assistants Ray Harford and Terry Mancini after a training session at Craven Cottage in 1982. Macdonald led the club to promotion into Division Two that year, but was eventually replaced in the hot seat by Harford in 1984
Celebrating York players at Bootham Crescent toast a memorable League Cup success over Manchester United in 1995. The Minstermen beat United 3-0 in the first leg at Old Trafford, and even though Alex Ferguson's United won the second leg 3-1, with stars such as Eric Cantona and Paul Scholes in their team, York were victorious 4-3 on aggregate
Baths in dressing rooms had changed somewhat by the 1990s, and here's Teddy Sheringham at the Nou Camp in 1999 with one of the most famous trophies in world sport, the European Cup. Sheringham famously scored an injury time equaliser, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scoring a winner straight after, as Manchester United sealed the treble with an extraordinary win over Bayern Munich in Barcelona
Chelsea's Frank Lampard and John Terry sign shirts for Huddersfield players following an FA Cup fifth round clash in 2008. Lampard scored twice, with Salomon Kalou also on target, as the Londoners claimed a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge
Our final picture comes from earlier this year, with Germany's players - along with head coach Joachim Low and German Chancellor Angela Merkel - celebrating after their 1-0 win in the World Cup final over Argentina at Rio's Maracana. A late extra-time winner from Mario Gotze gave Germany a fourth World Cup success, adding to their previous triumphs of 1954, 1974 and 1990 (when they were West Germany)
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