Kevin Keegan was announced as the new England manager on this day in 1999, replacing Glenn Hoddle. The twice winner of the Ballon d’Or started well, with a 3-1 victory over Poland at Wembley. He guided England to the 2000 European Championships after beating Scotland 2-1 over a two-legged play-off. England performed dismally at Euro […]
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On This Day – 8th January
Kevin Keegan sensationally resigned from his job as Newcastle United manager on this day back in 1997.Newcastle had a fantastic season in the previous campaign and almost won the Premier League. Unfortunately, their form took a dip at the end of the season and they narrowly missed out to Manchester United. In the October, Newcastle […]
On This Day – 6th December
Kevin Keegan made his first appearance back at Anfield on this day in 1977, playing for his Hamburg side in the second leg of the European Super Cup. Hamburg were visiting Merseyside after the two sides had played out a 1-1 draw in West Germany. The Germans had won the European Cup Winners Cup the […]
On This Day – 7th October
The last match ever played at the old Wembley Stadium was played on this day back in 2000.England faced Germany in a World Cup qualifier in the pouring rain on a miserable Saturday afternoon. With the fans in the stadium already in a sombre mood, England’s defeat was as damp as the weather and lost […]
On This Day -30th August
Steve McManaman left Real Madrid on this day back in 2003, joining his former England manager Kevin Keegan at Manchester City.McManaman signed from Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he had spent four successful years, winning La Liga twice and two Champions League trophies. In his first Champions League final, Mc Manaman was man of the […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.49
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1974 Charity Shield between the league champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool.The match was the first Charity Shield to be held at Wembley and made it into much more of a showpiece occasion to start the season. Don Revie had left Leeds United at the end […]
Alternative Football History Part VIII – Newcastle United win the 1995/96 Premiership!
Keegan in his famous rant on Sky Sports A little over 24 years ago, Kevin Keegan had a mini-meltdown live on Sky Sports after his Newcastle United side won 1-0 at Leeds United to close the gap on leaders Manchester United to three points. Newcastle United had a game in hand and only two games […]