That 1980s Sports Blog

If at first you don't succeed. For 52 years various cricketers from New Zealand had tried and failed to win a Test match in England, and...

If you're a football lover who doesn't like cricket then I feel for you, as Chaka Khan might say. Those long summer months can be h...

Sometimes an idea for a future blog just falls on my lap. But with a minute to go at the Bernabeu during the second leg of Real Madrid's...

If you wanted full value for money from your football in the 1983/84 season, then a season ticket at Watford would have been a wise choice. ...

We all had our footballing heroes during our childhood. Maybe Jorginho was a big Pat Nevin fan, and he would spend hours reading about the d...

It's a marathon, not a sprint. An oft-used phrase in sport that sadly for those involved has proved to be correct on many occasions. Thi...

The mid-80s had been a topsy-turvy experience for Norwich City fans. Winning the 1985 Milk Cup at Wembley was a joyous occasion, yet soon t...