It was on this day in 1994 that Liverpool played their final game in front of their famous Kop terrace. Norwich City were the visitors on a glorious sunny day that started with a parade of former Liverpool players coming on to the pitch to wave to the fans. Gerry Marsden then sang ‘You’ll Never […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.59
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Leeds United’s Rod Wallace in the second Premier League season. It won the Match of the Day ‘Goal of the Season’ award and was a fine solo goal. Wallace received the ball just over 30 yards from his own goal and began running at pace towards the Tottenham goal. […]
On This Day – 9th March
A crowd of 71,970 clicked through the turnstiles at Wembley on this day in 1994 to watch Terry Venables’ first game in charge of England. The match was a friendly against reigning European champions Denmark. A wave of optimism swept across the nation after the announcement that the former Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur manager would […]
On This Day – 25th January
Bristol City, clad in purple shirts and lime green shorts, beat Liverpool on this day in 1994 to complete an FA Cup giantkilling. City wore their now iconic away kit for their replay away at Anfield after a 2-2 draw in the first game at Ashton Gate. There was real pressure on Liverpool’s manager Graeme […]
On This Day – 22nd January
After a 2-1 win at home to Hartlepool United on 4th December 1993, Second Division Blackpool lost seven league games on the trot. To ease the fan’s pain, Blackpool’s board of directors decided to offer free admission for their home game against Swansea City on this day in 1994. 7030 fans clicked through the turnstiles […]
On This Day – 4th January
It was on this day back in 1994 that one of the greatest Premier League matches was played.Liverpool hosted champions Manchester United at Anfield in a fantastic match that was played in an incredible atmosphere. It was a six-goal thriller, with Liverpool coming back from three goals down to get a draw that seemed impossible […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.15
Former Ipswich Town defender Eddie Youds is the unfortunate man to feature in this week’s ‘Greatest Own Goals of All-Time’ with his calamitous error against Arsenal on 5th March 1994. Ian Wright grabbed the headlines with fantastic hat-trick but the Portman Road crowd were also treated to two fantastic own goals.Youds put through his own […]
On This Day – 19th October
Jubilant Norwich City fans in Munich Norwich City recorded their most famous win in their history on this day back in 1993, beating the mighty Bayern Munich 2-1 in the UEFA Cup. Jeremy Goss scored a fantastic scissor kick volley from the edge of the penalty area to open the scoring on 13 minutes. This […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.31
Such football legends as George Best, Thierry Henry, Diego Maradona, George Weah and Zinedine Zidane have all featured in this weekly feature. This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Norwich City’s Jeremy Goss but would have been a goal worthy of any of the players listed above. Norwich City performed admirably in the inaugural Premier League […]