It was on this day back in 1962 that Accrington Stanley handed in their resignation from the Football League. Financial troubles had blighted the club for a number of years and finally the Lancashire club had to fold. The club had debts of nearly £60,000 (or just over £1 million in today’s money) and were […]
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Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.8
This week’s ‘Greatest Hat-Trick’ comes from a Second Division match on 24th February 2004 between Bournemouth and Wrexham.It seems like a strange fixture to pick a hat-trick from, but all will come clear in a moment! Bournemouth were 3-0 up against their Welsh opponents when striker James Hayter came off the bench to replace Steve […]
On This Day – 17th January
Maine Road being used by Manchester United The record attendance for an English Football League match was made on this day back in 1948, with 83,260 fans watching Manchester United play Arsenal. The match was played at Manchester City’s Maine Road due to significant damage to United’s Old Trafford home during the Second World War.Two […]