Bob Paisley, one of the greatest English managers of all-time, passed away on this day back in 1996. Paisley spent fifteen years as a player at Liverpool before embarking on a nine-year spell of almost complete dominance as manager of the Merseysiders.In Paisley’s nine years in charge at Anfield, Liverpool won 20 trophies. They lifted […]
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On This Day – 13th February
Kevin Keegan was announced as the new England manager on this day in 1999, replacing Glenn Hoddle. The twice winner of the Ballon d’Or started well, with a 3-1 victory over Poland at Wembley. He guided England to the 2000 European Championships after beating Scotland 2-1 over a two-legged play-off. England performed dismally at Euro […]
On This Day – 12th February
It was on this day in 1998 that Chelsea and Ruud Gullit parted company. Chelsea chairman Ken Bates had decided to fire Gullit from his role as manager, a decision that was rather surprising.At the time, Gullit had guided Chelsea to second in the Premier League and the Quarter Final of the Coca Cola Cup […]
On This Day – 11th February
Aston Villa hit seven past Wimbledon at Villa Park on this day in 1995. Villa’s new signing Tommy Johnson scored a hat-trick to register his first goals for the club after joining from Derby County. The visitors took the lead after 11 minutes thanks to a powerful half-volley from Warren Barton. That was as good […]
On This Day – 10th February
Leeds United narrowly avoided a huge FA Cup upset on this day in 1975, winning 1-0 in an FA Cup replay against non-league Wimbledon.The first match between the two at Elland Rod ended in a goalless draw, with Wimbledon goalkeeper Dickie Guy saving a penalty from Leeds hardman Peter Lorimer. Interest was huge in the […]
On This Day – 9th February
Former Dutch national team coach Rinus Michels was born on this day in 1928. He will forever be known for inventing the ‘Total Football’ concept, a system whereby each outfield player can play in any other position on the pitch. Despite being known for his coaching, but he also had a decent playing career, scoring […]
On This Day – 8th February
A rampant Liverpool hit five goals past league-leaders Arsenal on this day back in 2014. Brendan Rodgers side were 4-0 up after only 20 minutes giving Arsenal a real shock. Liverpool’s first goal of the afternoon came from defender Martin Skrtel after less than a minute on the clock. The Czech defender hammered in from […]
On This Day – 7th February
George Best went on a personal crusade against Northampton Town on this day in 1970, scoring six goals for Manchester United in an 8-2 win. United utterly dominated the FA Cup Fifth Round tie, played on a mudbath of a pitch at Northampton’s former County Ground home. A record crowd of just under 22,000 saw […]
On This Day – 6th February
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On This Day – 5th February
It was on this day in 1972 that non-league Hereford United beat First Division Newcastle United in one of the most famous giantkillings in FA Cup history. The match itself was a replay, after the two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Newcastle’s St James’s Park. All the talk before the match at Edgar […]