The recent World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign saw Northern Ireland and Italy meet in the same group. It was only the second time the two
11th February 1980 in a room in a local hotel, packed full of journalists sat in anticipation of what was going to be the biggest
Israel has always had a difficult time in the sporting arena. Mainly through struggling to find teams to play against. After the creation of the
Since the turn of the 21st century Portugal has been one of the strongest countries competing in international tournaments. European Championship winners 2016, runners-up 2004.
Oxford United and the wider football world was shocked to learn of the passing of one of their greatest ever players. News Joey Beauchamp had
This is the story of York City in 1983-84 when they became the first club to reach 100 points in a season. Part One took
You may have thought clubs getting into financial difficulty was a recent phenomenon. The plight of Portsmouth, Luton, Chester City, Bury, and Halifax Town are
York City has never been one of football’s most fashionable clubs. At the time of writing the Minstermen sit in 15h position in the Vanarama
On 10th March 1919 the Football League held a special meeting to agree the expansion of the league and also which teams would make up
For a period of time in September 1983, Andoni Goikoetxea was the most hated footballer on the planet. Well, maybe not everyone hated him but
The Brazil side from the 1970 World Cup in Mexico has gone down in history as one of the greatest international sides ever. The names
Liverpool Football Club paid its respects yesterday to another man instrumental in helping them become the dominant force in English and European football. Born in
On a cold winter’s morning in December 1914, men climbed out of their trenches and walked towards each other. Their intentions weren’t to fight. They
Today Liverpool and Manchester United are such fierce rivals you cannot imagine them colluding to arrange the result of a football match. But in 1915
They say you always remember your first game. For many of us, though, we may remember the occasion, the two teams and possibly some of
Liverpool and the world of football are once again mourning the passing of one of the legends of the game. For us who watched the
There used to be a pub-quiz question “name the 11 members of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad who didn’t play in the Finalâ€. But now
“Commentating is about rhythm. It’s about silence. It’s about the choice of words to punctuate the silence and illuminate them.†On The Football Pink we
Euro 2020 saw Scotland compete in an international tournament for the first time since 1998. A break of 23 years, if you count Euro 2020
The season had now reached March 1981. Villa’s seven game winning run had just been ended by a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Manchester
Tuesday was a sad day for English football as another of the heroes from 1966 passed away. Roger Hunt was a striker for Liverpool and
The news has finally arrived of the passing away of Jimmy Greaves; arguably the greatest striker this country has ever produced, ‘Greavsie’ had an astonishing
This is the story of Aston Villa’s league title season 1980-81. We have now reached December 1980, where Villa were sitting top of the table
This is the story of Aston Villa’s incredible run to the league title in 1980-81. The previous decade had seen seven different clubs win the
The news this week yet another ex-footballer has been diagnosed with dementia has come as quite a shock. For me, and many others, it was
The world of football is now missing one of its greatest ever strikers after the death of Gerd Müller. The legendary German striker died aged
This is the story of an international football match causing an international incident, which had ramifications for many years after. World Cup qualifying often contains
El Maracanazo 1989 refers to an incident when Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas attempted to cheat Brazil out of a place at Italia ’90. But for
It had been an incredible couple of seasons for Swindon. League Cup winners and promoted to the Second Division in 1969. Then a year later
This is a six-part series covering halcyon days for Swindon Town. We began in the 1968-69 season. Swindon Town were a Third Division club and
The 1968-69 season was the best Swindon Town supporters had ever known. Their first ever trip to Wembley saw them beat Arsenal to win the
The World Cup in Mexico ’86 is generally regarded as Maradona’s tournament. It’s arguable whether Argentina would’ve even made the final, let alone win the
This series is a look back at Swindon Town’s glory days. We started during the 1968-69 season. Swindon are in the third tier of English
This is part two of the glory days of Swindon Town. Three extraordinary seasons where they hit heights never seen again. The first part covered
When you think of success for Swindon Town, the names of Glenn Hoddle, John Gorman and Jan Aage Fjortoft probably come to mind. After winning
Post-1945, football was still reeling from the effects of the Second World War. For many countries, they were still in a rebuilding phase. After the
In the first part we covered the qualification and group stages for this World Cup. It was the first tournament where some of the matches
For many, the 1954 World Cup is seen as one of the greatest ever. It was the first one to have matches televised live and
Football was again mourning the loss of yet another member of that legendary Leeds United side of the sixties and seventies. The club’s all-time record
Lutz Eigendorf, dubbed the ‘Beckenbauer of the East’ was last seen on 5th March 1983 drinking at his local bar, The Cockpit. Earlier that day
Eastern Europe in the ’70s and ’80s was a dark and mysterious place to us in the West. Contrasting ideologies were suspicious of each other.
A new week began with the tragic news of Gérard Houllier’s death. He made his name in England as Liverpool manager from the turn of
Team talks can be tricky things. Say the wrong thing at the wrong time and the result can be disastrous. Some managers believe the message
The stoker The stoker is responsible for continually feeding the fire, ensuring the smooth running of the engine. Sure, the driver may take the credit
We have mourned the passing of some great players in recent times, but none greater than Diego Armando Maradona. Quite simply, he was the greatest
English football mourned the death of another of its favourite sons this weekend. Reports came in of the sad passing of Ray Clemence, one of
Liverpool won their 18th league title at the end of April 1990. Less than two months later Jordan Henderson was born. 30 years later ‘Hendo’
This weekend football mourned the death of one of its favourite sons. Jack Charlton of Leeds United and England passed away peacefully in his sleep.
You may not know this, but there was a time when Carlisle United were top of the league. The English First Division. The season was
Super Sunday is well ingrained into the fabric of televised football in this country. But it wasn’t always the case. In fact, there was a
The recent World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign saw Northern Ireland and Italy meet in the same group. It was only the second time the two
11th February 1980 in a room in a local hotel, packed full of journalists sat in anticipation of what was going to be the biggest
Israel has always had a difficult time in the sporting arena. Mainly through struggling to find teams to play against. After the creation of the
Since the turn of the 21st century Portugal has been one of the strongest countries competing in international tournaments. European Championship winners 2016, runners-up 2004.
Oxford United and the wider football world was shocked to learn of the passing of one of their greatest ever players. News Joey Beauchamp had
This is the story of York City in 1983-84 when they became the first club to reach 100 points in a season. Part One took
You may have thought clubs getting into financial difficulty was a recent phenomenon. The plight of Portsmouth, Luton, Chester City, Bury, and Halifax Town are
York City has never been one of football’s most fashionable clubs. At the time of writing the Minstermen sit in 15h position in the Vanarama
On 10th March 1919 the Football League held a special meeting to agree the expansion of the league and also which teams would make up
For a period of time in September 1983, Andoni Goikoetxea was the most hated footballer on the planet. Well, maybe not everyone hated him but
The Brazil side from the 1970 World Cup in Mexico has gone down in history as one of the greatest international sides ever. The names
Liverpool Football Club paid its respects yesterday to another man instrumental in helping them become the dominant force in English and European football. Born in
On a cold winter’s morning in December 1914, men climbed out of their trenches and walked towards each other. Their intentions weren’t to fight. They
Today Liverpool and Manchester United are such fierce rivals you cannot imagine them colluding to arrange the result of a football match. But in 1915
They say you always remember your first game. For many of us, though, we may remember the occasion, the two teams and possibly some of
Liverpool and the world of football are once again mourning the passing of one of the legends of the game. For us who watched the
There used to be a pub-quiz question “name the 11 members of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad who didn’t play in the Finalâ€. But now
“Commentating is about rhythm. It’s about silence. It’s about the choice of words to punctuate the silence and illuminate them.†On The Football Pink we
Euro 2020 saw Scotland compete in an international tournament for the first time since 1998. A break of 23 years, if you count Euro 2020
The season had now reached March 1981. Villa’s seven game winning run had just been ended by a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Manchester
Tuesday was a sad day for English football as another of the heroes from 1966 passed away. Roger Hunt was a striker for Liverpool and
The news has finally arrived of the passing away of Jimmy Greaves; arguably the greatest striker this country has ever produced, ‘Greavsie’ had an astonishing
This is the story of Aston Villa’s league title season 1980-81. We have now reached December 1980, where Villa were sitting top of the table
This is the story of Aston Villa’s incredible run to the league title in 1980-81. The previous decade had seen seven different clubs win the
The news this week yet another ex-footballer has been diagnosed with dementia has come as quite a shock. For me, and many others, it was
The world of football is now missing one of its greatest ever strikers after the death of Gerd Müller. The legendary German striker died aged
This is the story of an international football match causing an international incident, which had ramifications for many years after. World Cup qualifying often contains
El Maracanazo 1989 refers to an incident when Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas attempted to cheat Brazil out of a place at Italia ’90. But for
It had been an incredible couple of seasons for Swindon. League Cup winners and promoted to the Second Division in 1969. Then a year later
This is a six-part series covering halcyon days for Swindon Town. We began in the 1968-69 season. Swindon Town were a Third Division club and
The 1968-69 season was the best Swindon Town supporters had ever known. Their first ever trip to Wembley saw them beat Arsenal to win the
The World Cup in Mexico ’86 is generally regarded as Maradona’s tournament. It’s arguable whether Argentina would’ve even made the final, let alone win the
This series is a look back at Swindon Town’s glory days. We started during the 1968-69 season. Swindon are in the third tier of English
This is part two of the glory days of Swindon Town. Three extraordinary seasons where they hit heights never seen again. The first part covered
When you think of success for Swindon Town, the names of Glenn Hoddle, John Gorman and Jan Aage Fjortoft probably come to mind. After winning
Post-1945, football was still reeling from the effects of the Second World War. For many countries, they were still in a rebuilding phase. After the
In the first part we covered the qualification and group stages for this World Cup. It was the first tournament where some of the matches
For many, the 1954 World Cup is seen as one of the greatest ever. It was the first one to have matches televised live and
Football was again mourning the loss of yet another member of that legendary Leeds United side of the sixties and seventies. The club’s all-time record
Lutz Eigendorf, dubbed the ‘Beckenbauer of the East’ was last seen on 5th March 1983 drinking at his local bar, The Cockpit. Earlier that day
Eastern Europe in the ’70s and ’80s was a dark and mysterious place to us in the West. Contrasting ideologies were suspicious of each other.
A new week began with the tragic news of Gérard Houllier’s death. He made his name in England as Liverpool manager from the turn of
Team talks can be tricky things. Say the wrong thing at the wrong time and the result can be disastrous. Some managers believe the message
The stoker The stoker is responsible for continually feeding the fire, ensuring the smooth running of the engine. Sure, the driver may take the credit
We have mourned the passing of some great players in recent times, but none greater than Diego Armando Maradona. Quite simply, he was the greatest
English football mourned the death of another of its favourite sons this weekend. Reports came in of the sad passing of Ray Clemence, one of
Liverpool won their 18th league title at the end of April 1990. Less than two months later Jordan Henderson was born. 30 years later ‘Hendo’
This weekend football mourned the death of one of its favourite sons. Jack Charlton of Leeds United and England passed away peacefully in his sleep.
You may not know this, but there was a time when Carlisle United were top of the league. The English First Division. The season was
Super Sunday is well ingrained into the fabric of televised football in this country. But it wasn’t always the case. In fact, there was a
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