It was on this day in 1957 that the last time that a full programme of Football League matches was played Christmas Day.There were several high-scoring games to treat those fans who had left the warmth of their home to watch their heroes from the terraces. Blackpool beat Leicester City 5-1 and Sheffield Wednesday drew […]
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On This Day – 27th November
Bobby Robson (far left) prods home his second and England’s fourth against France, 27th November 1957 Bobby Robson made his debut for England on this day back in 1957, scoring twice in a 4-0 win over France at Wembley. Incredibly, Robson said that he only found out that he was going to play in the […]
On This Day – 27th October
It was on this day in 1957 that Glenn Hoddle was born. The former England manager is now 63 years old and that must make some of the readers on here feel rather old! He made his debut for Tottenham at the age of 17, scoring in his next game six months later. His first […]
On This Day – 24th September
Me at the Nou Camp back in the autumn of 2006. I was just 20 years old and look so young!! It was on this day back in 1957 the FC Barcelona opened their Nou Camp home for the first time.Barca played against a selection of players from Warsaw in Poland in the first game […]