SOME GLORY NIGHTS/A FEW SUNNY AFTERNOONS – SPURS 1966-1974 neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 25, 2023 SPURS 1966-74: Despite not being unable to sustain a title challenge during the early ’70s, a steady flow of trophies still went the way of White Hart Lane. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, Bill Nicholson, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Pat Jennings, Spurs, White Hart Lane
SHOOTING STARS – Top goalscorers in England 1960-69 neilsambrook@btinternet.com April 24, 2023 Top Goal Scorers in England 1960-69: ‘Sir’ Roger (1966) – joint leading goal scorer, league championship medal, World Cup winner; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Don Rogers, George Best, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Ray Crawford, Rodney Marsh, Roger Hunt, Sir Alf Ramsey
POLE POSITION – England qualify for the 1974 World Cup……… neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 16, 2019 Beating Poland with a last-gasp winner forces headlines to be amended from ‘Pole-Axed’ to ‘Poles-Axed.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Don Revie, Elton John, England, John Bond, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Malcolm Allison, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Norman Hunter, Peter Shilton, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Scotland, Sir Alf Ramsey, Wembley Stadium
AN ALL-ENGLAND EUROPEAN FINAL…….in 1972 neilsambrook@btinternet.com May 27, 2019 Goalkeepers Phil Parkes and Pat Jennings each wear gloves in the Molineux first-leg, but for the return on May 17 both play in bare hands. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, Alan Mullery, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Dave Wagstaffe, Denis Law, Derek Dougan, Europa League, Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks, Helmut Haller, Jim McCalliog, John Richards, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Molineux, Pat Jennings, Phil Parkes, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Tottenham Hotspur, White Hart Lane, Wolverhampton Wanderers