David Beckham catapaulted his name into the football limelight on this day back in 1996 with a goal from 55 yards on the opening day of the 1996/97 season. With football fans all over the country still reeling after the disappointment of England losing to Germany in Euro 96, Manchester United started their Premier League […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.22
Tony Yeboah celebrates his thunderbolt against Wimbledon, 23rd September 1995 Today’s Greatest Goal was scored by Leeds United’s Tony Yeboah and came a few matches into his first full season at the Yorkshire club.The Ghanaian scored two absolute screamers in the first two months of the 1995/96 season, one away at Wimbledon and another at […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.18
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the enigmatic Paolo di Canio. The wild-tempered Italian had moved to West Ham United in January 1999 after Sheffield Wednesday were unable to cope with his behaviour. Four months before he joined West Ham, Di Canio had shoved referee Paul Alcock to the ground after being sent off and […]
On This Day – 17th June
Wimbledon FC’s badge Workington Town finally lost their Football League status on this day back in 1977 after two successive seasons of finishing bottom of the Fourth Division. They were replaced by Wimbledon, who had just won the Southern League Championship for the third successive season. Wimbledon was better known at the time for the […]
On This Day – 14th May
Wimbledon won the FA Cup for the first and only time in their history on this day back in 1988.The Dons beat Liverpool, who were red-hot favourites to win the Cup, thanks to a first-half goal from Lawrie Sanchez. Wimbledon had only been in the First Division for two years and had finished the season […]
When outfield players become goalkeepers Part II
Bobby Moore (West Ham United) vs Stoke City, 26th January 1972West Ham’s goalkeeper Bobby Ferguson took a kick to the head in the 13th minute when diving at Terry Conroy’s feet. He was given treatment on the rain-sodden pitch for seven minutes but had to be taken off. Bobby Moore took the goalkeeper’s jersey and […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.10
This goal catapulted David Beckham into the limelight. It came on the opening game of the season against Wimbledon on August 1996.Beckham’s long-range effort made people sit up and realise what great potential the young man had. It’s fair to say that the goal changed his life forever. There were only seconds remaining of the […]