Wayne Rooney made an impressive start to his career at Old Trafford, scoring a hat-trick on his debut on this day back in 2004.The 18 year old joined from Everton for £30 million and made an immediate impact in a 6-2 win over Turkish side Fenerbahce. Rooney could, and perhaps should have scored early on, […]
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On This Day – 27th September
Wimbledon and Burnley players walk out for the first ever match at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes (Photo by Matthew Ashton/EMPICS via Getty Images) Wimbledon played their first ‘home’ game at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes on this day back in 2003.Burnley were the visitors and the game ended in a […]
On This Day – 26th September
It was on this day back in 1960 that the first matches were played in the League Cup.Alan Hardaker, the former Football League secretary was widely regarded as the man who devised the competition. However, he revealed in his autobiography that the idea came from Sir Stanley Rous, then secretary of the Football Association. Arsenal, […]
On This Day – 25th September
Ipswich Town played their first home game in the European Cup on this day, hammering Floriana of Malta 10-0 in the Preliminary Round Second Leg.The tie was effectively over in the first leg, with Ipswich winning 4-1 in Malta. A crowd of 25,287 came to Portman Road for the second leg to witness their club’s […]
On This Day – 24th September
Me at the Nou Camp back in the autumn of 2006. I was just 20 years old and look so young!! It was on this day back in 1957 the FC Barcelona opened their Nou Camp home for the first time.Barca played against a selection of players from Warsaw in Poland in the first game […]
On This Day – 23rd September
William Gallas celebrates scoring Arsenal’s 1st goal with Kolo Toure. Arsenal 3:0 Sheffield United. FA Permiership. Emirates Stadium, Islington, London, 23/9/06. Credit: Arsenal Football Club / Stuart MacFarlane. Arsenal beat Sheffield United 3-0 on this day back in 2006 to record their first league win at their new Emirates Stadium home. The match as also […]
On This Day – 22nd September
Jonathan Woodgate made his Real Madrid debut on this day back in 2005, in a game that both he and Real Madrid fans will never forget. Debuts are looked forward to by both the player and fans. The player gets to finally prove his worth to the fans and the fans get to see if […]
On This Day – 21st September
A crowd of 8,858 watched Charlton Athletic’s final game at The Valley for seven years on this day back in 1985.Their last match at their home ground was a 2-0 victory over Stoke City in the old Second Division. Due to financial problems, the club had to up sticks and temporarily move out, making do […]
On This Day – 20th September
Brian Clough passed away on this day back in 2004 at the age of 69. Many people consider him to be one of the greatest managers that the English game has ever had, and I for one agree with them! Clough was a prolific goalscorer as a player, ending his career early due to a […]
On This Day – 19th September
Sir Bobby Robson return back home on this day back in 1999, in his first match at St James’s Park as manager of Newcastle United.Robson was born in County Durham and had followed Newcastle as a boy. After 31 years managing in four different countries and eight years as England manager, the opportunity to manage […]