Lee Sharpe joining Leeds United on this day back in 1996 after spending eight years at Manchester United.Sharpe was plucked from Fourth Division Torquay United by Alex Ferguson after his fantastic debut season as a first team player. He had helped Torquay to finish fifth place in the league and was still only 16 years […]
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On This Day – 6th August
Pre-season friendlies are seen by many fans nowadays as meaningless and a waste of time, but one such friendly on this day back in 2003 helped Sir Alex Ferguson to unearth a gem. Ferguson’s Manchester United were chosen by Sporting Lisbon to be their opponents for their first game in their new stadium. United sent […]
On This Day – 5th August
The first ever penalty shootout in England took place on this day back in 1970, with Manchester United beating Hull City at Boothferry Park in the Watney Cup.United won 4-3 in the shootout to win the semi final, with Hull goalkeeper Ian McKechnie saving Denis Law’s penalty. He then went from hero to villain by […]
On This Day – 31st July
Michael Carrick moved from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United on this day back in 2006 in a deal worth just over £18.5 million.Carrick was part of the West Ham United Youth Cup winning side at the start of the millennium and came through the Academy at Upton Park with the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Joe […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.48
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1967 Charity Shield between champions Manchester United and FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur.The match was played at United’s home ground Old Trafford as it was another seven years before the season’s curtain-raiser was played at Wembley. Pat Jennings scored the second goal of the game with a drop […]
On This Day – 11th July
Every manager, no matter how good he is, will sign a complete dud over the course of his career.As an Arsenal fan, I still can’t work out why Arsene Wenger invested a single penny of Arsenal’s money on Latvian Igors Stepanovs. Somehow, Stepanovs managed to win the League and Cup Double in the 2001/02 season. […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.45
This week’s iconic moment comes from the 1985 FA Cup Final between Everton and Manchester United.Everton had already won the league title and the European Cup Winners Cup just three days before the Wembley final. An unwanted record was broken in the 78th minute of the game when Manchester United’s Kevin Moran sent Everton’s Peter […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.42
Denis Law and team mate Mike Summerbee, immediately after Law’s goal The week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the penultimate weekend of the 1973/74 season in a Manchester Derby at Old Trafford.Yes, I am of course referring to the game where Denis Law, the man that the United fans called ‘The King’, backheeled a goal to […]
An Interview with…John Ruddy
I’m really excited about this interview as John is a current Premiership player. He has kindly taken some time to send me his answers between training sessions with Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of the resumption of Premier League football. First of all, how have you been coping during lockdown?To be honest, I really enjoyed the unexpected […]
On This Day – 29th May
ir Matt Busby with some of his United players at the final whistle Manchester United beat Benfica at Wembley on this day back in 1968 to lift the European Cup for the first time.Not even the most ardent fan of Manchester City or any other of United’s rivals could have begrudged Manchester United of this […]