It was on this day in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the record that no one ever wanted – becoming the first England player to be sent off. Mullery got his marching orders against Yugoslavia in the Semi Final of the European Championships. England lost the match 1-0. The game was being played in Florence, […]
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On This Day – 4th June
By:Chris Amy It was on this day in 1977 that Scotland’s fans took over Wembley to watch their side beat England 2-1. The match was not what the day was remembered for, but the Tartan Army’s celebrations after the final whistle. Thousands of Scotland fans swarmed the pitch to celebrate the win that retained the […]
On This Day – 3rd June
By:Chris Amy It was on this day in 2006 that England demolished Jamaica 6-0 in a warm-up friendly before the 2006 World Cup. The choice in opposition was probably due to the fact Trinidad & Tobago were in England’s group at the World Cup. Playing another CONCACAF side would give them a better idea of […]
On This Day – 2nd June
By:Chris Amy This is only slightly football-related, but on this day in 1985 Pope John Paul II visited Cardiff City’s Ninian Park ground. He spoke at a Youth Rally in front of 30,000 spectators at Cardiff’s home and is probably one of the most famous people to have visited the stadium. City left Ninian Park […]
On This Day – 4th June
Chris Amy It was on this day in 1977 that Scotland’s fans took over Wembley to watch their side beat England 2-1. The match was not what the day was remembered for, but the Tartan Army’s celebrations after the final whistle. Thousands of Scotland fans swarmed the pitch to celebrate the win that retained the […]
On This Day – 3rd June
It was on this day in 2006 that England demolished Jamaica 6-0 in a warm-up friendly before the 2006 World Cup. The choice in opposition was probably due to the fact Trinidad & Tobago were in England’s group at the World Cup. Playing another CONCACAF side would give them a better idea of what they […]
On This Day – 2nd June
This is only slightly football-related, but on this day in 1985 Pope John Paul II visited Cardiff City’s Ninian Park ground. He spoke at a Youth Rally in front of 30,000 spectators at Cardiff’s home and is probably one of the most famous people to have visited the stadium. City left Ninian Park in 2009 […]
On This Day – 1st June
England finally returned to their spiritual home of Wembley on this day in 2007 after more than six and a half years away from London. It had taken longer than expected for the new stadium to be completed and had cost around £750 million to build, but the all-new 90,000 capacity stadium was ready to […]
On This Day – 31st May
It was on this day back in 1993 that Swindon Town won promotion to the Premier League, beating Leicester City 4-3 in the First Division Play Off Final at Wembley.Three years earlier, Swindon had beaten Sunderland 1-0 at Wembley to gain promotion to the old First Division. A few days later, promotion was taken away […]
On This Day – 30th May
Nottingham Forest won the first of two consecutive European Cups on this day in 1979, beating Swedish side Malmo 1-0.The only goal of the game was scored by Trevor Francis, who had only joined Forest just a few months earlier from Birmingham City. He cost £1 million and became the first British player to fetch […]