David Young #NUFC Striker magazine 20/2/71

56yrs ago today, Ian Gibson has just scored the winner for Coventry City vs Newcastle United OTD 7/9/68. The #SkyBlues won the game 2-1 in front of over 34,000 at Highfield Road #PUSB

Ian Campbell #AcciesFC 'The Captains' Shoot magazine 1974

Don Heath #Pools #Hartlepool 'The Captains' Shoot magazine 1974

Billy Ayre #Pools #Hartlepool 'The Captains' Shoot magazine 1979 Billy would go on to achieve hero status as manager of #BlackpoolFC Sadly passed away in 2002 aged just 49 😔 His wiki page is worth a read… en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Ayre

Sorry to read that Liverpool legend Ron Yeats has passed away, here are four similar but wonderful old pictures from my timeline #LFC R.I.P. Ron 😔

Ron Yeats (1937-2024) pictured during his time as player-manager of Tranmere Rovers #TRFC R.I.P. Ron 😔

Today marks 35 years since an injury to Steve Ogrizovic meant that David Speedie went in goal for Coventry at The Den. And like every great goalkeeper, Speedie instinctively knew when a shot was going wide…

Jim Jefferies #HMFC 'The Captains' Shoot magazine 1979

Lev Yashin Soviet Union shahan petrossian Superb Footy Pics A Football Archive*

Goodbye to the brilliant James Earl Jones. He gave one of the finest poetic speeches in cinema history. I still feel the same way about baseball all these years later. Field of Dreams

27 years ago today, Stuart Ripley became one of the unluckiest England players ever. Here against Moldova, he comes on for only his second cap, almost creates a goal, and then pulls a hamstring - all within 8 mins. Ripley never played for England again.

#OnThisDay 1979: One of Liverpool's famous sons, comedy writer Eddie Braben, explores how the city has changed since he was a lad. An extended version of this clip is available to watch here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01…

On this day in 2003, England beat Liechtenstein 2-0 at Old Trafford. But what we’re really here for is the national anthems, and John Motson’s genius commentary in between them…

West Ham United keeper Peter Shearing vs Charlie Livesey of Chelsea #CFC vs #WHUFC OTD 10/9/60 (3-2)

1978 World Cup Final Mario Kempes two goals give Argentina a 3-1 win over Holland shahan petrossian Superb Footy Pics A Football Archive*

It’s 31 years to the day since Chelsea beat champions Manchester Utd 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Man of the match was their 35 year old player/manager. Here’s a selection of Glenn Hoddle’s best passes and touches from that afternoon. An absolute masterclass.

On this day in 1985: Gheorghe Hagi, Wembley Stadium and a crossbar noise for the ages…

DISPARITION ⚫ Le journaliste sportif Didier Roustan est décédé à l’âge de 66 ans. ⏪ En 1978, il apparaissait pour la première fois à la télé.