DAVID PLEAT (LUTON MANAGER) RUNS ONTO THE PITCH AT THE FINAL WHISTLE AFTER HIS TEAM HAD AVOIDED RELEGATION TO THE 2nd DIVISION WITH A GOAL 4 MINUTES FROM TIME BY RADDI ANTIC, THUS SENDING DOWN THEIR OPPOSITION INSTEAD. MANCHESTER CITY V LUTON TOWN, 1982/83. CREDIT: COLORSPORT One of the most memorable football moments of the […]
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On This Day – 27th April
Aston Villa’s Peter Withe scored his one and only goal for England on this day in 1983. It came in a 2-0 win over Hungary at Wembley in a qualifying match for the European Championships that were due to be played in France the following year. Trevor Francis scored England’s first goal in the 31st […]
On This Day – 13th November
Charlton Athletic completed the biggest shock transfer deals of all-time in 1982 as they brought in Allen Simonsen from Barcelona. He made his debut for Charlton on this day back in 1982.Simonsen had won the Balon d’Or just five years before and moved to the South London club after turning down Real Madrid and First […]
On This Day – 15th September
Two British clubs recorded their highest ever victory on this day and six years apart. Both Derby County and Swansea City won 12-0 in European ties, Derby’s win coming in 1976 and Swansea’s in 1982. Derby drew Finn Harps from the Republic of Ireland in the first round of the UEFA Cup. County hadn’t won […]