On This Day – 6th April

Gordon Banks made his England debut on this day in 1963. It came in a British Home Championships match at Wembley against Scotland. Sadly for Banks, England lost the game 2-1 but he would go on and make a total of appearances for England. Three years later, the Leicester City goalkeeper played in all six […]

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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. […]

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