It was on this day in 1966 that 16-year-old Peter Shilton made his debut in goal for Leicester City. He kept a clean sheet against Everton and Leicester went on to win the game 3-0. Peter Shilton would play 1,390 competitive matches over the course of a playing career that would last 31 years. This […]
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On This Day – 4th May
The ‘Grande Torino’ side of 1949 On this day back in 1949, the great Torino team all perished in an air crash on their way back from a friendly with Benfica in Lisbon.All thirty one people on board died which included eighteen players. It remains the biggest sporting tragedy of all-time.Sauro Toma (one of the […]