BRISTOL CREAM/NEWCASTLE RENOWN/WREXHAM LARGER – The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1973-74…….. [email protected] February 16, 2024 0 Comments FA Cup Round Five 1973-74: Good goal Don-boy. The Waltons is first aired on BBC 2 and Gilles scores the winner as Bristol City shock Leeds United……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Bristol City, Burnley, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Southampton, WBA, Wrexham
YOUR STARTER FOR TWO – English clubs & the European Cup Winners’ Cup 1970-1979 [email protected] 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
UP WHERE WE BELONG – Promotion to Division One, 70s style…….. [email protected] May 27, 2022 CHARLTON MAGNETIC – Jack leads Middlesbrough to the 1973-74 Second Division title with a decade high number of wins and points……….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Burnley, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Leicester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Sheffield United, Southampton, Spurs, 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
RELE-GATE: The 1970s ‘Too good to go down’ affair………. [email protected] January 17, 2022 Too Good to go Down? Wolves win the 1974 League Cup Final, but are relegated two years later……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, QPR, Southampton, Spurs, Sunderland, 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
GET IT ON – FA CUP FINALS 1970-76…………… [email protected] August 30, 2020 Sunderland 1973: Supporters at the ‘lucky’ end, team in stripes yet to lose a post-war FA Cup Final, 73 the reverse of 37……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Chelsea, Fulham, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Peter Osgood, Southampton, Sunderland, Wembley Stadium, West Ham United