Remembering the five top goalscorers from the 95/96 Premier League season
Our latest rewind and look back at the Premier League archives takes us to the 1995/96 season, a campaign which began with Alan Hansen’s…
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Old but bold: Five oldest players to be sent off in Premier League history
Any player capable of playing Premier League football well into their late thirties deserves the utmost amount of credit, though these ‘golden oldies’ may…
Manchester United – A story of rebellion from outcasts to seagulls
On the 18th of April 1995, Eric Cantona welcomed twelve young football hopefuls to the indoor gym at the Cliff Training Centre, Salford. The…
Tweets of the Week: Grealish’s escapades, footballers scapegoated, and the greatest goal ever
The best tweets of the week from the world of football, featuring a novel way to keep Jack Grealish from causing trouble, the scapegoating…
Playing political football over player’s wages at a time of crisis is a cheap shot to make
Football and politics don’t mix so well. The beautiful game has often been in the cross hairs of elected officials with an agenda to…
Six of Ireland’s greatest ever wins: England, Netherlands and conquering the world champions
For such a small nation, the Republic of Ireland have pulled off some extraordinary wins over the past four decades. Here are six of…
Moments that made the Premier League: Chelsea’s “Foreign Legion” arrives on the South Coast
The first thing the Chelsea players noticed as they trooped into the old, narrow player’s tunnel at The Dell was the large number of…
What James Milner could offer Liverpool in his final seasons of a distinguished career
A disproportionate amount of hyperbole and bluster often dog young footballers as they try to navigate their way through the challenging waters of their…
Revolutionising Celtic – How the rebels won
In the summer of 1986, Graeme Souness came home to Glasgow from Italy and was unveiled as the new Glasgow Rangers player/manager. Flanked by…
Appreciating the four legends to score 10+ goals in eight consecutive Premier League seasons
Goals win games, and the players capable of delivering the goods on a consistent basis are worth their weight in gold to Premier League…
Best XI that Sir Alex tried and failed to sign at Man United
The most successful manager in the history of English football and the man who oversaw the greatest period of domination during the Premier League…
Rating the 9 players to win POTM in their first month in the Premier League
Manchester United’s mid-season capture of Bruno Fernandes has delighted the club’s supporters, the midfielder making an instant impact in his new surroundings to quickly…
Remembering the six top scorers from the 94/95 Premier League season
We’re continuing our nostalgic trip down memory lane and delving deep into the Premier League archives, rewinding back to the mid-nineties for a season…
90’s Football Hall of Fame: Aston Villa cult hero Dalian Atkinson
Dalian Atkinson was an Aston Villa cult hero in the early to mid-nineties, scoring a spectacular Goal of the Season winner in the inaugural…
20 of Mick McCarthy’s most legendary quotes
When it comes to saying it straight, few football managers get close to the one and only Mick McCarthy. Born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire…
Jack Charlton’s last days of Champagne Supernova – 25 years on from Anfield
“We crowded round the table with our money in our hands, I landed on the other side without a penny in my pants. Woke…
Tactical Analysis: The Special One’s formidable 2004-2006 Chelsea side
Regardless of what he does or doesn’t achieve at Tottenham Hotspur, Jose Mourinho will forever be enshrined as an icon at a different London…
Doing their bit: Football’s good deeds during the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has shut down football all over Europe, but there are of course greater concerns out there at the moment. Almost 800,000…