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Was there football pre 1992? part 6. John McFarlane Snr 25/05/2021 Jump to last To conclude the theme that football was certainly alive and kicking before the TV companies highjacked it with the creation of the Premier League, I have endeavoured to capture some highlights since I first visited Goodison Park in 1948 as a 10-year-old schoolboy. Season 1985-86 Bobby Robson said that he was not happy with the League s refusal to postpone matches before England s World Cup qualifying games. Jack Charlton resigned as manager of Newcastle United after fans called for his resignation during a pre-season friendly with Sheffield United. Charlton Athletic agreed to move to Selhurst Park after the Greater London Council condemned the east terrace at The Valley. Their last match at The Valley in September attracted their largest crowd of the season; after the game, fans dug up the pitch for souvenirs. ....
THE story of George Camsell, Middlesbrough Football Club s greatest ever goalscorer and England’s goals-to-games record holder, is to be told in a new authorised biography by Heritage Unlocked historian Dr Tosh Warwick. Authorised by the Camsell family, the book will be the first biography dedicated to the Ayresome Park great, who scored 18 goals in just nine games for England and netted an incredible 345 official goals for Middlesbrough Football Club. Camsell’s goalscoring prowess was well-known throughout the football world and Sir Stanley Matthews was one of a number of the game’s greats to hail the former Durham City man’s ability in front of goal. ....