HERE, THERE and EVERYWHERE – TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1966-67 [email protected] April 22, 2024 0 Comments Twenty Great Games of 1966-67: THE THIRD DEGREE – QPR from Division Three win the first Wembley League Cup Final. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Celtic, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Manchester United, QPR, Spurs, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham Uniited, Wolves
UEFA-MISM: English clubs and the UEFA Cup 1971-1979: [email protected] October 26, 2023 English clubs in the UEFA Cup 1971-79. 3 & 6 – Liverpool make it half dozen Fairs/UEFA Cup triumphs in a row for English clubs in 1973. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Spurs, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolves
TWO WHOM IT CONCERNED – English clubs and the European Cup Winners’ Cup 1960-1969: [email protected] March 31, 2023 BRITS ABROAD: 1962-63 – Tottenham Hotspur lift the Cup Winners’ Cup and become the first British club to win a European trophy. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Everton, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Spurs, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wolves
BLOCK BUSTER ! The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1972-73…… [email protected] 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
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
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
IT’S ONLY TROPHY WASTELAND – Ten fine 70s sides who didn’t win a major honour……. [email protected] December 3, 2021 Ten fine 70s teams who didn’t win a major honour: QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1975-76 – Total Football/title despair…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Birmingham City, Burnley, Coventry City, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion
A LEAGUE (CUP) OF THEIR OWN – THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL: 1967-76 [email protected] September 15, 2020 1972: STOKE CITY 2 CHELSEA 1: Sure and steady overcomes flash and dash…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers
ALIGN WITH ME – A personal take on the FA Cup Final…………… [email protected] May 17, 2018 For the next few years I never queried anything my Dad said football. How could I? He’d been to the FA Cup Final. Twice. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Abide With Me, Chelsea, Danny Blanchflower, Everton, FA Cup Final, Leeds United, Manchester United, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup Final, Wembley, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers