Sir Bobby Charlton, an iconic figure in the annals of football history, etched his name into the record books not just for his outstanding performances for Manchester United and the English national team, but also for being honoured with the Ballon D’Or. Awarded in 1966, the Ballon D’Or recognized Charlton as Europe’s best player, a […]
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Midfield maestro Bryan Robson won 90 caps for England during the 80s and early 90’s, scoring 26 goals for the Three Lions. He made his debut aged 23 in 1980 at Wembley against the Republic of Ireland and made his final appearance aged 34 against Turkey at Wembley in 1991. He captained his national side […]
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The Scotland international midfielder Des Bremner spent the vast majority of his career at Easter Road, Villa Park and at St Andrews. The defensive midfielder began his career at Hibernian where he made his debut in 1972, he went on to make 199 appearances for the Hibees scoring 18 goals in the process. In 1979, […]
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Who remembers the excitement of tearing off the cellophane wrapping of your August edition of Shoot magazine to reveal the league ladders ahead of the new season? Once removed from the semi-transparent packaging , the ladders would be carefully pinned to your bedroom wall, probably located next to the squad poster of your favourite team […]
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Karren Brady was often referred to as the first lady of football and pioneered the way forward for future generations of women within football. Her first appointment was with Birmingham City in 1993 when she was given the role of managing director, aged just 23 years by the club’s then-owner David Sullivan. Sexism within the […]
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The talented Leeds United team of the 60’s and 70’s was made up of Internationals from all corners of the British Isles and Ireland. Under the stewardship of manager Don Revie, The Peacocks won two First Division titles, FA Cup and League Cup domestically. In European competition they won the Inter-City Fairs Cup twice. SHOP […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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Did you know? Billy Meredith currently holds the record for being the oldest first team player to ever play for both Manchester City (49 years) and Manchester United (46 years) at club level whilst also holding the international record for Wales (45 years). The talented and durable Welshmen played over 700 matches during his time […]
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