History

Keegan had originally signed a two year contract with Hamburg and after playing a major part in their first Bundesliga for nineteen years, he stayed for a further year. They reached the European Cup Final but lost 0-1 to Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest. Keegan had decided this would be his last season in West Germany […]

After six years at Liverpool where he became one of the most well-known and recognisable players in Europe, Kevin Keegan felt he needed a new challenge. In the late 1950’s & early 1960’s several high profile names from British football moved abroad to ply their trade to varying degrees of success. Players such as Jimmy […]

This is the start of a new four part series documenting the playing career of Kevin Keegan. Each part will concentrate on his performances with each of his main clubs, Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle United. First up, Liverpool. Kevin Keegan was my first footballing hero. At the time I first got into football (1975-76) […]

Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the disallowed goal, Peru’s […]

Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the disallowed goal, Peru’s […]

Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the disallowed goal, Peru’s […]

Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the incident of a […]

Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. CLIVE THOMAS DISALLOWED GOAL For those who don’t know Clive […]

Probably one of the most inauspicious periods of management the national job has ever seen.  Things just seemed to happen to Taylor, who ultimately was an honourable man desperate to do the best for his country. He was a deep thinker but not necessarily about the game and the way it was played. Maybe through […]

It is often said if you don’t notice a referee during a game then he’s had a good one. Well you couldn’t have said that about Paul Alcock one September afternoon in 1998. Paul Alcock officiated in ninety-four Premier League matches between 1995 and 2000, yet everyone remembers him for just one. It became iconic. […]

It was probably one of the most enduring images of Graham Taylor’s period as England manager. If you were to name the three most memorable things about his reign, undoubtedly the name ‘Gary Lineker’ would crop up. For those who don’t know, here is the background to the moment I am talking about. England were […]

Part Two of Ten – Qualifying for Euro ’92 Graham Taylor had just one friendly, a 1-0 win at home to Hungary, before it was into the meaningful action of qualifying for the European Championships to be held in Sweden in 1992. England had been drawn against Poland, yet again as well as Republic of […]

Part one of ten It was the football documentary which raised the bar. As every mockumentary is measured against Spinal Tap then the Graham Taylor programme is the gold standard in the sports category. Few could quite believe what they were watching and for some, they were quite surprised by the language used. Not bad […]

When people think about Malmö FF they normally think about Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But there is one player that, for many Malmö supporters, is bigger than Zlatan himself. In 1944 Malmö, Sweden – Bo “Bosse” Larsson was born. While the Second World War was beginning to reach the end, Sweden were one of those countries which […]

“He had brains in his legs and many remarkable and unexpected things occurred to them while they were running.” “The Wünderteam” was the greatest football team the world had seen before the Second World War broke out. The captain of that team was one of the greatest football players Austria has ever produced, Matthias Sindelar. […]

Seventy-five years ago, on 9 August 1942, Kiev side FC Start defeated the Nazis at a game of football. The high of victory over their German oppressors was sobered instantaneously when the Gestapo arrested the entirety of the team in the following weeks. They had just defeated Flakelf, a German military football side consisting of […]

It’s the 17th of April 1888 and a bunch of football enthusiasts are having a meeting in Manchester. The meeting is regard whether a football league should be founded or not. The decision that follows will change the biggest sport forever. On the 8th of September the same year, the first season of the Football […]

“Can you see the floodlights yet?”, my Dad asked every-time we ventured to his spiritual home. Running to catch him up as we snuck down the side of the post office and over the train-bridge. Down to the turnstile, a nod and a wink later and I’m lifted over. Greeted by a pool of water, […]