Gazza, El Tel and Golden Bollocks
During his time at White Hart Lane, Gary Lineker was nicknamed Golden Bollocks after becoming the Golden Boot winner at the Mexico 1986 World Cup. Here he he with Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry ‘El Tel’ Venables and midfield maestro Paul Gascoigne enjoying a pre-match laugh whilst showcasing the miniature versions of the FA Cup they […]
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Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2
Back in 1997, Ruud Gullit’s Chelsea side performed a classic comeback in the FA Cup tie with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on the road to Wembley. The Blues went on to lift the famous FA Cup for the second time in their history. However, it wasn’t all going Chelsea’s way initially and Roy Evans Reds […]
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Quiz: League Cup Winners
Since it’s inception in 1960, the League Cup has seen 23 different teams lift the trophy. How many League Cup winners can you name? Test your football knowledge here What score did you get? Let us know in the comments below! SHOP the official League Cup collection at 3Retro.com
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Match of the Century
To many modern football fans, the idea of the beautiful game in the 1950s is less of a reference point and more a combination of myth and legend. Even watching back the scratchy footage of the likes of Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney, John Charles, Nat Lofthouse and others seems increasingly alien compared to what we’ve […]
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90 seconds with Mark ‘Brighty’ Bright
Mark Abraham Bright was born on the 6th June 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent. The imposing striker played Youth football for his boyhood team Port Vale before being released aged 16. After three years playing non-league football with Leek Town he would return to Vale Park and eventually made his first team debut for the Valiants in […]
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Howay the lads
Talented football photographer, Stuart Roy Clarke gets up close with the Toon Army enroute to watch the mighty magpies in the early 90’s. Clarke specialises in capturing the beautiful game off the pitch as opposed to the action on the grass and illustrates the unbridled passion of the fans. SHOP the official Newcastle United retro […]
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Best Football Film
The beautiful game is watched by millions of fans in stadiums across the globe, over recent years that popularity has also made it’s presence felt on the big screen within cinemas. We’ve selected our top 10 football based movies which includes a range of films from factual historical dramas to imaginative fiction and everything in […]
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Highbury Hero
The 1985-86 season saw Arsenal Football Club celebrate their centenary. In terms of the great sides of their long and illustrious past this vintage wasn’t a patch on the great 1971 double side. But what it did have was Anthony Stewart “Tony” Woodcock. Born in the town of Eastwood in the staunchly working class Nottinghamshire […]
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Liverpool 4 Newcastle United 3
This match was dubbed ‘game of the decade’ and rightly so. The game had absolutely everything and provided bags of entertainment for the neutrals whilst raising the heart rates of Liverpool and Newcastle United fans alike. Former Liverpool legend Kevin Keegan brought his title chasing side to Anfield in search of three points but Stan […]
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Little & Large
Liverpool and Leeds United captains and fellow Scotland internationals, Ron Yeats and Bobby Collins shake hands before the 1965 FA Cup final at Wembley. The big Liverpool defender went on to lift the famous old FA Cup trophy after beating Don Revie’s men 2-1 after extra time thanks to goals from Roger Hunt and Ian […]
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