Bobby Moore (far left) coming off the field after his England debut Future World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore made his full England debut on this day back in 1962. Moore’s debut came in a 4-0 victory away to Peru in a warm-up match ahead of the 1962 World Cup Finals in Chile. All four […]
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On This Day – 6th March
It was on this day back in 1962 that Accrington Stanley handed in their resignation from the Football League. Financial troubles had blighted the club for a number of years and finally the Lancashire club had to fold. The club had debts of nearly £60,000 (or just over £1 million in today’s money) and were […]
On This Day – 25th September
Ipswich Town played their first home game in the European Cup on this day, hammering Floriana of Malta 10-0 in the Preliminary Round Second Leg.The tie was effectively over in the first leg, with Ipswich winning 4-1 in Malta. A crowd of 25,287 came to Portman Road for the second leg to witness their club’s […]
On This Day – 10th June
England’s Ron Springett meets a four legged friend A funny incident took place in the World Cup match between holders Brazil and England on this day back in 1962.A few minutes into the game, a black dog made its way on to the pitch and despite several players trying to grab it to take it […]
On This Day – 2nd June
One of the most controversial games in World Cup history took place on this day back in 1962.Hosts Chile played against Italy at the Chilean national stadium in Santiago. The game spiralled out of control as both sides resorted to kicking lumps out of each other. Fist fights and mass brawls also broke out across […]