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 continue by looking back at the European Championship qualifier at home to Poland in October 1990. Graham Taylor’s second match in charge … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 2 – October 1990
Our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago resume – under a new name – by looking back to September 1990 and a friendly against Hungary. It would mark England’s … Continue Reading Graham Taylor’s England: Part 1 – September 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
We resume our series following England’s fortunes 30 years ago by focusing upon their friendly clash with Brazil at Wembley, as Bobby Robson stepped up his preparations for the 1990 … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 13 – March 1990
Ahead of England’s final game of the 2010s away to Kosovo, we look back at how they have ended the last six decades… England 2-1 Northern Ireland, November 1959 If … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England’s last game of the decade
In the second part of our recollections of England’s preparations for Euro ’96, we look back at the 1995-96 season as Terry Venables began to finalise his chosen side for … Continue Reading England’s long wait for Euro ’96 – Part Two
Next year several games are due to be played at Wembley during the European Championship. But unlike when England were the sole host nation in 1996, this time they have … Continue Reading England’s long wait for Euro ‘96 – Part One
Our series recounting England’s fortunes 30 years ago now focuses upon a World Cup qualifier at home to Poland in June 1989, followed by an away friendly against Denmark… A … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 9 – June 1989
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
We continue our recollections of England’s fortunes from 30 years ago by putting the focus on October 1988 and the start of Italia ’90 qualifying at home to Sweden. Problems … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 3 – October 1988
Ahead of England playing Scotland on Friday, we look back at six memorable Wembley wins for England against their old rivals since the Second World War… April 2nd, 1955, England … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England Wembley wins over Scotland
This month in 1978 Wembley was packed as an England side featuring Trevor Francis and Malcolm Macdonald thrashed the Netherlands 5-1. Remember it? Well unless you read the comic Roy of … Continue Reading When Roy Race managed England
