The Football Association decided at the start of the 1991/92 season that a penalty shootout at the end of the first replay should settle ties. It was on this day in 1991 that the first penalty shootout in an FA Cup match was played. For many years, some ties had to go through several replays […]
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On This Day – 25th November
Peterborough United’s Tony Philliskirk scored five goals in a 9-1 win over Kingstonian in the FA Cup on this day back in 1992. It was the biggest win in The Posh’s history and also the most goals scored by a Peterborough player in one match. Philliskirk’s joy was short-lived however as the game was declared […]
On This Day – 24th November
Former Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan was born on this day in 1936. He owned the Lancashire club for 20 years before handing the reigns to his grandson David Sharpe in 2015. Whelan played for Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra as a left back before having to retire from the game at the age of […]
On This Day – 23rd November
Joey Barton would have made senior debut for Manchester City on this day in 2002 had it not been for the most bizarre of circumstances. City were away to Middlesbrough and after Geremi scored to give the hosts a 3-1 lead on 84 minutes, manager Kevin Keegan told Barton to get ready to go on […]
On This Day – 22nd November
Steve McClaren became known as the ‘Wally with the Brolly’ on this day in 2007 as his England side failed to qualify for Euro 2008.England hosted Croatia at Wembley, knowing that avoiding defeat would take them to the Finals the following year. Croatia had already qualified for the European Championships and both sides would qualify […]
On This Day – 21st November
Peter Shilton in his Stoke City debut against Wolves Peter Shilton joined Stoke City from Leicester City on this day in 1974 for £325,000, a world record sum at the time for a goalkeeper. Shilton had replaced Gordon Banks as Leicester City’s number one in 1967 and the World Cup-winner moved to Stoke City. Then […]
On this Day – 20th November
On this day in 1971, Bournemouth’s Ted MacDougall made national news for scoring nine goals in one match. It remains the record amount of goals scored by one player in the proper rounds of the FA Cup. Third Division Bournemouth hosted non-league Margate in the FA Cup First Round at Dean Court. Any chance of […]
On This Day – 19th November
Jimmy Greaves scored his 100th Legue goal on this day back in 1960, becoming the youngest player to reach that landmark in the process.Greaves made his debut three years before, scoring in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, a club that he would join a year later. At just 20 years and 290 days old, […]
On This Day – 18th November
Nottingham Forest’s 25 match unbeaten run in the Premier League was ended was a 7-0 hammering by reigning champions Blackburn Rovers on this day back in 1995. Their impressive run began on 25th February and they went the last thirteen games of the 1994/95 season undefeated.Despite selling star striker Stan Collymore in the close season […]
On This Day – 17th November
A few months after the end of the Second World War, Russian side Dynamo Moscow embarked on a tour of Britain.Dynamo played against Chelsea, Cardiff City, Arsenal and Glasgow Rangers. It was on this day back in 1945 that Cardiff City played the Russian giants. Chelsea had drawn 3-3 with Dynamo four days earlier at […]