It was to be an unlucky 13th April for Manchester United back in 1996 as they lost 3-1 away to Southampton at The Dell.It wasn’t the fact that they lost the match that made this game live long in the memory, it was more do do with the manner that they did so. Manchester United […]
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On This Day – 12th April
Sir Bobby Robson with the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy It was on this day back in 1909 that West Auckland beat Swiss side FC Winterthur 2-0 in the Final of the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.The tournament is considered by some as first ever World Cup. If this is the case, ‘West Auckland’ is a correct […]
On This Day – 11th April
Billy Wright and Bobby Evans lead England and Scotland out at Wembley, 11th April 1959 It was on this day back in 1959 that Billy Wright became the first England player to win 100 caps.Wright was the England captain and lead the team out against Scotland in a Home International with the Auld Enemy. The […]
On This Day – 10th April
Football has long been used for experiments over the years. Golden Goal, Silver Goal and kick-ins replaced throw-ins in the 1994/95 season in the lower leagues in England, Belgium and Hungary. One experiment trialled in the first five seasons of the 1970’s was a Third and Fourth Place Play Off between the two losing semi-finallists […]
On This Day – 9th April
Alan Shearer (far right in the picture) puts the ball past Arsenal goalkeeper John Lukic It was on this day in 1988 that a young Alan Shearer announced himself on the football scene.He was only 17 years of age when he made his full first team debut for Southampton at home to Arsenal. It was […]
On This Day – 8th April
David Busst being lead away after the injury, 8th April 1996 It was on this day in 1996 that Coventry City’s David Busst’s career was ended after breaking his leg in a league match with Manchester United.The horrific injury happened at Old Trafford as Busst went in for a challenge with United’s Dennis Irwin and […]
On This Day – 7th April
Second Division Sunderland beat Arsenal 2-1 to secure a place in the FA Cup Final on this day in 1973.They took the lead on 19 minutes with a tap in from Vic Halom. Sunderland’s Micky Horswill hit a long ball over the top of the Arsenal defence, returning a long ball downfield from Arsenal keeper […]
On This Day – 3rd April
It was on this day in 1905 that Boca Juniors of Argentina were formed by a group of Italian immigrants.Boca play their home games at La Bombonera, which translates as ‘The Chocolate Box’. It is called this because of it’s shape. Three of the stands are joined together and the fourth stand houses the executive […]
Heroes & Villains – Chelsea
Heroes – Matthew HardingMatthew Harding lived and breathed Chelsea Football Club.He made his fortune in insurance and became a Director at his beloved Chelsea in October 1993, putting £26.5 million into the club. Following the Taylor Report, Stamford Bridge had to go under major renovation to become an all-seater ground.£7.5 million of Harding’s money went […]
On This Day – 2nd April
Eyal Berkovic scoops in Celtic’s third goal It was on this day back in 2000 that Celtic beat Kilmarnock 4-2 in the Scottish Premier League.There was nothing significant about the fixture, it was a usual run-of-the-mill league game. But it was events in the second half that made the game memorable. Celtic were 2-0 up […]