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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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This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the right boot of Chelsea’s Roberto Di Matteo in the 1997 FA Cup Final. It was the fastest goal scored in FA Cup Final history, a record that stood for twelve years until Louis Saha scored in the 2009 final for Everton, ironically against Chelsea. The goal came after […]
The last match ever played at the old Wembley Stadium was played on this day back in 2000.England faced Germany in a World Cup qualifier in the pouring rain on a miserable Saturday afternoon. With the fans in the stadium already in a sombre mood, England’s defeat was as damp as the weather and lost […]
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the League Cup Final last year between Chelsea and Manchester City.With the game goalless and entering the final minute of extra time, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri decided that he would replace his goalkeeper for the inevitable penalty shootout. Kepa Arrizabalaga started the game and had been treated for cramp […]
Football – 4/9/1977 England training – Before England vs. Switzerland (07/09/1977) The six Liverpool players picked for the England international against Switzerland at Wembley. Left to right: Ian Callaghan, Terry McDermott, Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Ray Kennedy and Emlyn Hughes. Ron Greenwood took charge of his first match as England manager on this day back […]
The FA Cup was the one trophy that eluded Brian Clough throughout his career.He had guided his Nottingham Forest side to two successive semi finals in 1988 and 1989, only to be paired with Liverpool and lost on both occasions. Forest then went one better in the 1990/91 season, reaching the FA Cup Final after […]
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal” is probably the most iconic goal of the 1980’s. It came from Coventry City’s Keith Houchen against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1987 FA Cup Final. The Final was a classic and was the perfect opportunity for nearly every single football cliche to be used by John Motson in the BBC commentary […]
After yesterday’s ‘Iconic Moment’ featured a moment in Euro 96, I thought that I would include a goal from the tournament for this week’s ‘Greatest Goal’.In my opinion there were four truly great goals in the tournament. Paul Gascoigne’s delightful goal against Scotland, Karel Poborsky and Davor Suker’s lobs for Czech Republic and Croatia and […]
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1974 Charity Shield between the league champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool.The match was the first Charity Shield to be held at Wembley and made it into much more of a showpiece occasion to start the season. Don Revie had left Leeds United at the end […]
I realised last night that I haven’t written one of these articles for quite a while now. This time, I think that it’s appropriate that I include Geoff Hurst’s hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final. My reasoning is that last Thursday (30th July) marked the 52nd anniversary since the greatest moment in English football history as […]