Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a European competition on this day in 1963 as they thumped Athletico Madrid 5-1 in Rotterdam to lift the European Cup Winners Cup. Jimmy Greaves opened the scoring after 16 minutes, volleying in a cross from Cliff Jones. John White then added Spurs’ second on 35 […]
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On This Day – 14th May
DAVID PLEAT (LUTON MANAGER) RUNS ONTO THE PITCH AT THE FINAL WHISTLE AFTER HIS TEAM HAD AVOIDED RELEGATION TO THE 2nd DIVISION WITH A GOAL 4 MINUTES FROM TIME BY RADDI ANTIC, THUS SENDING DOWN THEIR OPPOSITION INSTEAD. MANCHESTER CITY V LUTON TOWN, 1982/83. CREDIT: COLORSPORT One of the most memorable football moments of the […]
On This Day -13th May
Current Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made his last Premier League appearance for the club as a player on this day back in 2007. Solskjaer joined United for only £1.5 million, from Molde in his native Norway. In all, he made 366 appearances for the club and scored 126 times. The most famous of […]
On This Day – 12th May
One of the most famous FA Cup Finals, known as ‘The Five Minute Final’ happened on this day in 1979. Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2, with three of the goals in the final five minutes, hence the name ‘The Five Minute Final’. Arsenal scored twice in the first half to give them a two-goal lead. […]
On This Day – 11th May
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On This Day – 10th May
It was on this day in 1978 that Liverpool retained the European Cup, beating Brugge in the Final at Wembley Stadium. A goal in the 64th minute goal from Kenny Dalglish was enough to secure victory. The Scot ran through the Brugge defence to get on the end of a wonderful through ball from Graeme […]
On This Day – 9th May
Chelsea secured the Premier League title on this day back in 2010 with an incredible 8-0 win over Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge. Carlo Ancellotti’s men were only 2-0 up at half time but turned on the style in the second half to record their highest Premier League win. Didier Drogba hit a hat-trick in […]
On This Day – 8th May
Carlisle United goalkeeper Jimmy Glass scored a dramatic last-gasp winner against Plymouth Argyle on this day in 1999. In doing so, he managed to keep United in the Football League, at the expense of Scarborough. In the days leading up to the final match of the season, Carlisle boss Nigel Pearson had a real nightmare […]
On This Day – 7th May
Arsenal played their final match at Highbury on this day back in 2006, beating Wigan Athletic 4-2 and securing a Champions League in the process. Highbury had been Arsenal’s home since 1913 and the club had celebrated their time at the ground over the course of the season. Each home match during the 2005/06 season […]
On This Day – 6th May
Arsene Wenger took charge of his 1235th and final match as Arsenal manager on this day three years ago. His Arsenal side made sure that it was a memorable finale to his 22 year reign by beating Burnley 5-0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice and Alexandre Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac and Alex Iwobi completed the scoring. The […]