A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
As England’s preparations for the delayed Euro 2020 are stepped up by playing friendlies this week, we look back at six warm-up games of significance prior to England’s European Championship … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England Euros warm-up games
We continue our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago by recalling May 1991, a month that included three matches for the team and the devastating injury Paul Gascoigne sustained … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 7 – May 1991
We continue our recollections of England at the European Championship by recalling six of the most notable players never to be in a Euros squad since first entering the competition … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England players never to go to the Euros
It’s good to see Panini’s sticker collection for this year’s Euros is on sale. Feeling nostalgic about such things, we today look back at some of the England Panini stickers … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England Euros Panini stickers
Our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago continue by looking back at the crucial home European Championship qualifier against the Republic of Ireland, as well as news breaking of … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 6 – March/April 1991
We resume our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago by looking back to February 1991 and the home friendly against Cameroon. It wouldn’t match the drama of the World … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 5 – February 1991
Our latest recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago focus on December 1990. England did not play a full international during the month, but there were two games of interest … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 4 – December 1990
We continue to look back at how England were faring 30 years ago by recalling the vital Euro ’92 qualifier away to the Republic of Ireland. ‘Gazzamania’ had gripped England … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 3 – November 1990
Our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago continue by looking back at the European Championship qualifier at home to Poland in October 1990. Graham Taylor’s second match in charge … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 2 – October 1990
Our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago resume – under a new name – by looking back to September 1990 and a friendly against Hungary. It would mark England’s … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 1 – September 1990
Our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago last month reached the end of England’s Italia ’90 campaign. For one man in particular the tournament would be life-changing. As England … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 18 – The rise of Gazzamania
Our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago have now reached the dramatic month of July 1990. It would include the nerve-jangling games at Italia ’90 against Cameroon and West … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 17 – July 1990
We continue our series recalling England’s fortunes 30 years ago by focusing upon events during June 1990, as Italia ’90 began. It’s fair to say things got better as the … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 16 – June 1990
Having previously recalled England’s summer tours to Australia (1983) and South America (1984), we now turn the clock back 35 years to England’s 1985 trip to Mexico and the USA. … Continue Reading England on tour – Mexico and USA (1985)
We continue our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago, recalling the final two home games prior to Italia ’90 and the fallout from the news that Bobby Robson would … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 15 – May 1990
We continue our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago by focusing upon the home friendly against Czechoslovakia in April 1990. It was a night that would belong to Steve … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 14: April 1990
