A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
We resume our recollections of England’s fortunes 30 years ago by recalling the World Cup qualifier away to Sweden in September 1989, on a night when Terry Butcher was bloody … Continue Reading From Wooden Spoonists to World in Motion: Part 10 – September 1989
Ahead of England’s World Cup quarter-final against Sweden we recall the six most recent occasions the Three Lions appeared in the round. Each of them would be memorable, providing a … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England’s World Cup quarter-finals
Ahead of England’s last 16 match against Colombia, we recall the six occasions the Three Lions have previously played in the the knockout second phase since it was introduced in … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England in the World Cup second round
England’s opening matches at major tournaments have not always turned out happily, the side more often than not dropping points. But this week in 1982 they flew out of the … Continue Reading England’s flying start to the 1982 World Cup
There have been some momentous World Cup games involving England down the years, whether they ended in triumph or despair. But not all matches the side have played in the … Continue Reading Six of the Worst – England World Cup 0-0 draws
Ahead of the World Cup we set ourselves the task of picking our favourite England goal from each of the six tournaments they appeared at from 1966 to 1998. Some … Continue Reading Six of the Best – England World Cup goals (1966-98)
In our latest trip down World Cup memory lane concerning England we put the spotlight on the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. The competition adopted a unique format, but as has … Continue Reading England’s Switzerland ‘54 – Different format, familiar outcome
Ahead of the World Cup, we take a 10-step look back at England’s warm-up matches for the tournament down the years – from picking opponents based on their geographical location … Continue Reading England’s past World Cup warm-up matches – an overview
In the latest of our recollections of England’s World Cup history, we look back at six occasions when substitutions made by the side at the finals would stick in the … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Memorable England World Cup substitutions
In the latest of our recollections of England World Cup experiences we focus on six players who would be a part of World Cup squads but ultimately never play a match … Continue Reading Six of the Best – Unused England World Cup Players
In the latest of our recollections of previous England World Cup campaigns we turn the spotlight on the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. England would recover from a poor start … Continue Reading England’s Mexico ’86 – A Robson Rollercoaster
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
This summer marks the 15th anniversary of the 2002 World Cup, a tournament that brought the all-too-familiar feeling of quarter-final disappointment for England. But there had at least been the joy … Continue Reading England’s 2002 World Cup – 15 years on
There’s currently a fair bit of nostalgia around for Italia ’90 as the tournament took place this time 25 years ago. Our next few blog posts will focus upon that … Continue Reading TV Memories of Italia ’90 (Part One)
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
With England’s new season about to begin with matches against Norway and Switzerland, it seems the right time to recall when both sides featured in England’s qualifying group for the … Continue Reading England Qualifying Campaigns: 1982 World Cup – Thank You Switzerland
