As an Arsenal fan, I don’t need to bore you all with endless details about what happened on this day in 1989. Instead, I will leave this picture that tells a thousand words… The post On This Day – 26th May appeared first on Far Post Header. Go to Source […]
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Crucial Goals in Football No.4 – Alan Smith vs Liverpool 1988/89
Arsenal fans of a certain age will forever remember the goal that Michael Thomas scored in the last game of the 1988/89 season against Liverpool to clinch their first league title for eighteen years. It was one of the most famous goals in the club’s 135-year history and Thomas is always remembered as the player […]
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On This Day – 7th January
It was on this day back in 1989 that Sutton United recorded a famous 2-1 win over Coventry City.First Division Coventry had won the FA Cup two seasons before and Sutton United were a Vauxhall Conference team at the time. The match was played in front of a sell-out crowd, with 8,000 fans watching at […]
Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1988/89
Luton Town’s Mick Harford, who singled out Napoli’s Diego Maradona in the semi final of the UEFA Cup Following on from the three earlier articles in this series, I am writing a fictional piece on what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the 1980’s.Many English teams missed out on […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.52
Naughty Tony Adams! This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 11th February 1989 in a First Division match between Millwall and Arsenal.An ITV documentary was covering the game, following the match officials and showing what they do during a match. The referee David Elleray and two linesmen were wired up with microphones and club officials from […]
On This Day – 23rd May
Paul Gascoigne on the ball against Chile We’ve all been to those drab, utterly forgettable 0-0 draws. The kind of matches that leave you questioning why you bothered to go in the first place.These types of games often get played out in front of low crowds. I also think that players don’t try so hard […]