A nostalgic look back at the England national football team (and international football in general), with particular emphasis on the 1980s and 1990s era.
In the latest of our recollections of England at past World Cups, we look back at six occasions when players went to tournaments with no more than a handful of … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England World Cup emergences
With England about to play matches against the Netherlands and Italy it seems an opportune time to look back at Italia ’90 and focus upon how Bobby Robson would depart … Continue Reading England’s Italia ’90 – Robson’s redemption
In the latest of our recollections of England’s World Cup history, we look back at six occasions when substitutions made by the side at the finals would stick in the … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Memorable England World Cup substitutions
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Although the tragedy would be particularly devastating for Manchester United and the families of those who died, it would also … Continue Reading England’s Sweden ’58 – The shadow of Munich
In the latest of our recollections of England World Cup experiences we focus on six players who would be a part of World Cup squads but ultimately never play a match … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Unused England World Cup Players
In the latest of our recollections of previous England World Cup campaigns we turn the spotlight on the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. England would recover from a poor start … Continue Reading England’s Mexico ’86 – A Robson Rollercoaster
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the 1998 World Cup draw taking place. In the latest of our recollections of England World Cup campaigns we recall their fortunes out … Continue Reading England’s France ‘98 – Penalties again…
In the run-up to next year’s World Cup we will be looking back at past England performances at the finals. With the Germans and Brazilians visiting Wembley in the coming … Continue Reading England’s Mexico ‘70 – Heading Back Home Defeated
The failure of nations including the Netherlands to qualify for the 2018 World Cup has rekindled memories of previous noticeable absentees. One of the most obvious was England in 1974. … Continue Reading England’s Qualifying Campaigns: 1974 World Cup – Pole-axed by a ‘clown’
England’s 1982 World Cup campaign has been recalled in the new book Out of the Shadows: The Story of the 1982 England World Cup Team by Gary Jordan. It takes us back … Continue Reading Book Review – Out of the Shadows
In the coming days England will be expected to wrap up World Cup qualification without too much anxiety. But plenty of England World Cup qualifying campaigns have gone right to … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Dramatic England World Cup qualifying climaxes
This summer marks the 15th anniversary of the 2002 World Cup, a tournament that brought the all-too-familiar feeling of quarter-final disappointment for England. But there had at least been the joy … Continue Reading England’s 2002 World Cup – 15 years on
Twenty years ago England were looking to qualify for their first World Cup since 1990, being involved in a straight contest for top spot with Italy. It all boiled down … Continue Reading England’s Qualifying Campaigns: 1998 World Cup – Hoddle’s dream start
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)
December marked the 25th anniversary of the draw being made for the qualifying stages of the 1994 World Cup. The campaign would become infamous as England, semi-finalists at Italia ’90, … Continue Reading England’s qualifying campaigns: 1994 World Cup – did we not like that?
Today marks the 35th anniversary of England facing a decisive World Cup qualifier at home to Hungary. It had been a fraught qualifying campaign, but all would end happily for … Continue Reading England scrape into the 1982 World Cup
