A nostalgic look back at the England national football team (and international football in general), with particular emphasis on the 1980s and 1990s era.
This month in 1984 England headed to South America for a three-match tour against Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. It would mark a welcome turning point for under-pressure manager Bobby Robson and … Continue Reading England on tour – South America 1984
The 1974 World Cup qualification programme would go down in infamy for England, as the 1966 winners failed to even make the finals two tournaments on. There weren’t many highlights … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Norman Hunter v Wales (1973)
Thirty years ago Gary Lineker continued his rich goalscoring streak for England and proved he could score more than just tap-ins when he produced a marvellous second goal in a … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Gary Lineker v Northern Ireland (1986)
Tomorrow sees England face Wales in their Euro 2016 group stage match. The derby clash will take place the day after the 20th anniversary of when England last took on … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Paul Gascoigne v Scotland (1996)
Thirty years ago today England met Israel for the first time in a friendly in Tel Aviv. England’s performance won few plaudits, but their 2-1 victory included the winner of the … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Bryan Robson v Israel (1986)
Today we look back to this date in 1979 when Glenn Hoddle crowned his England debut with a memorable goal against Bulgaria at Wembley. The sidefooted effort and all-round performance … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Glenn Hoddle v Bulgaria (1979)
Scoring your first international goal is always likely to be memorable and joyful, but that must have been particularly true for Chris Waddle 30 years ago today. A mesmerising run against … Continue Reading Great England goals – Chris Waddle v Turkey (1985)
In September 1984, an otherwise forgettable friendly between England and East Germany at Wembley was brought to life in the closing stages. Captain Bryan Robson memorably crashed in a tremendous … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Bryan Robson v East Germany (1984)
On this day in 1966 Bobby Charlton scored arguably the best remembered of his 49 England goals – his long-range screamer against Mexico in the 1966 World Cup. After all … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Bobby Charlton v Mexico (1966)
Turning the clock back exactly 25 years in the latest of our recollections of Italia ’90, we recall one of the most joyful moments for any England fan – David … Continue Reading Great England Goals – David Platt v Belgium (Italia ’90)
