It was on this day in 2006 that Alan Shearer became the record goalscorer for his hometown club Newcastle United.Shearer’s goal came at St James’s Park in a win over Portsmouth and was scored at the Gallowgate End, Newcastle’s famous home end. In all, Alan Shearer scored an impressive 206 goals during his ten years […]
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On This Day – 3rd February
Bristol City Football Club were saved on this day in 1982, thanks to eight players tearing up their contracts and leaving the club in order for it to survive. The players were referred to as ‘The Ashton Gate Eight’. Club captain Geoff Merrick, along with Peter Aitken, Chris Garland, Jimmy Mann, Julian Marshall, Dave Rodgers, […]
On This Day – 2nd February
It was on this day in 1991 that Arsenal lost their only league match of 1990/91 season. They would go on and lift the league championship, their second title in three years. Chelsea beat the league leaders 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, with all of the goals coming in the second half. Graham Stuart and Kerry […]
On This Day – 1st February
It was on this day back in 2005 that Manchester United came to Highbury to beat reigning champions Arsenal 4-2. United had ended Arsenal’s 49-match unbeaten run the previous October in a match that saw United get a lot of decisions go in their favour. The Arsenal players were obviously angry at losing their unbeaten […]
On This Day – 31st January
A crowd of 34,748 turned up at Old Trafford on this day in 1953 expecting the home side Manchester United to score a hatful of goals against non-league opponents Walthamstow Avenue. Avenue plied their trade in the amateur Isthmian League side at the time and United were a decent First Division side. Instead of being […]
On This Day – 30th January
The nation was shocked on this day in 1999 as England manager Glenn Hoddle expressed his beliefs in reincarnation in an interview with Matt Lawton in The Times. One of the main beliefs that he expressed was his belief that people with disabilities were being punished for sins in a previous life. Cabinet Ministers became […]
On This Day – 29th January
Yeovil Town of the Southern League provided one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all-time on this day in 1949, beating First Division Sunderland 2-1. The match was played at Yeovil’s Huish Park, famous for its sloping pitch, and the amateur side used this to their advantage to record a famous win. Sunderland had […]
On This Day – 28th January
Berwick’s Gordon Haig is carried off after their famous 1-0 win Berwick Rangers became a household name on this day in 1967 after defeating Glasgow Rangers 1-0 in the First Round of the Scottish FA Cup. The town of Berwick is actually just south of the border in England and have been playing in the […]
On This Day – 27th January
Robbie Fowler (or ‘God’ as Liverpool fans referred to him!) returned to Liverpool on this day in 2006, five years after leaving the club. Rafael Benitez was the manager who brought Fowler back to the club, signing him on a free transfer from Manchester City.Fowler had left the club in 2001 to join Leeds United, […]
On This Day – 26th January
Watching your team play on a cold Tuesday night in January to watch your team really tests the mettle of even the most ardent football fan. An unwanted record that is likely never to be beaten happened on this day in 1993 as a meagre crowd of 3,039 turned up to watch Wimbledon host Everton […]