Jack Charlton made his 600th appearance for Leeds United on this day in 1972. The match was a narrow 1-0 victory over Coventry City and to mark the occasion, he scored the only goal of the game! Charlton was a towering centre half who always showed strength and bravery. Leeds United was his only club […]
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On This Day – 19th February
It was a real day to forget for Manchester United on this day in 1972, as they lost 5-1 away to bitter rivals Leeds United in the First Division. Manchester United were in a poor run of form, having lost the last five league games. They still had the majority of the team who had […]
On This Day – 5th February
It was on this day in 1972 that non-league Hereford United beat First Division Newcastle United in one of the most famous giantkillings in FA Cup history. The match itself was a replay, after the two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Newcastle’s St James’s Park. All the talk before the match at Edgar […]
On this Day – 20th November
On this day in 1971, Bournemouth’s Ted MacDougall made national news for scoring nine goals in one match. It remains the record amount of goals scored by one player in the proper rounds of the FA Cup. Third Division Bournemouth hosted non-league Margate in the FA Cup First Round at Dean Court. Any chance of […]
On This Day – 29th September
Chelsea recorded their biggest ever win on this day back in 1971, beating Jeunesse Hautcharage of Luxembourg 13-0 at Stamford Bridge.The game took place in the First Round of the European Cup Winners Cup, with Chelsea entering the competition as holders after beating real Madrid in the final in the May of that year. The […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.30
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the great George Best. It came in a 2-0 win for Best’s Manchester Unite side at home to Sheffield United in a First Division match on 2nd October 1971. Sheffield United were top of the old First Division at this point, having won eight and drawing two of their first ten […]