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LATEST On This Day in Football: Simonsen debuts for Charlton, Airdrie make poppy blunder

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 12 2017
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On This Day in Football: First ever Manchester Derby kicks off, Bican scores yet again
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 11 2017

On this day in 1881, Manchester United and Manchester City played the first ever Manchester Derby. West Gorton (St Mark’s), who would later become City, hosted Newton Heath, who would…

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On This Day in Football: Real stunned by minnows, England destroy Yugoslavia
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 10 2017

On this day in 2008, Spanish giants Real Madrid were stunned by third division outfit Real Union club de Irun in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey….

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On This Day in Football: Bentley scores first hat-trick at Wembley, Tragedy strikes Germany
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 10 2017
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On This Day in Football: Player gets sent off thrice, Keane blasts the prawn sandwich brigade
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 09 2017
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On This Day in Football: Oxford United spoil Fergie’s party
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 07 2017
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On This Day in Football: Celtic slowed down by Rapid
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 06 2017

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On This Day in Football: It’s Fergie time at Old Trafford
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 05 2017
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On This Day in Football: There go the Rovers!
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 04 2017
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On This Day in Football: Fußball returns to post-war Germany, Busby Babes create history
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 03 2017
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On This Day in Football: Ford runs out of gas, Arsenal trigger Chelsea’s downfall
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 02 2017
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On This Day in Football: Sir Matt Busby is a Blue
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 01 2017
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On This Day in Football: The Old Lady is born, English amateurs bury France
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 31 2017
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On This Day in Football: AS Adema 149–0 SO I’Emyrne, Peñarol lift fifth Libertadores
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 30 2017
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On This Day in Football: Birth of El Diego, The Revie era begins for England
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 29 2017
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On This Day in Football: The Cruyff Revolution begins, John Terry off the mark at Chelsea
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 28 2017
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On This Day in Football: The Football Association is formed
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 10 2023
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On This Day in Football: US legend makes his debut, England play their last qualifier for 11 years
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 24 2017
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On This Day in Football: The world’s first club is formed, United derail Arsenal
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 23 2017
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On This Day in Football: England beat the World
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 22 2017
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On This Day in Football: Barcelona’s Swiss beginnings, Violence in Buenos Aires
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 21 2017
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On This Day in Football: Birth of a serial European Cup winner, Los Angeles hit by Earthquakes
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 20 2017
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On This Day in Football: Disaster in Moscow, Brawl in Manchester, Joy in Buenos Aires
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2017
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On This Day in Football: Celtic humiliate Rangers while Norwich stun Bayern
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 18 2017
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On This Day in Football: Competitive football begins in Scotland, First ever Milan derby kicks off
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 17 2017
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On This Day in Football: The city of Leeds gets a brand new football team
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 17 2017
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On This Day in Football: Intercontinental woes for United
Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 15 2017
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