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Late Tackle
/ 1 year agoEngland and the managers who turned down the national job
It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do...
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EFL
/ 1 year agoCareer review: Peter Higham
Fratton Park, February 1950. Defending First Division champions Portsmouth had an injury crisis. Enter 19-year-old Marine Peter Higham.
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EFL
/ 1 year agoCartoon: Preston North End 3-3 Wolverhampton, 1954
A cartoon illustrating the 3-3 draw between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale on 13 November 1954.
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Europe
/ 1 year agoJohan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend
The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything...
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Book Reviews
/ 1 year agoPREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa,...
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Book Reviews
/ 1 year agoJoe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be...
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Europe
/ 1 year agoEngland v Italy, 1934: Battle of Highbury remembered for brutality
On November 14, 1934, England met reigning World Cup winners Italy in a game that became known as the Battle of...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSwedish shock: Recalling England’s home humbling by Sweden
Colin Allan recalls when England were stunned on home turf by Sweden 65 years ago...
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Retro
/ 1 year agoPhilip O’Rourke on the forgotten giants of international football
Philip O'Rourke looks at the changing face of the World Football map
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Retro
/ 2 years agoTasty Almonds: When the Bristol side shone
Roy Hamilton tells John Lyons about the days when Almondsbury Greenway became a big fish in Non-League waters...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoMemory Lane: When Torquay held Spurs
Torquay 3 Spurs 3. Plainmoor was rocking. 20,000 Devon folk, and a few from London, too. And we were taken through...
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Europe
/ 2 years agoEuro ’96 – An almost perfect summer for England and her fans
Tom Green recalls a tournament which captured the entire country's imagination.
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Features
/ 2 years agoSchoolboy Stars
Colin Allan recalls the early days of some of English Football's true greats Despite their future successes, several famous footballers regarded...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoGIANT-KILLING CANARIES
Sam Todd recalls when Norwich City enjoyed a sensational FA Cup run 65 years ago... TT WAS an FA Cup fourth...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoCHARLTON’S POST-WAR FINALS
Colin Allan recalls how the Addicks put the pain of losing in the 1946 showpiece behind them to triumph the following...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoCHEEKY CHARLIE
TOM GREEN LOOKS AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLIE MITTEN, WHO WENT FROM BURMA TO BOGOTA VIA OLD TRAFFORD MANCHESTER...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoDAVE’S TREASURE HUNT
Former Southampton striker Dave Puckett tells Jake Gunton about his efforts to track down some precious mementos of his playing days......
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Retro
/ 2 years agoMY FIRST LOVE
Colin Allan recalls his early days as a Sheffield Wednesday supporter... Why do fans support particular teams? Often, of course, it’s...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoAND IT’S LIVE…
Sam Todd recalls when Tottenham Hotspur played Nottingham Forest in a momentous match 40 years ago THERE was plenty of VAR...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoFESTIVE FEAST
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE TIGERS OF HULL CITY TOOK ON THE LIONS OF MILLWALL TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION OVER CHRISTMAS...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoYORK CITY’S COCA-COLA CUP FIZZER
Tom Green recalls when the Minstermen stunned Alex Ferguson's Manchester United almost 30 years ago... On a Tuesday night in October...
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Features
/ 2 years agoFOOTBALL ON GRANDSTAND
Sam Todd looks back at a much loved television programme from yesteryear... FOR those of us who became hooked on sport...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoQPR’S WEMBLEY GLORY
Colin Allan recalls when the third division side stunned top-flight West Brom on a pivotal day in the League Cup's history...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoSWANS’ DATE WITH DESTINY
Elis James reflects on the drama of following Swansea City as they fought for their Football League future.. IN MAY 2011,...
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Retro
/ 2 years agoSHAUN’S EPIC JOURNEY
John Lyons talks to former Aston Villa defender Shaun Teale about his incredible football career... IF THERE’S a lesson that Shaun...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 years agoThanks, Trevor
Lifelong Birmingham City fan Keith Dixon pays his personal tribute to the late, great Blues legend... AS A committee member, I...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 years agoTrevor Francis: Man in a million
Robert Wilson takes a look back at the life of the former Nottingham Forest and England star Cup king: Trevor Francis...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 years agoVilla’s Dr Jo experiment
Matthew Mann recalls when Aston Villa took a new approach by appointing a foreign manager... WHILE it is fashionable for Premier...
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Retro
/ 3 years agoForest’s cup glory
Colin Allan recalls a classic FA Cup Final between Nottingham Forest and Luton Town MANY said this was going to be...
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Retro
/ 3 years agoEngland’s 70s successes
Steve Tolmie picks out some high points amid a tough decade for the Three Lions... The 1970s were pretty desperate if...
