By:Chris Amy This is only slightly football-related, but on this day in 1985 Pope John Paul II visited Cardiff City’s Ninian Park ground. He spoke at a Youth Rally in front of 30,000 spectators at Cardiff’s home and is probably one of the most famous people to have visited the stadium. City left Ninian Park […]
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On This Day – 2nd June
This is only slightly football-related, but on this day in 1985 Pope John Paul II visited Cardiff City’s Ninian Park ground. He spoke at a Youth Rally in front of 30,000 spectators at Cardiff’s home and is probably one of the most famous people to have visited the stadium. City left Ninian Park in 2009 […]
On This Day – 13th March
It was on this day in 1985 that the FA Cup Sixth Round tie between Luton Town and Millwall made international news. Sadly, the publicity had nothing to do with the game. It was the behaviour of the fans that took the limelight. Before the match, there had been trouble out in the streets of […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.34
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was scored by the mercurial Mark Hughes in a World Cup Qualifier for Wales against Spain.The match was played at the Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham on 30th April 1985 and the home side won 3-0. Wales were 1-0 up after Ian Rush had given Wales the lead in the first […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.45
This week’s iconic moment comes from the 1985 FA Cup Final between Everton and Manchester United.Everton had already won the league title and the European Cup Winners Cup just three days before the Wembley final. An unwanted record was broken in the 78th minute of the game when Manchester United’s Kevin Moran sent Everton’s Peter […]
On This Day – 11th May
This date will forever be remembered for one of the darkest days in British sport. It is 35 years to the day since the Bradford Fire Disaster that claimed the lives of 56 football fans. A day of celebration at Bradford City’s Valley Parade had been planned and the team paraded the Third Division trophy […]