It was on this day in 2002 that a farcical match took place between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion at Bramall Lane. The match later became known as ‘The Battle of Bramall Lane’, after fights broke out between the opposing teams on several occasions and Sheffield United were reduced to eight men. After using […]
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On This Day – 15th March
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the League Cup against reigning European Cup holders Nottingham Forest on this day in 1980. Andy Gray scored the only goal of the game after minutes following a mix-up between Forest defender and goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The two collided on the edge of the Forest penalty area when neither knew what the […]
On This Day – 14th March
Liverpool put in a hugely impressive display at Old Trafford on this day in 2009. They visited league leaders Manchester United and came away with a resounding 4-1 victory. It was United who took the lead midway through the first half. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina came rushing out of his goal and dragged United’s Ji-Sung […]
On This Day – 13th March
It was on this day in 1985 that the FA Cup Sixth Round tie between Luton Town and Millwall made international news. Sadly, the publicity had nothing to do with the game. It was the behaviour of the fans that took the limelight. Before the match, there had been trouble out in the streets of […]
On This Day – 12th March
It was on this day in 1973 that Pele played in London for the only time in his career. It wasn’t at Wembley Stadium though, as you would imagine. Pele’s club Santos played two games in England in 1973, one at Fulham before going down to Plymouth Argyle. They had been in England the previous […]
On This Day – 11th March
Jack Charlton made his 600th appearance for Leeds United on this day in 1972. The match was a narrow 1-0 victory over Coventry City and to mark the occasion, he scored the only goal of the game! Charlton was a towering centre half who always showed strength and bravery. Leeds United was his only club […]
On This Day – 10th March
On this day back in 2007, 19-year-old Lionel Messi scored the first career hat-trick of his career.The diminutive Argentine couldn’t have picked a bigger setting, with his treble coming in the famous El Classico derby between his Barcelona side and their rivals Real Madrid. Both sides shared six goals in a thrilling encounter. Messi’s first […]
On This Day – 9th March
A crowd of 71,970 clicked through the turnstiles at Wembley on this day in 1994 to watch Terry Venables’ first game in charge of England. The match was a friendly against reigning European champions Denmark. A wave of optimism swept across the nation after the announcement that the former Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur manager would […]
On This Day – 8th March
English professional footballer and defender with West Ham United Football Club, Bobby Moore (1941-1993) pictured on the pitch at Upton Park in London prior to a match in 1970. (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images) It was on this day in 1974 that the unthinkable happened – West Ham transfer listed Bobby Moore! Moore had been […]
On This Day – 7th March
On this day in 2000, the five England players not to receive an honour were finally given an MBE for their work in football. Almost 34 years had passed since England’s famous World Cup win but Alan Ball, George Cohen, Roger Hunt, Nobby Stiles and Ray Wilson finally got their hands on a gong. Many […]