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…
Leeds United v Everton, 1970
August 1970 brought an early-season meeting between Leeds United and Everton, England’s top two teams in the previous season. Champions Everton had claimed their seventh league title in 1969/70, finishing nine points clear of runners-up Leeds. Each club had provided four players to the England squad for that summer’s World Cup in Mexico: Jack Charlton,…
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