Billy Wright leads England out against Scotland at Wembley in his 100th appearance for his country It was on this day in 1959 that England captain Billy Wright won his 100th England cap. In doing so, he became the first player in world football to be capped 100 times by their country. Wright’s century was […]
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On This Day – 15th January
Worcester City 2 Liverpool 1. A scoreline that is unthinkable now, but it actually happened on this day in 1959.Liverpool were a Second Division side at the time and Worcester City played in the Southern League. The result was a shock, but one that is often overlooked after more recent giantkillings are referenced in the […]
Heroes & Villains – Nottingham Forest
Heroes -The FA Cup team of 1959It would be all too easy to name Brian Clough as Nottingham Forest’s hero. Every football fan worth his salt knows a little bit about the outspoken manager’s time in the game, so to avoid repetition, I’ve decided not to put Clough as Forest’s hero. In 1959, Nottingham Forest […]
Heroes & Villains – Norwich City
Heroes – The Cup team of 1958/59I will be writing a more detailed article about this team in the ‘Great FA Cup Runs’ series, but for now I’ll just give a summary of City’s run in the Cup.The team went on a great run in the FA Cup in 1958/59, reaching the Semi Final before […]
On This Day – 11th April
Billy Wright and Bobby Evans lead England and Scotland out at Wembley, 11th April 1959 It was on this day back in 1959 that Billy Wright became the first England player to win 100 caps.Wright was the England captain and lead the team out against Scotland in a Home International with the Auld Enemy. The […]