After 27 years as the manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of the club for the 1,500th and final time. West Bromwich Albion were the last team that Ferguson would face and the match was an absolute thriller as the match finished 5-5! United had already won the league and so didn’t […]
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On This Day – 22nd April
A hat-trick from Dutch striker Robin van Persie confirmed Manchester United’s 20th league title on this day in 2013.The league title was the thirteenth in 20 years under Sir Alex Ferguson and the 38th trophy won during the Scot’s 27 years at the club. Van Persie’s hat-trick was completed in just over half an hour […]
On This Day – 2nd March
Southampton hosted Queens Park Rangers at St Marys in the Premier League on this day in 2013. There was nothing particularly special about the game itself, but more to do with both of the team’s managers. The notable thing about the day was that it was both manager’s birthday! Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino turned 40 […]
On This Day – 24th February
Bradford City’s famous League Cup run came to an end on this day back in 2013 as they were beaten 5-0 by Swansea City in the Final at Wembley. Phil Parkinson’s men had already beaten three Premier League teams on their way to Wembley. Both Wigan Athletic and Arsenal were beaten on penalties at Valley […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.72
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the League Cup Semi Final Second Leg between Swansea City and Chelsea on 23rd January 2013.The incident involved Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and a 17-year-old ballboy called Charlie Morgan. Swansea had won the first leg 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and Michael Laudrup’s men were 90 minutes away from their first […]
On This Day – 30th October
Yesterday’s ‘On This Day’ article involved an eleven goal thriller between Grimsby Town and Burnley. Today’s article goes one better with Reading and Arsenal sharing twelve goals back on this day in 2012. Arsenal won the game but this never looked like happening when home side Reading were 4-0 up after only 37 minutes.Jason Roberts […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.12
Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale scores an own goal as Liverpool’s Luis Suarez celebrates As an Arsenal fan, this week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ is bloody hilarious! It came from current Real Madrid star Gareth Bale from his Tottenham Hotspur days (now you see why I think it’s so funny?). Bale’s Tottenham were hosting Liverpool at White […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.46
The pitch invasion moments after Troy Deeney’s winner This week’s iconic moment comes from the Championship in the Play Off Semi Final Second Leg between Watford and Leicester City at the end of the 2012/13 season .It is perhaps not considered an ‘iconic moment’ as such, more an iconic ‘passage of play’. With Watford winning […]