Richard “Dixie” McNeil: born Melton Mowbray, January 16, 1947. Dixie McNeil was an honest, strong, brave forward of the 1970’s who made such a habit of putting the ball in the back of the net that he became an idol at a string of lower league clubs. That he never got the chance to prove his worth at a higher standard can probably be attributed to his somewhat belated entrance… Read Article →
Newcastle United 1 Sunderland 2 – Premier League 1999
Wednesday August 25, 1999; Premier League Newcastle United 1 Sunderland 2 Newcastle: T.Wright, W.Barton, N.Dabizas, A.Goma, D.Domi, S.Maric (A.Shearer), J.McClen, G.Speed, N.Solano, K.Dyer, P.Robinson (D.Ferguson). Sunderland: T.Sorensen, C.Makin, P.Butler, S.Bould, M.Gray, N.Summerbee, A.Rae, S.Schwarz (K.Ball), G.McCann, N.Quinn, K.Phillips. Match Report: This game was very clearly of even more significance than your run of the mill Tyne-Wear derby game. Sunderland had just returned to the top flight after a two year… Read Article →
Terry Curran
Born Kinsley; March 20, 1955. Terry Curran is a player who possibly wouldn’t have made it today as a footballer but he remains a shining example of why football was surely more enjoyable twenty years ago and beyond. Curran’s problem now would not be a lack of ability, he had that in abundance, but his individuality would not be tolerated by many modern day coaches and his outspoken, impulsive temperament… Read Article →
Arsenal FC
They’re now one of the biggest names in world football and one of England’s most successful clubs. Arsenal Football Club, based in north London, remain one of the few sides in English football that consistently challenge for domestic honours, although recent success in the league and European arena has eluded them. Known affectionately as The Gooners, or Gunners – Arsenal FC have a large, loyal fanbase and almost all home… Read Article →
Kenny Burns
Born Glasgow, September 23, 1953 It is not often that a player owes his claim to greatness to exceptional ugliness but, according to Brian Clough, his manager at Nottingham Forest, that is the case with Kenny Burns. When Clough was looking to build a side capable of prospering in the First Division after Forest’s promotion the previous season he decided to find the two ugliest centre halves around in order,… Read Article →
Laurie Cunningham
Born Holloway, March 8, 1956. died 1989. Laurie Cunningham will probably always be best remembered as being one of West Bromwich Albion’s so called Three Degrees, along with Brendon Batson and Cyrille Regis, in the late 1970’s. It is unfortunate that Cunningham did not manage to leave us with more of substance to remember him by after a career that promised everything in its early days but petered out amid… Read Article →
Kevin Beattie
Born Carlisle, December 18, 1953. Sometimes things are just too good to be true. For Bobby Robson, then manager of Ipswich Town, the arrival of a brawny, wide eyed teenager off the train from Carlisle armed with a pair of football boots wrapped in brown paper and sixpence in his pocket proved to be one of them. The youngster, Kevin Beattie, would quickly develop into a footballing collossus for Robson… Read Article →
Mansfield Town 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – Division Two 1978
Division Two. Saturday March 25, 1978 attendance. 12,106 Mansfield Town: R.Arnold, K.Bird, B.Foster, C.Foster, M.Saxby, I.Wood, P.Sharkey, D.Martin, D.Syrett, G.Hodgson, J.Miller. Tottenham Hotspur: B.Daines, M.Stead, J.Holmes, G.Hoddle, D.McAllister, S.Perryman, J.Pratt, N.McNab, C.Jones, C.Lee, P.Taylor. Mansfield Town were “enjoying” their one and only season in the old second division and one of the many teams they were having the novelty of facing were Tottenham Hotspur. This meeting at Field Mill was… Read Article →
Jim Cannon
Born Glasgow; October 2, 1953 Jim Cannon – Crystal Palace footballer. For Crystal Palace Football Club the fifteen or so years from 1973 onwards provided the club with perhaps the most turbulent spell in its’ entire history. At the start of that period The Eagles were in the first division only to then suffer successive relegations and fall into Division Three. From there the club was able to recover and… Read Article →
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Blackburn Rovers LFC was formed in 1991 and made steady progress in their early years to reach the Northern Combination in 1998. The club then also made steady progress in that division. After finishing 9th and 8th respectively in their first two seasons at that level Rovers managed a mid table position in 2000-01 before establishing themselves as a genuine force. In 2002 the club managed a 3rd place finish… Read Article →