A nostalgic look back at the England national football team (and international football in general), with particular emphasis on the 1980s and 1990s era.
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’
Last month we began our look back at the England commentary career of Barry Davies, covering the period up until the 1986 World Cup. Now we focus on the years after that … Continue Reading Barry Davies – the England years (part two)
On Friday England visit Malta for a World Cup qualifier. The previous occasion when the sides were in the same qualifying group was for the 1972 European Championship. Today we … Continue Reading England’s qualifying campaigns – Euro ’72: winning points but not plaudits
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)
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
Ahead of England playing Scotland on Friday, we look back at six memorable Wembley wins for England against their old rivals since the Second World War… April 2nd, 1955, England … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England Wembley wins over Scotland
Next week will sadly mark the 15th anniversary of the death of football broadcasting great Brian Moore. His long career would include covering England on many occasions and it is … Continue Reading England on TV – The Brian Moore Years
With the Olympics currently taking place in Rio, today we broaden our horizons slightly from our usual recollections about England and instead focus on the presence of Team GB in football … Continue Reading Football and Team GB at London 2012
Lawrie McMenemy has recently turned 80 and penned his autobiography. While the book may primarily appeal to fans of Southampton, where he enjoyed great success as manager, one chapter will … Continue Reading Book Review – Lawrie McMenemy: A Lifetime’s Obsession
The year 2016 hasn’t been one to savour for England fans, with the team performing dismally at the European Championship and crashing out to Iceland. But while contemporary matters have … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Recent England nostalgic documentaries
This week 30 years ago England were beaten 2-1 by Argentina in an infamous match at the 1986 World Cup. Today we recall the subsequent international careers of the players … Continue Reading What Happened Next? England’s Boys of ’86
Twenty years ago Euro ’96 was approaching and the single Three Lions had already gone straight in at number one in the UK charts. Today we take a look back at the … Continue Reading The Success of ‘Three Lions’ – 20 years on
Last week we looked back at British TV coverage during the opening stages of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico 30 years ago. Today we focus on the knockout rounds, including a match … Continue Reading TV Memories of Mexico ’86 (part two)
In the latest of our recollections of how England performed at past European Championships, we turn the clock back to 1968. England came perilously close to becoming European champions just … Continue Reading England’s Euro ’68 – Mullery makes unwanted history
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)
