THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE BEGINNING – the opening day Division One fixtures of 1973-74: neilsambrook@btinternet.com August 12, 2023 AND THE LAW WON: Maine man Denis (9) marks his return to Manchester City with a brace against Birmingham. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, QPR, Spurs, Wolves
YOUR STARTER FOR TWO – English clubs & the European Cup Winners’ Cup 1970-1979 neilsambrook@btinternet.com July 11, 2023 CHOP CHOP: Victorious Chelsea players gather around the trophy as English clubs begin the 70s with successive Cup Winners’ Cup wins. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Southampton, Sunderland, West Ham United
A CUP of STOKOE – the 1973 FA Cup Final…….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com May 6, 2023 The 1973 FA Cup Final: An unlikely victory for Sunderland – going loco all because of Stokoe……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Stokoe, Don Revie, Ian Porterfield, Jim Montgomery, Leeds United, Sunderland
THE BALLAD OF DON & STOKOE – the FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1972-73: neilsambrook@btinternet.com April 11, 2023 THE BALLAD OF DON & STOKOE: Leeds United and Sunderland triumph in the FA Cup semi-finals of 1972-1973: RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bob Stokoe, Don Revie, FA Cup semi-finals, Hillsborough, Leeds United, Maine Road, Sunderland, Wolves
THAT OLD MAGIC – the FA Cup Sixth Round of 1972-73 neilsambrook@btinternet.com March 16, 2023 March 1973: Pink Floyd release ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and in the FA Cup Leeds winger Peter Lorimer finds the far side of the net RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Brian Clough, Chelsea, Coventry City, Derby County, Don Revie, Leeds United, Luton Town, Sunderland, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads, Wolves
BLOCK BUSTER ! The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1972-73…… neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 22, 2023 The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1972-73: Glam rockers Sweet are at Number One – with Block Buster cup-ties occurring at Derby and Manchester City RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Coventry City, Derby County, Hull City, Leeds United, Luton Town, Manchester City, Millwall, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Wolves
CUP IN HAND – The FA Cup Third Round: 13/1/1973 neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 11, 2023 The FA Cup third round 13/1/1973: The jolly Spurs outing – Tottenham go on a beano to Margate….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Derby County, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Spurs, Stoke City, Sunderland, Wolves
GOALS OF CHRISTMAS PAST – the Division One fixture programme of Boxing Day 1972: neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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
SHOCK ABSORBING – Ten defining FA Cup ties of the 1970s neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 31, 2022 BETTER CALL PAUL – Maguire opens the scoring as third division Shrewsbury Town topple Manchester City in January 1979………….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Hereford United, Leeds United, Leyton Orient, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Shrewsbury Town, Spurs, Wrexham
A FAIR(S) ASSESSMENT – English teams and the Fairs Cup 1955-1971 neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 17, 2022 English teams and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Geordie and Triumphant – Newcastle United: Fairs Cup Winners 1968-1969 RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Spurs