It was on this day in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the record that no one ever wanted – becoming the first England player to be sent off. Mullery got his marching orders against Yugoslavia in the Semi Final of the European Championships. England lost the match 1-0. The game was being played in Florence, […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.58
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ won the BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Season in 1973/74. It came in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup between Fulham and Leicester City and was scored by Alan Mullery. Mullery was playing for Second Division Fulham at the time. He was 32 and back in his […]
On This Day – 5th June
It was on this day back in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the most unwanted record of his career, becoming the first England player to be sent off.Mullery was given his marching orders in the 89th minute of a foul-tempered match with Yugoslavia in the 1968 European Championship Semi-Final. The Yugoslavs set out to frustrate […]