An artist’s impression of the townspeople of Hartlepool hanging a monkey H’Angus the Monkey, Hartlepool United’s beloved mascot, was elected mayor of Hartlepool on this day back in 2002.Yes, you read it right, the mayor of Hartlepool! Stuart Drummond, the man who wore the outfit to entertain the crowds at Hartlepool United matches, ran in […]
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On This Day – 2nd May
The North Bank on the 2nd May 1992 It was on this day in 1992 that Arsenal played their last game in front of their famous North Bank terrace.The game was also the last game for both club in the old First Division before the new Premier League would begin in the August. Southampton were […]
On This Day – 1st May
A pre-match photo of the two teams Belgium and France played out a 3-3 draw on this day back in 1904. They competed for the Evence Coppee Trophy but as the game finished level, the trophy wasn’t awarded! The match was France and Belgium’s first competitive matches. It was also the first international match to […]
On This Day – 30th April
John Hendrie side-foots home the last competitive goal at Ayresome Park The last game to be played at Middlesbrough’s Ayresome Park as played on this day a quarter of a century ago.30th April 1995 is a date etched in the mind of Middlesbrough fans old enough to remember the move. It was the date that […]
On This Day – 29th April
It was on this day 50 years ago that Chelsea and Leeds United played out one of the dirtiest matches in English footballing history. The two were contesting the FA Cup Final Replay which Chelsea won 2-1 in extra-time to lift the FA Cup for the first time in their history. The game is mainly […]
On This Day – 28th April
Billie and other police horses restoring order at the 1923 Final Around 300,000 people converged on Wembley Stadium on this day back in 1923 to watch the Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.It was the first match to be played at the new national stadium. The FA weren’t expecting to sell all […]
On This Day – 27th April
The Trinity road stand at Villa Park, home of Aston Villa. It is considered to be Archibald Leitch’s masterpiece Archibald Leitch, one of the finest stadium architects ever seen, was born on this day in 1865.He created and designed over twenty stadiums between 1899 and 1939. Most of his works have sadly been demolished due […]
On This Day – 26th April
Arsenal hold the record for most FA Cup wins, having lifted the famous trophy thirteen times in their 134 year history.It was on this day back in 1930 that Arsenal won their first FA Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield Town at Wembley. Arsenal’s victorious manager was Herbert Chapman and ironically, he had […]
On This Day – 25th April
Schmeichel in the penalty shootout against Holland in the Euro ’92 Semi-Final Peter Schmeichel played his 129th and final game for Denmark on this day back in 2001.He played 65 minutes in a 3-0 victory over Slovenia at Copenhagen before coach Morten Olsen replaced him with Peter Kjaer. Schmeichel left the pitch to a standing […]
On This Day – 24th April
Turkish football fans are known for their passionate and wild fans who take their football very seriously.On this day back in 1996, an incident at the fierce Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce went down in Turkish football folklore. Former Liverpool and Scotland international Graeme Souness became manager of Galatasaray in June 1995. This came […]