The match report from Coventry’s impressive 5-1 win over Lincoln City in the final Third Round tie to be played in the 1962/63 season Only three of the 32 FA Cup Third Round ties went ahead on this day back in 1963 as ‘The Big Freeze’ took hold across the United Kingdom. Sunderland won 4-1 at Deepdale […]
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On This Day – 4th January
It was on this day back in 1994 that one of the greatest Premier League matches was played.Liverpool hosted champions Manchester United at Anfield in a fantastic match that was played in an incredible atmosphere. It was a six-goal thriller, with Liverpool coming back from three goals down to get a draw that seemed impossible […]
On This Day – 3rd January
It was on this day in 2010 that a single goal from Jermaine Beckford gave Leeds United the giant-killing that their fans so desperately craved away to Manchester United. It was the first time in nearly six years that the two clubs played against each other since Leeds’ relegation from the top flight in 2004. […]
On This Day – 2nd January
The Rangers 1938/39 team A record attendance for a league match in Britain clicked through the turnstiles at Ibrox on this day in 1939.An incredible 118,567 watched the Old Firm Derby between Rangers and Celtic in the 1938/39 season. The hosts won 2-1 but Celtic managed to hit the woodwork three times. There were over […]
On This Day – 1st January
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny’s year started badly on this day back in 2015. His Arsenal side lost 2-0 and he was at fault for both Southampton’s goals and picked up a £20,000 fine! Sadio Mane opened the scoring after 34 minutes. The Senegalese forward chased after a long ball down the right wing and managed […]
On This Day – 31st December
Alexander Chapman Ferguson was born on this day in 1941. He would later become known as Alex Ferguson before being knighted in 1999 and becoming Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson had a much more successful career in football management than his seventeen years as a player. He played for Queen’s Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, […]
On This Day – 30th December
There was a Premier League first on this day back in 2009 in the match played between Portsmouth and Arsenal. It was the first time ever that a game was played in the top flight where both starting line-ups hadn’t got a single Englishman! In all, seven French players started the match and there were […]
On This Day – 29th December
Arsenal trainee Andy Cole made his first-team debut for the club on this day back in 1990. Cole came on for Perry Groves as a second half substitute against Sheffield United at Highbury Cole joined Arsenal as an apprentice in 1988 and signed his first professional contract a year later. He was part of the reserves […]
On This Day – 28th December
George Best scored his first goal for Manchester United on this day back in 1963. Best netted the third goal of United’s five goals in a 5-1 win at home to Burnley. The two sides had played each other at Burnley’s Turf Moor just 48 hours prior, with Burnley winning the match 6-1. 47,834 fans […]
On This Day – 27th December
Tony Coton made an instant impact on his professional debut on this day in 1980. The Birmingham City goalkeeper was making his First Division debut at the age of 19 against Sunderland. Within two minutes of the kick-off, Coton had won the home fans over at St Andrew’s with a penalty save! Sunderland were awarded […]