England famously drew 1-1 with Poland on this day in 1973, thereby missing out of qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany the following year. 100,000 fans packed into Wembley Stadium, fully expecting England to get the win and qualify at the expense of their visitors.Poland faced an onslaught from England throughout the […]
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On This Day – 17th October
Stanley Matthews signed for Stoke City on this day in 1961 at the ripe old age of 46! The signing of the contract was televised live on BBC Sportsnight.Matthews had made his league debut when at Stoke City all the way back in 1932, staying at the Victoria Ground until 1947, when he joined Blackpool […]
On This Day – 16th October
England’s goalkeeper David Seaman is beaten direct from a corner by Macedonia’s Artim Sakiri (Photo by Neal Simpson/EMPICS via Getty Images) It was on this day back in 2002 that Macedonian Artim Sakiri managed to embarrass David Seaman by scoring direct from a corner against England in a European Championship qualifier. Seaman was making his […]
On This Day – 15th October
Any football fan worth their salt will be able to tell you their club’s record win. Preston North End fans are given no excuse as their highest win is also the biggest home win and most goals scored in a game in English football history. It was on this day that Preston North End defeated […]
On This Day – 14th October
Youth team graduate Jason Crowe made his debut for Arsenal on this day back in 1997 and it would be a match that he will never forget.Crowe came on in place of experienced right back Lee Dixon at the start of extra time in the League Cup Third Round tie at home to First Division […]
On This Day – 13th October
Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown on this day back in in 1979.Brown also played for Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers and Kerala Blasters of the Indian Premier League in a career that lasted 22 years. In his thirteen years at Manchester United, Brown won five Premier League titles, and the Champions League, FA Cup and League […]
On This Day – 12th October
Scotland and Wales played in a World Cup Qualifier on this day back in 1977, with a place at the World Cup Finals in Argentina up for grabs. Czechoslovakia were the other side in the small qualifying group and they beat Scotland 2-0 in the first group game. Wales then comfortably beat the Czechs 3-0 […]
On This Day – 11th October
Bill Nicholson made his debut in the Tottenham Hotspur dugout on this day in 1958 as Everton came to visit White Hart Lane.The Scot must have had a good impression on his new charges as they hammered the Toffees, winning 10-4! Previous manager Jimmy Anderson had handed in his resignation a few days before the […]
On This Day – 10th October
Eight months before his clanger against USA in the 2010, Robert Green made history by becoming the first England goalkeeper to be sent off.The red card came on this day back in 2009 in a qualifier away to Ukraine. England had already qualified for the World Cup in South Africa before the match had even […]
On This Day – 9th October
A slightly different ‘On This Day’ article today as I am delighted to announce that I have had my first article published by a national newspaper.My article about my local club Godalming Town is up on the Non League Paper’s website. If you’d like to read it, please click on the link below. Leafy Surrey […]