That 1980s Sports Blog
A blog about anything to do with sport in the 1980s.
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Golden goals: Peter Withe (1982)
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Dalglish, Francis, Robertson and Kennedy. Not a group of solicitors, but a list of players who scored winners in European Cup finals between...
Monday, 12 August 2024
1985/86: Ipswich v Liverpool
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The Challenger Space Shuttle disaster had shocked the world; A-Ha were about to be knocked off the number one spot by Billy Ocean; England h...
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
1984 Olympics: Daley Thompson
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The unthinkable was about to happen. Britain's golden boy walked to the concrete discus circle knowing that he was throwing for his life...
Tuesday, 16 July 2024
1989 Open Championship: Mark Calcavecchia
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Sunday July 23, 1989: Wayne Grady, Greg Norman and Mark Calcavecchia stand on the first tee at Royal Troon, the centre of the golfing world....
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
England and the last eight
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Supporting the England football team really should come with a government health warning. Tournaments come and go, hopes and expectations gr...
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
England at Euro 88
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England went to West Germany as one of the favourites to win Euro 88. What followed was a nightmare from start to finish that threatened the...
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
1982/83: Burnley humble Tottenham
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Burnley probably need to win at Tottenham on Sunday to have a chance of staying in the Premier League. But history is not on their side. Adm...
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