It was on this day back in 1993 that Swindon Town won promotion to the Premier League, beating Leicester City 4-3 in the First Division Play Off Final at Wembley.Three years earlier, Swindon had beaten Sunderland 1-0 at Wembley to gain promotion to the old First Division. A few days later, promotion was taken away […]
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Historic Matches No.3 – Charlton Athletic 4 Sunderland 4
Charlton Athletic celebrate with the trophy The 1998 First Division Play Off Final will go down as one of the most enthralling and entertaining finals of all-time.Charlton Athletic hadn’t played in the new Premier League since it was formed in 1992 and their last season in the top flight was the 1989/90 campaign. Sunderland were […]
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Heroes & Villains – Leicester City
Hero – Steve WalshAnyone nicknamed ‘Captain Fantastic’ by their fans must be held in high regard, and that is certainly the case for Leicester fans with Steve Walsh.Walsh spent 14 years at Leicester City after joining from Wigan Athletic in 1986. He made 450 appearances for the Foxes and scored 62 goals, playing as either […]