It was on this day back in 1962 that Accrington Stanley handed in their resignation from the Football League. Financial troubles had blighted the club for a number of years and finally the Lancashire club had to fold. The club had debts of nearly £60,000 (or just over £1 million in today’s money) and were […]
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On This Day – 5th March
A record crowd of 75,038 crammed into White Hart Lane on this day in 1938 to watch Tottenham play Sunderland in the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. The large crowd may have been partly to do with the fact that Sunderland were the current FA Cup holders and Raich Carter was among their ranks. […]
On This Day – 4th March
Manchester United fans were on cloud nine on this day back in 1995 as their side defeated Ipswich Town 9-0 at Old Trafford. It was the biggest Premier League win, a record that was equalled by Leicester City in October 2019 and again by United just last month. Both of these subsequent 9-0 victories were […]
On This Day – 3rd March
It was announced on this day in 1995 that Crystal Palace striker Chris Armstrong became the first Premier League player to fails a drugs test. Armstrong tested positive for cannabis when he took a test on 23rd January 1995. He had surprisingly been dropped from the Palace team for their FA Cup Fifth Round tie […]
On This Day – 2nd March
Southampton hosted Queens Park Rangers at St Marys in the Premier League on this day in 2013. There was nothing particularly special about the game itself, but more to do with both of the team’s managers. The notable thing about the day was that it was both manager’s birthday! Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino turned 40 […]
On This Day – 1st March
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew got involved in a bit of argy-bargy on the touchline against Hull City on this day in 2014, leaving him in hot water with both his club and the FA. Pardew clashed with Hull midfielder David Meyler on the touchline as Meyler ran past him to fetch the ball for […]
On This Day – 28th February
Former Bayern Munich and West Germany goalkeeper Sepp Maier was born on this day in 1944. Maier spent his entire playing career at Bayern, a regular between the sticks between 1962 and 1980. He was also West Germany’s undisputed number one between 1966 and 1979. During his career, Maier had an extraordinary run of playing […]
On This Day – 27th February
Leicester City won the first League Cup Final of the 21st century on this day in 2000, beating First Division Tranmere Rovers at Wembley.This was the second time that The Foxes won the trophy in the space of four years, with their last victory back in 1997 against Middlesbrough. Matt Elliott gave Leicester the lead […]
On This Day – 26th February
Alan Shearer announced on this day back in 2000 that he would retire from international football at the end of the summer’s European Championships. Shearer scored on his international debut in a 2-0 victory over France in February 1992. Graham Taylor saw Shearer as the perfect replacement for Gary Lineker and to help England qualify […]
On This Day – 25th February
25th February 2016 is a date that will be ingrained in the memory of Marcus Rashford. This is because it was on this day five years ago, Rashford made his Manchester United debut. United were at home to Danish side FC Midtjylland in the Europa League Round of 16. They were 2-1 down from the […]