A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
We continue our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago by looking back to September and October 1991. Graham Taylor had completed his first season in charge unbeaten, but now … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 9 – September/October 1991
We continue our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago by recalling May 1991, a month that included three matches for the team and the devastating injury Paul Gascoigne sustained … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 7 – May 1991
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?
This month marks 15 years since Sven-Göran Eriksson arrived in England to begin his reign as national team manager and a decade since it was announced he would leave after … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England under Sven-Göran Eriksson
November has long been a busy month for England and one that they have traditionally done well in. We recall six of the best matches from an English perspective from the … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England in November
Scoring your first international goal is always likely to be memorable and joyful, but that must have been particularly true for Chris Waddle 30 years ago today. A mesmerising run against … Continue Reading Great England goals – Chris Waddle v Turkey (1985)
Having looked back at some of England’s best April days in the last blog post, it’s now time to be gluttons for punishment and recall six matches in the month … Continue Reading Six of the Worst – England in April
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
In the latest look back at past England qualifying campaigns for major tournaments, we recall their road to the 1988 European Championship in West Germany. Bobby Robson’s side looked awesome … Continue Reading England’s Qualifying Campaigns – Euro ’88: Peaking Too Soon
Looking back 30 years to when England at last made light work of a World Cup qualifying campaign, booking their place in Mexico before the final match.. When the 1986 … Continue Reading England’s Qualifying Campaigns: World Cup 1986 – The tide turns for Robson
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’
As England prepare to get their campaign to reach Euro 2016 underway in Switzerland, let’s recall six of their most memorable qualifying matches from past European Championships (limited to no … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England European Championship qualifying matches
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
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