1966 replayed – England v West Germany, 1985
Elland Road was the venue for a unique fixture at the end of July 1985, which saw the 1966 World Cup Final ‘replayed’. Organised to raise funds for the Bradford Fire Disaster Fund in the wake of the recent tragedy at Valley Parade, nearly 20,000 attended to see a small slice of football history on…
Portsmouth v Southampton, 1987
Portsmouth hosted Southampton at Fratton Park in August 1987 in the first-ever meeting of the two clubs in the top division of English football. The former Southern League rivals had first met in the Football League in September 1920 as members of the newly-formed Third Division. Promoted in May 1987, Pompey were returning to the…
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