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’
In the coming days England will be expected to wrap up World Cup qualification without too much anxiety. But plenty of England World Cup qualifying campaigns have gone right to … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Dramatic England World Cup qualifying climaxes
Twenty years ago England were looking to qualify for their first World Cup since 1990, being involved in a straight contest for top spot with Italy. It all boiled down … Continue Reading England’s Qualifying Campaigns: 1998 World Cup – Hoddle’s dream start
December marked the 25th anniversary of the draw being made for the qualifying stages of the 1994 World Cup. The campaign would become infamous as England, semi-finalists at Italia ’90, … Continue Reading England’s qualifying campaigns: 1994 World Cup – did we not like that?
Brian Clough may be forever dubbed “the greatest manager England never had”, but he retained a close association with the national team. For the best part of two decades he could … Continue Reading England on TV – the Brian Clough Years
With the qualification draw for 2018 World Cup having paired together England and Scotland, we look back at the last time they met in qualifying for a major tournament by … Continue Reading England Qualifying Campaigns: Euro 2000 – Staggering Home
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
To mark the anniversary of the death of Sir Bobby Robson in 2009, let’s look back at six of the best games of his reign as England manager. It was … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England matches under Bobby Robson
