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Unlikely European Heroes, Part 8 – Aston Villa
BY SEAN MAKIN We’ve all heard of Liverpool’s European Cup exploits in the 70s and 80s, and that night in Istanbul. We all know about Manchester United’s famous European glory nights in ’68, ’99 and...
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The peaceful invasion that London feared – England vs. Germany, 1935
This article first appeared on Game of the People BY NEIL JENSEN The mid-1930s was a time of growing fear in Europe, indeed the world. Germany, in particular, was a major concern for the rest of the...
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What a load of Cobblers: Northampton Town’s Class of ’66
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM A perennial nearly club, in a perennial nearly town. Northampton Town FC. Geographically one could argue the town is on the edge of the Midlands, or the periphery of East Anglia....
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Much ado about nothing: An Intertoto story
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Football, and its long and rich history, is littered with magical cup competitions. From the global festival that is the FIFA World Cup to the miraculous twenty-six year existence...
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Classic game of the Week, No. 1: Newcastle United 1-4 Liverpool 1987
In the first of a new series, we look back at classic matches from the past, and to kick off, we go back to St. James’ Park and September 20th 1987 when Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool visited Tyneside to...
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Classic game of the week, No.2: Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United 1999
The crowd’s wild celebrations, the whirling helicopter ecstasy of a shirtless wing wizard, and that oh-so-masculine exposed hairy chest – it was a wonder goal that defined a classic FA Cup encounter in...
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Classic game of the week, No. 3: Southampton 2-6 Tottenham Hotspur 1995
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Season 1994/95. Blackburn Rovers were crowned Premiership champions, Everton won the FA Cup and Eric Cantona went kung-fu crazy. However, slipping quietly away from the mainstream...
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The game that changed Italian football
This article originally appeared in Issue 9 of The Football Pink PAUL GRECH looks back to 1920s fascist-regime Italy and an incident between two northern powerhouses that would alter the country’s...
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Classic game of the week, no.4: Nottingham Forest 4-3 Leeds United 1991
Brian Clough’s rancour towards Leeds United – and Don Revie – is the stuff of legend. His disastrous 44-day reign as manager at Elland Road in 1974 has inspired countless column inches, books and a...
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Classic game of the week no.5: West Ham United 3-3 Liverpool FA Cup final 2006
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM For Liverpool fans, excitement and expectation are at their highest in the middle of a decade. For followers of West Ham, the peaks and troughs of hope and despair are far more...
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Ireland United: Keeping the Home fires burning
This article first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink 1914-15 was a tumultuous time in Ireland, but amid the backdrop of civil unrest and disharmony, its national team came together to defy the...
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Classic game of the week, No. 6: Norwich City 2-3 Manchester City 2005
Taking this run of the mill Barclays Premier League fixture at Norwich City’s Carrow Road and calling it a classic might be stretching the truth somewhat. Sure, there were five goals and a rousing...
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Classic game of the Week, No.7: Sampdoria vs. Lazio, September 1992
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Football fans of a certain age and/or taste will be lovingly familiar with Football Italia. Throughout the early nineties, Serie A was at its most captivating, and a magnet for the...
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Get with the programme – When Britain ruled Europe
In the latest issue of our quarterly fanzine, we feature the covers of just a handful of the thousands of old football programmes that sit in the collection of MILES McCLAGAN (@TheSkyStrikers). The...
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The (almost) forgotten men of ‘66
BY NEIL JENSEN We could almost reel them off as easily as the Lord’s Prayer: Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Stiles, Charlton (Jack), Moore, Ball, Hunt, Charlton (Bobby), Hurst and Peters. These 11 men became...
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Get with the programme – Testimonial treasures
Once again we’ve scoured through the vast programme collection of MILES McCLAGAN to bring you some gems from testimonials gone by. Nevermind your Mark Noble’s… This game may have taken place in 1989,...
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Get with the programme – Aston Villa
More gems from the programme collection of MILES McCLAGAN (@TheSkyStrikers), this time we focus on Aston Villa. We urge you to visit his site to enjoy more HERE Welcome, Nigel! Very few would have...
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Davie Cooper – The Last King of Scotland
BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Throughout the eighties, football was raw in every sense. Shorts were short, terraces were fervent, and most playing styles were primitive. The majority of defenders were big,...
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Maine Road misery – Steve Daley’s sorry story
Sky Sports Soccer Saturday’s JOHNNY PHILLIPS caught up with a Manchester City record transfer buy for whom the burden of expectation proved too much. This article first appeared in Issue 3 of The...
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