It was on this day in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the record that no one ever wanted – becoming the first England player to be sent off. Mullery got his marching orders against Yugoslavia in the Semi Final of the European Championships. England lost the match 1-0. The game was being played in Florence, […]
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On This Day – 5th June
It was on this day back in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the most unwanted record of his career, becoming the first England player to be sent off.Mullery was given his marching orders in the 89th minute of a foul-tempered match with Yugoslavia in the 1968 European Championship Semi-Final. The Yugoslavs set out to frustrate […]
On This Day – 29th May
ir Matt Busby with some of his United players at the final whistle Manchester United beat Benfica at Wembley on this day back in 1968 to lift the European Cup for the first time.Not even the most ardent fan of Manchester City or any other of United’s rivals could have begrudged Manchester United of this […]