Holders Liverpool had an uphill task to try and retain the European Cup on this day in 1978. They had lost 2-0 away to English league champions Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their First Round tie. This was the first time that two English sides had played against each other in the European […]
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On This Day – 30th May
Nottingham Forest won the first of two consecutive European Cups on this day in 1979, beating Swedish side Malmo 1-0.The only goal of the game was scored by Trevor Francis, who had only joined Forest just a few months earlier from Birmingham City. He cost £1 million and became the first British player to fetch […]
On This Day – 27th May
Liverpool lifted the European Cup for the third time in their history on this day in 1981, defeating Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris. An Alan Kennedy goal eight minutes from time was enough to give Liverpool their third European Cup triumph in five seasons. The previous two European Cups were won by Nottingham Forest and […]
On This Day – 25th May
It was on this day in 1967 that Celtic Football Club became the first British club to lift the European Cup. They beat Italian side Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon to claim a place in the record books. Things didn’t start too brightly for Jock Stein’s men when Jim Craig fouled Inter striker Renato Cappellini […]
On This Day – 18th May
Real Madrid celebrate with the European Cup after winning the trophy for the fifth successive year: (standing, l-r) Luis Del Sol, Canario, Dominguez, Jose Santamaria, Marquitos, Alfredo Di Stefano, Francisco Gento, Ferenc Puskas, Enriqe Pachin; (squatting, l-r) Vidal, Jose Zarraga It was on this day in 1960 that the iconic European Cup Final between Real […]
On This Day – 10th May
It was on this day in 1978 that Liverpool retained the European Cup, beating Brugge in the Final at Wembley Stadium. A goal in the 64th minute goal from Kenny Dalglish was enough to secure victory. The Scot ran through the Brugge defence to get on the end of a wonderful through ball from Graeme […]
Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.20 – Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton had an illustrious career. He won 106 caps for England, lifted the World Cup in 1966 and was the country’s record goalscorer for 45 years.In the 17 years he spent at Manchester United, Charlton won the First Division Championship, FA Cup and European Cup and was part of a feared forward trio with […]
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On This Day – 4th November
Joe Royle’s penalty is saved by Wolfgang Kleff The 1970/71 season was the first to see penalty shootouts used to separate teams that were level on aggregate and away goals. It was on this day in 1970 that the first shootout was played in the competition between Everton and West German side Borussia Monchengladbach. Both […]
Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1989/90
Tony Adams, Steve Bould and David O’Leary (l-r) celebrate winning the 1988/89 league championship. Arsenal qualified for the European Cup the following season This is the fifth and final season of this particular ‘Alternative Football History’ in which I write about what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the […]
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On This Day – 25th September
Ipswich Town played their first home game in the European Cup on this day, hammering Floriana of Malta 10-0 in the Preliminary Round Second Leg.The tie was effectively over in the first leg, with Ipswich winning 4-1 in Malta. A crowd of 25,287 came to Portman Road for the second leg to witness their club’s […]