A nostalgic look back at the England national football team (and international football in general), with particular emphasis on the 1980s and 1990s era.
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
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’
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
This month 50 years ago England returned to action for the first time since winning the World Cup three months earlier. They now moved onto their next challenge, looking to win the … Continue Reading England’s Qualifying Campaigns: Euro ’68 – Scotland become ‘world champions’
As you are no doubt aware, 50 years ago England won the World Cup for the only time. It meant manager Alf Ramsey’s prophecy came true after he had maintained … Continue Reading Faces of ’66 – Sir Alf Ramsey
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
This week in 1972 England welcomed West Germany to Wembley for the first-leg of their quarter-final in the European Championship. It proved to be an uncomfortable night for the English, who … Continue Reading England’s Euro ’72 – The decline begins
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
