Category Archives: Matches

Saturday December 28, 1996; Premier League. Newcastle United 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Newcastle: S.Hislop, S.Watson, D.Peacock, P.Albert, J.Beresford, K.Gillespie (L.Clark 41), R.Lee, D Batty, P.Beardsley, A.Shearer, L.Ferdinand. Spurs: I.Walker, S.Carr, S.Campbell, C.Calderwood, C.Wilson, R.Fox, A.Nielsen, D.Howells, A.Sinton (J.Dozzell 45, R.Rosenthal 55), T.Sheringham, S.Iversen. This was the season after Newcastle had blown up spectacularly in the home straight to lose the Premier League title to Manchester United and, despite the capture… Read Article →

Wednesday, Nov 16, 1977. Group Two Qualifier England: R.Clemence, P.Neal, T.Cherry, R.Wilkins, D.Watson, E.Hughes, K.Keegan (T.Francis), S.Coppell, B.Latchford (S.Pearson), T.Brooking, P.Barnes. Italy: D.Zoff, M.Tardelli, C.Gentile, R.Benetti, R.Mozzini, G.Fachetti (A.Cuccureddu), F.Causio, R.Zaccarelli, F.Graziani (C.Sala), G.Antognoni, R.Bettega. Match Report: The 1970’s were a black time for the England football team as far as the World Cup was concerned. Having surrendered their title of world champions in Mexico 1970 they then failed to… Read Article →

Saturday March 30, 1991; Football League Division One Liverpool v. Queens Park Rangers Liverpool: M.Hooper, G.Hysen, D.Burrows, S.Nicol, J.Molby, G.Ablett, P.Beardsley, R.Houghton, I.Rush, S.Staunton (R.Rosenthal), G.Gillespie. QPR: J.Stejskal, D.Bardsley, R.Brevett, A.Tillson, D.Peacock, D.Maddix, R.Wilkins, S.Barker, L.Ferdinand, R.Wegerle (B.Allen), A.Sinton (C.Wilson). Match Report: With the league season approaching the final furlong this was a crucial game for both sides but for very different reasons. Liverpool needed the three points to keep… Read Article →

Saturday March 17, 1979; League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2 Notts Forest: P.Shilton, C.Barrett, F.Clark, J.McGovern, L.Lloyd, D.Needham, M.O’Neill, A.Gemmill, G.Birtles, T.Woodcock, J.Robertson, unused sub: I.Bowyer. Southampton: T.Gennoe, I.Golac, D.Peach, S.Williams, C.Nicholl, M.Waldron, A.Ball, P.Boyer, A.Hayes (T.Sealy 83), N.Holmes, T.Curran. Match Report: It had been a long winter in 1979 and fresh snow storms in London during the week preceding this game meant that Wembley was a pretty… Read Article →

Division Three; Saturday May 5, 2001. Barnet 2 Torquay United 3 Barnet: L.Harrison (D.Naisbitt 2), L.Flynn (F.Toms 45), S.Stockley, G.Heald, M.Arber, D.Currie, J.Doolan, D.Brown (M.Gower 45), W.Godhind, W.Purser, T.Richards. Torquay: S.Jones, R.Green, M.Holmes, J.Aggrey, L.Russell, J.Rees (M.O’Brien 17), R.Kell, K.Hill, T.Bedeau, E.Williams (J.Gayle 68), D.Graham (A.Watson 90). Match Report: With both Carlisle United and Halifax Town having scraped further points in midweek it meant that the relegation battle at the… Read Article →