The Tykes’ sole season in the top-flight of English football… Recently, I wrote about the sole campaign spent by Swindon Town in the Premier League (then known as the Premiership) during the 1993-94 season. The 1993-94 Premiership campaign would mark the only time that Swindon Town played in the top-flight football in 140+ years ofContinue reading “Once in a Lifetime: Barnsley in the Premiership”
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The 100-Goal Season: Swindon Town in the Premiership
Swindon Town Football Club has been ever-present in the English Football League since the organisation first accepted their application for election back in 1920. However, Swindon Town has remained remarkably consistent in their performances for a team that has since completed 94 consecutive seasons in the EFL. Over the years, it has become increasingly commonContinue reading “The 100-Goal Season: Swindon Town in the Premiership”
38 Premier League Matches Without Victory: The Fall of Jack Rodwell
1,370 days without winning a Premier League game… On 5th July 2020, Sheffield United and Burnley would play out a 1-1 draw as part of the abridged second half of the COVID-19 affected 2019-20 Premier League season. In the 75th minute, Sheffield United would make their 4th substitute, a unique feature of the revived PremierContinue reading “38 Premier League Matches Without Victory: The Fall of Jack Rodwell”
The Worst Olympic Performance By The USA Basketball Team
An occasion where they didn’t win the gold medal… In 1988, the USA men’s basketball team would finish in third place at the Seoul Olympic Games, losing 76-82 to the Soviet Union in the semi-finals. A bronze medal in basketball would be termed a success by most Olympic nations. However, an Olympic bronze medal wasContinue reading “The Worst Olympic Performance By The USA Basketball Team”
The Perfect Run: Men’s 4x100m Relay Final, 2004 Olympics
Gatlin, Greene and Crawford are no match for note-perfect Brits in Athens… The 4x100m relay is usually one of the highlights of any Olympic Games. On the penultimate night of the Games, the finals of the men’s and women’s sprint relays serve to close out the athletics meet in a truly compelling fashion. It isContinue reading “The Perfect Run: Men’s 4x100m Relay Final, 2004 Olympics”
1960 European Nations’ Cup: The First Euros
A 17-team qualifying tournament, a four-team finals tournament, three dictatorships and the Black Panther’s crowning achievement… On 30th June 2012, UEFA president Michel Platini would propose a unique idea for the 2020 edition of the UEFA European Championship. His vision was that instead of one or two countries stepping forward to host the entire competitionContinue reading “1960 European Nations’ Cup: The First Euros”
In The Lions Den: The 2005 British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand
“…quite simply, the tour, the most anticipated for many a year, was a curious mix of anti-climax and bizarre underachievement, not just for the ambitions of the players who boarded the plane for the Antipodes, but for the entire rugby community.“- Clem and Greg Thomas, The British & Irish Lions: The Official History (2013 edition)Continue reading “In The Lions Den: The 2005 British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand”
‘The Cursed Generation’ – The France National Football Team 1986-1996
Looking back, it seems an absurd notion to believe that anyone could doubt this French squad’s chances of winning the World Cup, considering what happens later. However, these French ‘vox pops’ in the street? These fans have experienced too much hurt. They have borne witness to twelve years of national embarrassment that has brought morale in the national football team down to its lowest point. They witnessed ‘The Cursed Generation’ first-hand.
European Nights: Feyenoord vs Celtic, 1970 European Cup Final
The Bhoys’ most recent visit to the grandest stage of European club football… On 25th May 1967, Celtic FC would face Inter Milan in the European Cup Final. Managed by former captain Jock Stein, the Bhoys would attempt to complete the final part of a quadruple-winning season, having already triumphed in the Scottish Cup, ScottishContinue reading “European Nights: Feyenoord vs Celtic, 1970 European Cup Final”
European Nights: Ipswich Town-1981 UEFA Cup Winners
The Tractor Boys mow through Europe… The year 2021 will mark the 50th anniversary since the UEFA Cup (later UEFA Europa League) would replace the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the second-tier competition in European football. In the fifty years since the establishment of the new competition, 28 clubs have ended the season by lifting theContinue reading “European Nights: Ipswich Town-1981 UEFA Cup Winners”
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