McManaman’s Champions League Final goal against Valencia in 2000 Steve McManaman left his boyhood club Liverpool with a heavy heart on this day back in 1999, joining one of the world’s biggest clubs in Real Madrid. McManaman’s contract with Liverpool had expired on 30th June and he decided against signing another deal at Anfield, deciding […]
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Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.2
Robbie Fowler is seconds away from completing his hat-trick against Arsenal, 28th August 1994 Robbie Fowler broke the record for the fastest Premier League hat-trick against Arsenal on 28th August 1994.He managed to score three times in four minutes 33 seconds as Liverpool beat the European Cup Winners Cup holders 3-0. Fowler’s first came after […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.17
A tribute for Justin Fashanu’s great goal made by Norwich City fans. The banner shows the original commentary from Match of the Day’s Barry Davies This week’s ‘Greatest Goal‘ comes from Justin Fashanu of Norwich City back in . The goal was given the ‘Match of the Day Goal of the Season’ award for the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.16
Edman’s shot is about to hit the back of the net in the Kop End goal This week’s Greatest Goal comes from Tottenham’s Erik Edman, in a Premier League game at Anfield in April 2005.It was the only goal that the Swedish left-back scored in his time at Spurs, but it was certainly a memorable […]
On This Day – 30th May
Bruce Grobbelaar showed the world on this day back in 1984 that even in highly pressured situations he can still clown around.Liverpool were playing against Roma in the European Cup Final in the Italian sides own stadium. The game had finished 1-1 after extra time and gone to penalties. Liverpool’s Steve Nicol took the first […]
On This Day – 14th May
Wimbledon won the FA Cup for the first and only time in their history on this day back in 1988.The Dons beat Liverpool, who were red-hot favourites to win the Cup, thanks to a first-half goal from Lawrie Sanchez. Wimbledon had only been in the First Division for two years and had finished the season […]
On This Day – 10th May
It was on this day back in 1986 that the first all-Merseyside FA Cup Final took place.Liverpool won the game 3-1 to become the first club since Arsenal in 1971 to win the League and Cup Double. Everton had finished the season as runners-up. Officially there were 100,000 fans in the Wembley crowd that day, […]
Michael Robinson – An obituary
Michael Robinson with team-mate Bruce Grobbelaar after the 1984 European Cup win Former Liverpool, Brighton and Hove Albion and Osasuna Michael Robinson died today at the age of 61.Robinson probably became more famous after his playing career, having spent 30 years in a variety of roles on Spanish television. It was at Second Division Preston […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.3
Sandy Brown heads the most famous own-goal in a Merseyside Derby Sandy Brown made 251 appearances for Everton between 1963 and 1971 but will forever be remembered for an own goal that he scored in one particular game. The own goal came in a 3-0 defeat to arch-rivals Liverpool on 6th December 1969 at Everton’s […]
On This Day – 20th April
Kevin Campbell celebrates with Anders Limpar after the Swede’s wonder goal against Liverpool Anders Limpar scored a wonderful long-range goal for Arsenal against Liverpool on this day back in 1992.It was the third goal in a dominant 4-0 win for Arsenal, coming in the 40th minute of a game that Arsenal dominated from the first […]