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 – 31st May
It was on this day back in 1993 that Swindon Town won promotion to the Premier League, beating Leicester City 4-3 in the First Division Play Off Final at Wembley.Three years earlier, Swindon had beaten Sunderland 1-0 at Wembley to gain promotion to the old First Division. A few days later, promotion was taken away […]
On This Day – 18th April
Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the League Cup Final on this day in 1993 to lift their fourth trophy in seven years under George Graham. The League Cup was known as the Coca Cola Cup at the time after the soft drinks manufacturer began sponsoring the competition at the start of the season. They […]
On This Day – 3rd April
In 1993, the two FA Cup Semi Finals were hosted at Wembley for the first time in the history of the FA Cup. They were played on both days of the first weekend of April and were two derby matches. The first was between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday and the following day was the […]
On This Day – 17th February
Graham Taylor’s England side beat San Marino at Wembley on this day in 1993. Captain David Platt scored four and even missed a penalty. Les Ferdinand and Carlton Palmer both scored their first goals for their country in one of the most one-sided matches of Taylor’s reign. England started slowly and were only 2-0 up […]
On This Day – 26th January
Watching your team play on a cold Tuesday night in January to watch your team really tests the mettle of even the most ardent football fan. An unwanted record that is likely never to be beaten happened on this day in 1993 as a meagre crowd of 3,039 turned up to watch Wimbledon host Everton […]
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. […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.45
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Sheffield Wednesday in the 1993 FA Cup Semi Final. Both of the 1993 FA Cup Semi Finals were derby matches. Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday played each other on Saturday 3rd April and Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur played the following day.Due to the level of interest that these games […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.40
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from a historic night when Manchester United secured their first championship trophy in 26 years.The goal was scored by 19-year-old Ryan Giggs, who was only in his second full season in the United first team. He had a great season and it helped him win the PFA Young Player of […]
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 […]