By:Chris Amy It was on this day in 1977 that Scotland’s fans took over Wembley to watch their side beat England 2-1. The match was not what the day was remembered for, but the Tartan Army’s celebrations after the final whistle. Thousands of Scotland fans swarmed the pitch to celebrate the win that retained the […]
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On This Day – 4th June
Chris Amy It was on this day in 1977 that Scotland’s fans took over Wembley to watch their side beat England 2-1. The match was not what the day was remembered for, but the Tartan Army’s celebrations after the final whistle. Thousands of Scotland fans swarmed the pitch to celebrate the win that retained the […]
On This Day – 6th December
Kevin Keegan made his first appearance back at Anfield on this day in 1977, playing for his Hamburg side in the second leg of the European Super Cup. Hamburg were visiting Merseyside after the two sides had played out a 1-1 draw in West Germany. The Germans had won the European Cup Winners Cup the […]
On This Day – 12th October
Scotland and Wales played in a World Cup Qualifier on this day back in 1977, with a place at the World Cup Finals in Argentina up for grabs. Czechoslovakia were the other side in the small qualifying group and they beat Scotland 2-0 in the first group game. Wales then comfortably beat the Czechs 3-0 […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.58
It’s very rare that a tape measure and a pot of paint can cause such excitement but this week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ involves these two items.A peculiar incident occurred on 30th April 1977 at the old Baseball Ground as Derby County were playing at home to Manchester City in a First Division match. The Baseball Ground was […]
On This Day – 7th September
Football – 4/9/1977 England training – Before England vs. Switzerland (07/09/1977) The six Liverpool players picked for the England international against Switzerland at Wembley. Left to right: Ian Callaghan, Terry McDermott, Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Ray Kennedy and Emlyn Hughes. Ron Greenwood took charge of his first match as England manager on this day back […]
On This Day – 17th June
Wimbledon FC’s badge Workington Town finally lost their Football League status on this day back in 1977 after two successive seasons of finishing bottom of the Fourth Division. They were replaced by Wimbledon, who had just won the Southern League Championship for the third successive season. Wimbledon was better known at the time for the […]