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West Ham United 2 1860 Munich 0

Wembley Stadium hosted the 1965 European Cup Winners Cup final between England’s 1964 FA Cup winners West Ham United who faced West Germany’s DFB-Pokal Cup winners 1860 Munich. It was the first European final for both sides and 98k supporters packed out the Empire Stadium as it was called back then. The reach the final […]

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Double Dutch Delight

The flying Dutchman, Dennis Bergkamp and his fellow countryman Wim Jonk bagged thirteen goals between them throughout the 1993/94 UEFA Cup run for Inter Milan. Dennis was joint top goal scorer with eight goals but Wim scored the decisive goal in the final to secure a second UEFA Cup title for the Nerazzurri. Watch the […]

Quiz

Quiz: FA Cup Winners

Since it was founded in 1871 the FA Cup has delivered plenty of magical moments as teams from level 9 upwards battle it out on that illusive road to Wembley and a gateway to European football next season. The finals themselves have created memories that live on through the decades which include red cards, giant […]

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Tales of the tassels

Saturday 8th August 1992 A 9 year old me enjoying the school summer holidays was excited at the prospect of going to watch Chelsea at Bristol City in a pre season friendly. It was also just one week before the launch of the newly named Premier League. Chelsea had already signed John Spencer, Robert Fleck, […]

Player Q&A

90 seconds with Michael ‘Bally’ Ball

The talented left back was born in Liverpool in 1979. During his school years he was part of the Liverpool youth team that also included Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen, he also attended the FA’s England school of excellence academy at Lilleshall with the pair before he signed professional terms with Everton in 1996. It […]

Match

FA Cup Final 1990

The FA Cup in 1990 served up two classic matches in the semi-finals which saw goals galore between the four remaining sides. Crystal Palace knocked out the favourites Liverpool in a 4-3 seesaw game at Villa Park whereas the other finalists Manchester United battled out a 3-3 draw with Oldham Athletic at Maine Road. The […]

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Play-Offs: The Best Invention Ever

“The best invention ever”, were the words used by Leyton Orient chairman, Barry Hearn, to describe the play-offs. Quite a statement, considering his comments came in the wake of his team’s defeat to Blackpool in the third division play-off final in 2001. Indeed, since its inception, over 100 clubs have competed in over 400 play-off […]

Polls

Title Deciding Goals

Over the decades, titles have been decided by individual moments of magic often towards the business end of the season. Which goal below get’s your vote for the best when it comes to defining the destination of the First Division or Premier League crown?

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Million Pound Man

In 1979, Brian Clough agreed to make Trevor Francis the first player to demand a £1m transfer fee when he was purchased for Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City. The forward repaid some of that fee back later that year when he scored the winning goal in the European Cup final. SHOP the official England retro […]

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Battle of Britain 1970

For the first time in European Cup history the Scottish and English league champions we’re paired together in the semi-final of the 69/70 competition which was dubbed the ‘Battle of Britain’. Jock Stein’s Glasgow Celtic would take on the heavily fancied Leeds United managed by Don Revie. In the tight first leg at Elland Road, […]

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Billy Wright: Centurion

On 11 April 1959, England and Wolves captain Billy Wright became the first international player to become a centurion when he made his 100th appearance for England against Scotland at Wembley. He led the Three Lions to a 1-0 victory that day with Bobby Charlton scoring the only goal of the game. SHOP the official […]