It was on this day back in 2016 that England came from two goals down to beat Germany 3-2 in Berlin. An impressive England display a few months before a major tournament normally creates a huge wave of optimism that they will come good and bring home a trophy. This time around, fans were quick […]
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On This Day – 25th March
Happy Birthday to my lovely sister Jenny. Below is a photo of a match between Morecambe and my club Aldershot Town on 1st November 2008. The match was just a normal league match, but for me, it was the perfect opportunity to go up to see my Jenny who was studying at a university nearby. […]
On This Day – 24th March
Italy’s Giampaolo Pazzini celebrates scoring the first goal at the new Wembley Stadium The New Wembley opened its doors for the first time on this day in 2007, almost seven years after the final game at the original Wembley Stadium. England Under 21s played the Italy Under 21s in front of a crowd of 55,700. […]
On This Day – 23rd March
It was on this day in 2005 that Umbro unveiled England’s new home shirt, that would be used in the following year’s World Cup in Germany. The previous shirt that was produced for fans was reversible. On the inside was a blue and white ‘leisurewear’ shirt that could be worn as well as the shirt […]
On This Day – 22nd March
Apologies that this is a day late. I thought that I’d do the article anyway as it is important to do one for every day. Bill Shankly became Carlisle United manager on this day in 1949. It was his first job in football management, a career that lasted fifteen years and saw him becoming one […]
On This Day – 21st March
Brian Clough was born on this day in 1935. He was a fantastic goalscorer in is playing days and often outspoken but hugely successful manager. As a player, he scored an incredible 267 career goals in 296 games, before a knee injury ruined his career at the age of 27. Within three years, Clough was […]
On This Day – 20th March
Aston Villa visited Leicester City in a First Division game on this day in 1976. The game finished 2-2 and all four goals were scored by Villa’s Chris Nicholl! The defender scored twice at the right end and two past John Burridge, his team mate in the Villa goal. Nicholl was the club captain the […]
On This Day – 19th March
It was on this day in 1932 that a certain Stanley Matthews made his first-team debut for Stoke City. Little would he, or anyone else know that he would continue to play professional football for another 33 years! Only 4,000 people can claim that they were there to see 17-year-old Matthews make his professional debut. […]
On This Day – 18th March
Bobby Zamora scores the Fulham’s opening goal in an extraordinary night at Craven Cottage 3-1 down from the away leg in Italy against a strong Juventus team. Surely Fulham were about to be knocked out of the Europa League on this day in 2010? The Fulham fans that made up the majority of the 23,458 […]
On This Day – 17th March
Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter Erin Rose! hdrpl The post On This Day – 17th March appeared first on Far Post Header. Go to Source […]