England finally returned to their spiritual home of Wembley on this day in 2007 after more than six and a half years away from London. It had taken longer than expected for the new stadium to be completed and had cost around £750 million to build, but the all-new 90,000 capacity stadium was ready to […]
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On This Day – 31st May
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 […]
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 – 5th May
It was on this day in 1966 that Manchester City’s German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann wrote his name in football folklore. Trautmann broke several vertebrae in his neck during the 1956 FA Cup Final against Birmingham City. After being treated by the club physio for several minutes, the former prisoner of war decided that he would […]
On This Day – 2nd May
It was on this day in 1953 that Stanley Matthews was finally able to get his hands on the FA Cup. The 38 year old had been playing since 1932 and played for various clubs during the Second World War between 2939 and 1945. He started his career at Stoke City before moving to Blackpool […]
On This Day – 28th April
Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United played in the first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on this day in 1923. The match was overshadowed however by the huge crowd that attended, with many thousands of extra fans gaining entry and swarming the perimeter of the pitch. Some fans even crossed over the touchline […]
On This Day – 27th April
Aston Villa’s Peter Withe scored his one and only goal for England on this day in 1983. It came in a 2-0 win over Hungary at Wembley in a qualifying match for the European Championships that were due to be played in France the following year. Trevor Francis scored England’s first goal in the 31st […]
On This Day – 26th April
Manchester City beat Leicester City in the FA Cup Final on this day in 1969 with Neil Young scoring the winner in the 24th minute. The Manchester club were reigning First Division champions and had a very strong team including Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell and Francis Lee. Leicester had Peter Shilton in goal, who was […]
On This Day – 25th April
Steve Bull scored twice for England as they beat Czechoslovakia on this day in 1990, as both sides prepared for the forthcoming World Cup in Italy. The Czechs took the lead on ten minutes, with Tomas Skuhravy nodding in from close range. Steve Bull then equalised for England in the 17th minute with a powerful […]
On This Day – 24th April
Luton Town were giantkillers on this day back in 1988, beating the holders Arsenal 3-2 to win the League Cup. Arsenal were strong favourites going into the game but fell behind when Brian Stein scored from close range in the 13th minute.The game sprang to life in the final 20 minutes when four goals were […]