A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
The World Cup may be over but those experiencing football withdrawal symptoms should check out the new film Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager. It is a touching celebration of … Continue Reading Film review – Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager
Ahead of England appearing in the World Cup semi-final against Croatia we look back at the momentous night 28 years ago when the Three Lions took on West Germany – … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Memories of England in the Italia ‘90 semi-final
Ahead of England’s World Cup quarter-final against Sweden we recall the six most recent occasions the Three Lions appeared in the round. Each of them would be memorable, providing a … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England’s World Cup quarter-finals
Ahead of England’s last 16 match against Colombia, we recall the six occasions the Three Lions have previously played in the the knockout second phase since it was introduced in … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England in the World Cup second round
This time 20 years ago the 1998 World Cup was taking place. Today we recall some of the TV coverage in the UK for France ’98, with a particularly emphasis … Continue Reading TV memories of France ‘98
England’s opening matches at major tournaments have not always turned out happily, the side more often than not dropping points. But this week in 1982 they flew out of the … Continue Reading England’s flying start to the 1982 World Cup
There have been some momentous World Cup games involving England down the years, whether they ended in triumph or despair. But not all matches the side have played in the … Continue Reading Six of the Worst – England World Cup 0-0 draws
Ahead of the World Cup we set ourselves the task of picking our favourite England goal from each of the six tournaments they appeared at from 1966 to 1998. Some … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England World Cup goals (1966-98)
In our latest trip down World Cup memory lane concerning England we put the spotlight on the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. The competition adopted a unique format, but as has … Continue Reading England’s Switzerland ‘54 – Different format, familiar outcome
As John Motson bows out from football commentary, we look back at his long career covering England for the BBC… Farewell John Motson. Regardless of whatever anyone thinks of his … Continue Reading England on TV – the John Motson years
Ahead of the World Cup, we take a 10-step look back at England’s warm-up matches for the tournament down the years – from picking opponents based on their geographical location … Continue Reading England’s past World Cup warm-up matches – an overview
In the latest of our recollections of past England World Cup campaigns we put the spotlight on 1962 in Chile. It would be the last World Cup before England’s 1966 … Continue Reading England’s Chile ‘62 – Gazumped by Garrincha
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
