That 1980s Sports Blog

There is nothing wrong with a fluke in sport. Cliff Thorburn will forever have a place in Crucible history, achieving the first 147 at the v...

You didn't need to be a genius to work out what was coming. Two transfer windows without purchasing a centre forward was always going to...

Exeter City take on Nottingham Forest in the final match of the 2025 FA Cup fourth round, hoping to pull off a shock against the Premier Lea...

Football may have been in the doldrums in England during a troubled time for the sport, but there could be no doubting that on the pitch the...

Think of a dramatic goal scored by Keith Houchen in the FA Cup and inevitably your mind will rewind back to May 1987, that diving header fo...

Sunday September 20, 1988. The First Division season has only been in up and running for a month, yet it is hard not to arrive at a prematur...

Some times you just have to hold your hands up after a defeat in sport. You recognise that maybe your loss was more down to the skills of yo...