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England On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable
moments from the national side's rollercoaster past, mixing in a
maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce
an irresistibly dippable Lions diary - with an entry for every day
of the year. From the first ever international match in 1872 to the
Premier League era, England's faithful fans have witnessed decades
of world domination and tragicomic failures, grudge matches, World
Cup heroics, bizarre goals, fouls and metatarsals - all featured
here. Timeless greats such as Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Paul
Gascoigne, Steve Bloomer, David Beckham and Stanley Matthews all
loom larger than life. Revisit 12 May 1971, when England beat Malta
5-0 and Gordon Banks only got four touches - all backpasses! 1
September 2001: Germany 1-5 England! Or 12 July 1966, when the
England team took a morale-boosting trip to the set of You Only
Live Twice...
Leeds United Miscellany collects together all the vital information
you never knew you needed to know about the Whites. In these pages
you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats
and facts. Heard the one about David Harvey's suicidal monkey? How
about the chairman who spent GBP240 on a goldfish for his office?
Or the gypsy who urinated on Elland Road's corner flags to help Don
Revie lift an ancient curse? Do you know when a Leeds side last
wore sock tags? The fate of the orange kit worn once in 1970? Or
how many miles of pipe make up the undersoil heating system at
Elland Road? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a
brilliantly researched collection of trivia - essential for any
Leeds United fan who holds the riches of the club's history close
to their heart. Featuring a foreword by Leeds legend Eddie Gray.
England On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable
moments from the national side's rollercoaster past, mixing in a
maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce
an irresistibly dippable Lions diary - with an entry for every day
of the year. From the first ever international match in 1872 to the
Premier League era, England's faithful fans have witnessed decades
of world domination and tragicomic failures, grudge matches, World
Cup heroics, bizarre goals, fouls and metatarsals - all featured
here. Timeless greats such as Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Paul
Gascoigne, Steve Bloomer, David Beckham and Stanley Matthews all
loom larger than life. Revisit May 12 1971, when England beat Malta
5-0 and Gordon Banks only got four touches - all backpasses!
September 1 2001: Germany 1-5 England! Or July 12 1966, when the
England team took a morale-boosting trip to the set of You Only
Live Twice...
Leeds United On This Day revisits all the most magical and
memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a
maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce
an irresistibly dippable Whites diary - with an entry for every day
of the year. From the club's formation from the ruins of Leeds City
in 1919 through to the Premier League era, the Elland Road faithful
have witnessed League and Cup triumphs, hard-fought grudge matches,
European adventures and heartbreak - all featured here. Timeless
greats such as Billy Bremner, John Charles and Lucas Radebe, Tony
Yeboah, Peter Lorimer and Gordon Strachan all loom larger than
life. Revisit 25th April 1963, when Jack Charlton debuted against
Doncaster, the first of a record 773 appearances. 28th May 1975:
when Leeds took on Bayern Munich and were robbed of European Cup
victory. Or 26th April 1992: the first League title in 18 years!
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