Born Liverpool, January 10, 1954 A career which promised much but ultimately delivered little of note, certainly in the way of honours, was that of the stylish full back John Gidman. Having been released by Liverpool, the city of his birth, Gidman was snapped up by Aston Villa, at the time a third division club. He stayed with the club as they worked their way back into the first division… Read Article →
Tom Finney
Born Preston, April 5, 1922; Died 2014. Has there ever been a footballer more synonymous with one club than Tom Finney is with Preston North End? Finney spent his entire footballing career with his home town club but the association runs far deeper than that. Finney lived in the town all his life and also established his plumbing business there. The road on which North End’s Deepdale ground stands now… Read Article →
Francis Lee
Franny Lee – Player profile Born Westhoughton, April 29, 1944 One of the most enduring images of the 1960’s and 70’s is that of the barrel chested Francis Lee surging at the heart of an opposition defence and unleashing a tremendous drive for goal. Instantly recognisable, impossible to ignore, Lee was one of those players who you just had to either love or hate. Although short and stocky Lee combined… Read Article →
Everton 3 Wimbledon 2 – Premier League 1994
Premier League. Saturday May 9, 1994 Everton 3 Wimbledon 2 Everton: N.Southall, I.Snodin, G.Ablett, J.Ebbrell (S.Barlow 80), D.Watson, D.Unsworth, G.Stuart, B.Horne, P.Rideout, T.Cottee, A.Limpar. Wimbledon: H.Segers, W.Barton, G.Elkins, V.Jones, J.Scales, D.Blackwell, P.Fear (G.Blissett 82), R.Earle, M.Gayle, D.Holdsworth, A.Clarke. After forty years in the top flight Everton were staring relegation squarely in the face as they went into this final day clash with Wimbledon. With Swindon Town already doomed it was… Read Article →
Charlton 7 Huddersfield 6 – Division Two 1957
Division Two. Saturday December 21, 1957 Charlton Athletic 7 Huddersfield Town 6 – att. 12,535 Charlton Athletic: W.Duff, T.Edwards, D.Townsend, J.Hewie, D.Ufton, B.Kiernan, R.White, F.Lucas, J.Ryan, S.Leary, J.Summers. Huddersfield Town: S.Kennon, T.Conwell, R.Wilson, K.Taylor, J.Connor, B.McGarry, B.Ledger, S.Howard, A.Bain, L.Massie, R.Simpson. “Amazing, fantastic, incredible…call it what you will” exclaimed the newspaper report from this game as the dust settled on the most remarkable comeback in the history of English football…. Read Article →
England 3 Argentina 2 – Friendly, 2005
Friendly International, Geneva. Saturday November 12, 2005. England: P.Robinson, L.Young (P.Crouch 81), W.Bridge (P.Konchesky 45), L.King (J.Cole 57), J.Terry, R.Ferdinand, D.Beckham, F.Lampard, W.Rooney, M.Owen, S.Gerrard. England snatched a thrilling victory over Argentina with two late Michael Owen goals in what was quite possibly the greatest friendly game ever played. The game started quietly and at a relaxed pace with the Argentinians maintaining comfortable possession for the first five minutes before… Read Article →
Bert Trautmann
Born Bremen, Germany. October 22, 1923. The story of Bernhard Carl Trautmann is obviously not a run of the mill tale of your average Football League custodian. From a remarkable, and extremely belated, introduction into league fotball, Bert Trautmann would go on to enjoy an impressively long and accomplished career. Born in Germany between the wars Trautmann was brought up as one of the Hitler Youth and subsequently became a… Read Article →
John Barnes
born Kingston, Jamaica. November 7, 1963. Few players have made as big an impact on English football as John Barnes. His career was full of exciting highs but still managed to fuel a never ending debate about the extent of his ability. If it wasn’t his talent that people wanted to question then it was his attitude. And as the highest profile black footballer ever to grace the English game… Read Article →
Colin Bell
Career Profile: Born Hasleden, February 26, 1946. There is no doubt that Colin Bell is recognised as the best player Manchester City have ever had by the vast majority of the teams’ supporters and there seems little reason to question this consensus. Bell was, after all, the top man in the clubs’ greatest ever side and went on to establish himself as a fixture in the England team, eventually taking… Read Article →
Steve Death
Born Elmswell, September 19, 1949; died 2003 Steve Death is a true Reading legend. In truth he is a true footballing legend. While he never played for Reading outside the bottom two divisions he gave the club magnificent service for over a decade and provided every Royals fan who saw him with a store of wonderful memories and a hero to worship long after he had stopped pulling on the… Read Article →