Sir Alf Ramsey was sacked by the Football Association on this day in 1974 after eleven years in charge of the England national team. Ramsey will forever be known as the man who guided England to World Cup glory, but after failing to qualify for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, the FA decided […]
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On This Day – 8th March
English professional footballer and defender with West Ham United Football Club, Bobby Moore (1941-1993) pictured on the pitch at Upton Park in London prior to a match in 1970. (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images) It was on this day in 1974 that the unthinkable happened – West Ham transfer listed Bobby Moore! Moore had been […]
On This Day – 21st November
Peter Shilton in his Stoke City debut against Wolves Peter Shilton joined Stoke City from Leicester City on this day in 1974 for £325,000, a world record sum at the time for a goalkeeper. Shilton had replaced Gordon Banks as Leicester City’s number one in 1967 and the World Cup-winner moved to Stoke City. Then […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.49
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1974 Charity Shield between the league champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool.The match was the first Charity Shield to be held at Wembley and made it into much more of a showpiece occasion to start the season. Don Revie had left Leeds United at the end […]
On This Day – 12th July
Bill Shankly shocked the footballing world on this day back in 1974, by resigning from his job as the manager of Liverpool Football Club.No one could quite believe it. A cameraman and reporter went out into the streets of Liverpool to gauge the reaction of the fans. The video below shows just how shocked they […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.42
Denis Law and team mate Mike Summerbee, immediately after Law’s goal The week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the penultimate weekend of the 1973/74 season in a Manchester Derby at Old Trafford.Yes, I am of course referring to the game where Denis Law, the man that the United fans called ‘The King’, backheeled a goal to […]
On This Day – 14th June
Carlos Caszely scored an impressive 29 goals in 48 appearances for the Chilean national team, but on this day back in 1974, he made history for all of the wrong reasons. It was on this day during the 1974 World Cup that Caszely became the first player to be shown a red card at a […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.37
The name Mwepu Ilunga isn’t one known by most football fans. One crazy kick that he did on a football field though is one of the most iconic moments of footballing history. Ilunga was part of the Zaire team who qualified for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany. And yes, it was he who […]