It was on this day in 1992 that a seventeen-year-old called David Beckham made his Manchester United debut, in a League Cup tie away to Brighton & Hove Albion. Becks came on as a substitute for Andrei Kanchelskis in the 72nd minute. A chorus of “Who the f*****g hell are you?” echoed around the Goldstone Ground […]
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On This Day – 29th April
It was on this day in 1992 that Gary Lineker scored his 48th and final England goal. It came in a 2-2 draw away to CIS (Commonwealth Independent States which later became Russia) in Moscow. Both countries had qualified for the 1992 European Championships that were to qualify just a few weeks later in Sweden. […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.28
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ has a lot more significance than most that have featured in this series to date. It effectively gifted Leed United their first league championship in eighteen years, becoming the last First Division winners before the Premier League changed English football. Leeds United fans took extra delight in winning the 1991/92 […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.46
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was scored by Gary McAllister for Leeds United against Liverpool on 29th August 1992. Leeds were the reigning league champions and Liverpool had won the FA Cup the previous season. The two clubs had played out a thrilling seven-goal thriller in the Charity Shield three weeks earlier, with Leeds winning 4-3. […]
On This Day – 25th November
Peterborough United’s Tony Philliskirk scored five goals in a 9-1 win over Kingstonian in the FA Cup on this day back in 1992. It was the biggest win in The Posh’s history and also the most goals scored by a Peterborough player in one match. Philliskirk’s joy was short-lived however as the game was declared […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.38
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Aston Villa’s Dalian Atkinson in the first season of the Premier League.The goal came on a wet October afternoon against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. It was the second season that Wimbledon were playing their home games at Crystal Palace’s home ground after leaving their Plough Lane home in 1991. […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.57
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the inaugural season of the Premier League on Saturday 19th September 1992.Liverpool travelled to Aston Villa for their ninth league match of the season. The visitors had won the FA Cup the previous season but were struggling in the league, finishing sixth in their first season without Kenny Dalglish who left the […]
On This Day – 12th September
One of my favourite books was published on this day back in 1992. ‘Fever Pitch’ is a book written by Nick Hornby about his obsession with Arsenal Football Club and how this affects his life and relationships. I can totally understand the obsessive side of his football supporting life. I am very much the same. […]
On This Day – 1st September
The first edition of Championship Manager was released for the first time on this day back in 1992. There had been football managements games before, but nothing like this game that took away years of my life as I was growing up! The game was the brainchild of brothers Paul and Oliver Collyer and had and in-depth […]
On This Day – 16th August
Following on from yesterday’s article, ‘On This Day’ back in 1992 was the first ever ‘Super Sunday’ on Sky Sports.Nottingham Forest hosted Liverpool at their City Ground home, which had one end closed off as the terrace at the Bridgford End had been bulldozed and replaced with a new stand behind the goal. The new […]