Liverpool lifted the European Cup for the third time in their history on this day in 1981, defeating Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris. An Alan Kennedy goal eight minutes from time was enough to give Liverpool their third European Cup triumph in five seasons. The previous two European Cups were won by Nottingham Forest and […]
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On This Day – 27th December
Tony Coton made an instant impact on his professional debut on this day in 1980. The Birmingham City goalkeeper was making his First Division debut at the age of 19 against Sunderland. Within two minutes of the kick-off, Coton had won the home fans over at St Andrew’s with a penalty save! Sunderland were awarded […]
On This Day – 2nd September
Second Division Watford completed an incredible comeback in the League Cup Second Round against First Division Southampton on this day back in 1980.Trailing 4-0 from the first leg at The Dell, Watford came back to win the second leg 7-1 after extra time, winning 7-5 on aggregate. Malcolm Poskett and Roy Train gave Watford a […]