A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
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 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
In the latest of our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago, we focus on the World Cup qualifier at home to Albania in April 1989. The nation was struggling … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 7 – April 1989
In the second part of our series covering events 30 years ago as England went from failing to earn a point at Euro ’88 to reaching the Italia ’90 semi-finals, … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 2 – September 1988
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
Tomorrow sees England face Wales in their Euro 2016 group stage match. The derby clash will take place the day after the 20th anniversary of when England last took on … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Paul Gascoigne v Scotland (1996)
This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Euro ’96. Although there may not be as much focus on the tournament’s landmark anniversary as there is on it being 50 years since England’s … Continue Reading Book Review – When Football Came Home
Ahead of BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday, we recall six occasions when English football figures featured prominently in the event – from the four who won the … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England Sports Personality Moments
Although no longer usually a month when England are in action, April was traditionally quite a busy time internationally with the Three Lions frequently playing at least one match then. … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England in April
This month marked Graham Taylor’s 70th birthday and also the anniversary of his first England match in September 1990. In the third in our series recalling past England qualifying campaigns … Continue Reading England Qualifying Campaigns: Euro 92 – Before Taylor was a ‘Turnip’
Ahead of England returning to qualifying action next month for Euro 2016 after a poor record at the World Cup finals in Brazil, we recall when they came home from … Continue Reading England Qualifying Campaigns: 1990 World Cup – Robson’s slow road to redemption
