Jimmy Greaves passed away yesterday at the age of 81. Two of his former clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea gave a minute’s applause in his memory before yesterday’s game. Greaves was one of the greatest English strikers of all-time, with a hugely impressive goal tally of 422 goals in 602 games over the course of […]
Category: Obituaries
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Peter Lorimer – An Obituary
Former Leeds United hardman Peter Lorimer passed away on Saturday at the age of 74. Lorimer was known for his venomous shot and hard-working attitude. He made 618 appearances for Leeds between 1962 and 1979. He then returned to Elland Road in 1983 for a second spell lasting three years. The midfielder made his debut […]
Ian St John – An Obituary
The football world was saddened to hear that Ian St John passed away on Monday at the age of 82. St John began his career at Motherwell, scoring an incredible 80 goals in 113 games. Three of those came in an away game at Hibernian in 1959 when he scored a hat-trick in just two […]
Glenn Roeder – An Obituary
It was announced on Monday that Glenn Roeder had passed away after suffering from a brain tumour He was just 65 years old. Roeder played as a defender for Leyton Orient, QPR, Notts County, Newcastle United, Watford and Gillingham.His debut for Leyton Orient came in 1972 when Orient were playing in the Second Division. They […]
Dai Davies – An Obituary
Dai Davies, the former Welsh international goalkeeper passed away this week at the age of 72.During Davies’s 17 years in the game, the Welshman played for Swansea City, Everton, Wrexham, Bangor City and also won 52 caps for Wales. Davies joined Everton from Third Division Swansea City in 1970, just after the Merseysiders had won […]
Gerard Houllier – An Obituary
Gerard Houllier, the manager who won five trophies for Liverpool in 2001, passed away this week at the age of 73.He famously became part of the first joint-managerial team in Premier League history back in 1998, when he joined Roy Evans in the dugout at Liverpool. Evans had been the manager up to that point, […]
Paolo Rossi – An Obituary
Former Italy striker Paolo Rossi passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64. He was best remembered for his hat-trick for Italy against Brazil at the 1982 World Cup, in a game that many describe as the greatest World Cup match of all-time. I will be writing about this match in a separate article […]
Diego Maradona – An Obituary
When the news came in yesterday that Diego Maradona had passed away, I was in two minds over whether or not to write an obituary on here. The blatant cheating for the infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal and failing a drug test eight years later made me think it would be wise not to put […]
Remembering Mr Ryland
I heard the sad news today that my former Maths teacher Mr Ryland passed away last week.He was a fantastic teacher that cared so much about his pupils and was a bloody good teacher as well. He was a staunch Crystal Palace fan and we regularly talked about football together. When I was at school, […]
Nobby Stiles – An Obituary
“But I still see that tackle by Moore, and when Lineker scored, and Nobby dancing…” This line from ‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel gave me my first insight into who Nobby Stiles was. I knew his name and that he was in the 1966 World Cup winning side as […]