A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
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)
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
Fifty years ago England were playing in the World Cup group stage, beginning their run towards glory. Everyone knows what happened in the World Cup final against West Germany, but … Continue Reading England’s road to the 1966 World Cup final
On this day in 1966 Bobby Charlton scored arguably the best remembered of his 49 England goals – his long-range screamer against Mexico in the 1966 World Cup. After all … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Bobby Charlton v Mexico (1966)
In the second part of our recollections of watching England on TV, we focus on how viewers could be left frustrated by what they were seeing – and we’re not … Continue Reading England on TV – When Things Went Wrong
As Colombia’s James Rodriguez returned home from the 2014 World Cup with six goals to his name after the quarter-final stage and his value rocketing, one man could probably identify … Continue Reading Gary’s path to Golden Glory – how Lineker finished top scorer in 1986 World Cup
A rare World Cup rest day is here and as anticipation mounts for Brazil’s last 16 clash with Chile on Saturday, it seems worth recalling that a nation being World … Continue Reading Six of the Worst – Home Disadvantage
