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 – 22nd December
It was on this day in 1972 that Tommy Docherty took the manager’s job at Manchester United.Docherty had left his post as manager of the Scottish national team to join the Old Trafford club, and set to work immediately to try and steady the ship after Frank O’Farrell was dismissed on 19th December. Docherty had […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.55
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ could have featured in the ‘On This Day’ article but I decided that this was definitely an iconic moment! Arsenal and Liverpool were playing in a league match at Highbury on 16th September 1972 in front of the Big Match cameras. The game was the feature match for the highlights show […]