Euro 96 Revisited – Day 2

Bulgaria’s Hristo Stoichkov after scoring Bulgaria’s opener against Spain There were three matches played out today in the second day of the 1996 European Championships.Two of the matches took place in Yorkshire – at Elland Road and Hillsborough – and the other was at Old Trafford in Manchester. Spain and Bulgaria played out a 1-1 […]

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On This Day – 12th May

Alan Sunderland (far right) runs away in celebration after his late winner in the 1979 FA Cup Final On this day 41 years ago, Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 to win the 1979 FA Cup.The Final became known as ‘The Five Minute Final’ after the dramatic final few minutes of the game. United scored twice […]

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‘Sheffield – The Home of Football’ by Keith Hackett

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our Honorary Patron! Luckily, Keith has been in touch and he has written an article about his hometown Sheffield. SHEFFIELD THE TRUE HOME OF FOOTBALLKeith Hackett FIFA REFEREE 1981-91 100th FA CHALLENGE CUP FINAL REFEREE I was recently sent a draft document by John Wilson who is leading […]

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