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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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