GOALS OF CHRISTMAS PAST – the Division One fixture programme of Boxing Day 1972: [email protected] December 26, 2022 THE BOXING DAY PROGRAMME of 1972 – a great double act hit the headlines (without assistance from Andre Previn). RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
RESPECTABLE – Twenty Great Games of 1979-80 [email protected] December 21, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1979-80: HAMMER SHOW – West Ham United win the FA Cup from Division Two…………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, England, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest FC, Queens Park Rangers, Shrewsbury Town, Spurs, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wolves
WE CAN BE HEROES (for more than one day) – Twenty great games of 1977-78 [email protected] September 30, 2022 Twenty Great Games of 1977-78: Nottingham Forest – novelty leaders in November, authentic league champions the following April. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Chelsea, Coventry City, England, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest FC, Spurs, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United
COMPLETE CONTROL – Twenty great games of 1976-77…………… [email protected] June 30, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1976-77 – Liverpool win the league, European Cup and like The Clash exert ‘Complete Control’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, QPR, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
EASY COME EASY GO, LITTLE HIGH LITTLE LOW – Twenty Great Games of 1975-76……. [email protected] May 13, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1975-76: Keeping the overheads down – Dennis Tueart wins the League Cup for Manchester City……….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Derby County, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, QPR, Southampton, West Ham United, Wolves
SOMETHING IN THE AIR – Twenty great games of 1969-70 [email protected] March 30, 2022 Twenty great games of 1969-70: Leeds United v Chelsea (29/4/1970) – FA Cup Final replay/English Civil War reenactment…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Celtic, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United
‘SMILE AND GRIN AT THE CHANGE ALL AROUND’ – Twenty Great Games of 1971-72 [email protected] September 27, 2021 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1971-72: Newcastle concede goals to Radford & George – but lose at Hereford not Highbury. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Chelsea, Derby County, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Spurs, Stoke City, West Ham United, Wolves
WHAT’S GOING ON – Twenty great games of 1970-71 [email protected] September 7, 2021 Taken lying down: Colchester United 3 Leeds United 2 – the biggest post-war FA Cup upset (so far) RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
SEMI-FOUR – Mixed messages in 70s FA Cup semi-finals………. [email protected] May 13, 2021 At some point between January and April my Dad would describe a team as ‘playing badly enough to win the cup.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester United, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
THE INBETWEENERS: English clubs in the European Cup (1969-76)…… [email protected] January 10, 2021 As the 70s continued few would hazard a guess when a second English European Cup triumph would happen – let alone a third, fourth, fifth and sixth. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Derby County, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United