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On This Day In 1959: England Legend Billy Wright Becomes The First Player To...
The first player in world football to make 100 appearances for his country was England’s Billy Wright, and he achieved the feat on 11th April 1959 when he appeared in a 1-0 victory over Scotland at...
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Retro Football: Jimmy Gauld And The Betting Syndicate Scandal That Rocked...
On the morning of the 12th April, 1964, the Sunday People newspaper broke one of the most sensational scandal stories in British football history. The paper revealed that a syndicate of professional...
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On This Day In 1936: Luton Striker Joe Payne Has The Pleasure Of Scoring Ten...
Joe Payne of Luton Town, circa 1936 On 13th April 1936, Luton Town centre forward Joe Payne wrote himself into the history books by scoring 10 goals in a 12-0 hammering of Bristol Rovers. Payne’s...
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On This Day In 1984: Plucky Plymouth Argyle Take 20,000 Fans To Villa Park...
On 14th April 1984, Plymouth Argyle played an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park against Watford. The Pilgrims’ progress in the 1983/84 competition had definitely caught the imagination, coaxing a...
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Classic Moments: Steve Morrow Falls From The Summit Of Tony Adams After...
On this very day in 1993, Arsenal won the Coca Cola Cup final thanks to a rare goal from Steve Morrow, the Belfast-born defender grabbing the winner in a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at...
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1901 FA Cup Final: Non-League Winners, Football’s First On-Screen Refereeing...
On 20th April 1901, the biggest crowd ever to attend a football match anywhere in the world descended on Crystal Palace Park in South East London. The occasion was the FA Cup Final and what enticed...
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Retro Football: West Ham Stalwart Alvin Martin Scores Hat-Trick Against Three...
West Ham heart-throb Alvin Martin, circa April 1986 (Photo: Bob Thomas/Getty Images) On the afternoon of 21st April 1986, West Ham defender Alvin Martin scored a very unusual hat-trick. Each goal came...
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On This Day In 1978: Peter Shilton On Fire As Newly-Promoted Nottingham...
There’s been much made, fairly understandably, of Leicester’s outstanding progress this season from table-proppers all the way up to table-toppers. In 1978, East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest...
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Classic Moments: Everton Beat Mighty Bayern Munich To Reach Cup Winners’ Cup...
In direct contrast to the general mood permeating Goodison at the moment, back in 1985, Everton pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the club’s history by roaring back from behind to beat none...
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Let’s Hear It For… Lily Parr: The Six-Foot, Chain-Smoking Pioneer Of English...
Lily Parr practises the javelin as part of her training with Preston Ladies FC, 1938 On this very day in April 1905, a true English footballing icon was born. We are of course talking about Lily Parr,...
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Retro Football: Beloved Chelsea Owner Ken Bates Erects 12-Foot Electric Fence...
The Chelsea-Tottenham fixture at Stamford Bridge on 27th April 1985 threatened to boast an even more electrifying atmosphere than usual, right up until the point that the Greater London Council (GLC)...
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On This Day In 1973: Both Bobby And Jack Charlton Play Their Final Games For...
The 28th of April, 1973, was a huge day for the Charlton family. At Stamford Bridge, Bobby was selected for his 606th and final game for Manchester United, against Chelsea. At the same time, some 75...
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On This Day In 1901: Liverpool FC Win Their First Ever League Title (Photo &...
The jolly old Liverpool squad, circa 1901 (Photo: LFC History) It’s perhaps fitting to end the week with a look back to 29th April 1901, and the day Liverpool FC got their hands on their first ever...
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Retro Football: Remembering The 1953 FA Cup Final – Was ‘The Matthews Final’...
Possibly one of the greatest, and certainly one of the most iconic, FA Cup Finals of all time took place on this very day back in 1953. It was contested by Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers. Blackpool...
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On This Day In 1972: Tottenham Legend Martin Chivers Scores Two Thumpers In...
The players’ wives, it’s said, were not happy. Tottenham had fought through to the UEFA Cup Final, with it coming the promise of a sojourn in one of Europe’s more glamorous cities. Sadly, the...
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When The Worlds Of Rock N’ Roll And Goalkeeping Combine: Five Fascinating...
Mix it up a wee bit, my editor said. So I got to 4th May, and I noted that on his day in 1966, the great Peter Shilton made the first of his record 1,005 football league appearances when he stepped up...
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Empty Terraces: The Grim Day Arsenal Only Managed 4,500 At Highbury And...
On 5th May 1966, just a couple of months before English football’s finest hour, a sparse crowd of just 4,554 fans turned up at Highbury to watch Arsenal play Leeds. The average home attendance that...
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On This Day In 1978: Ipswich Midfielder Roger Osborne Scores Winner In FA Cup...
Embed from Getty Images Two very different but equally memorable FA Cup Final victories came on 6th May. The first was in 1961, when Tottenham beat Leicester City to secure the first league...
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On This Day In 1961: Ian St John Hits Ground Running At Liverpool With Debut...
On 9th May 1961, Liverpool gave a first-team debut to their record signing. The player was Ian St John, the fee had been £37,500, and the occasion was the final of the Liverpool Senior Cup. With the...
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Farewell To The Boleyn: 17 Majestic Photos Of West Ham’s Famous Old Stadium...
As we’re sure you’re aware, tonight’s Premier League tie against Manchester United will represent West Ham’s final ever game at Upton Park, the club’s home for the last 112 years. It truly is the end...
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