A nostalgic look back at the England national football team (and international football in general), with particular emphasis on the 1980s and 1990s era.
Hearing the evergreen Barry Davies commentating during Wimbledon recently in his 80th year, we became nostalgic for his days covering football. In the first of a two-part look back at … Continue Reading Barry Davies – the England years (part one)
England’s women stand a great chance this week of winning Euro 2017 and claiming their first major silverware. They almost became European champions in 1984, but you could be forgiven if … Continue Reading Women’s football has come a long way since 1984…
This week marks 40 years since Don Revie controversially left England to manage the United Arab Emirates and is also the 90th anniversary of his birth. Today we assess an … Continue Reading Don Revie and England – an unhappy marriage and a messy divorce
This week sadly marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Hugh Johns, the man who commentated for ITV on the 1966 World Cup final. But there was far more to … Continue Reading Faces of ’66 – Hugh Johns
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
June marks the 20th anniversary of England getting their hands on silverware when the side won Le Tournoi in France. Today we look back at that competition, as Glenn Hoddle’s … Continue Reading When England won Le Tournoi – 20 years on
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
This summer marks 25 years since the 1992 European Championship. England went into the finals having lost just once in two years, but as with four years earlier it would … Continue Reading England’s Euro ’92 – 25 years on
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the last match played by England B, a team which often struggled to capture the public imagination and could disappear from view for … Continue Reading Remembering the England B team
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)
This week we turn the spotlight on women’s football and review the recently released autobiography of Hope Powell, who managed England from 1998 to 2013 after previously enjoying a lengthy … Continue Reading Book Review – Hope: My Life in Football
Wewere extremely sorry to learn yesterday of the death of former England manager Graham Taylor at the age of 72. Graham Taylor enjoyed great success as a club manager with … Continue Reading RIP Graham Taylor
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?
This summer marked 50 years since England won the World Cup. Today we look at how the players fared if they moved into football management afterwards.. Alan Ball The baby of … Continue Reading The Boys of ’66 and Management
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
