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Friday, 21 August 2015

I Didn't Know That, Either.

                                                                      Billy Wright

Billy Wright was the first player to achieve 100 appearances for the England team.

Trevor Steven was the first English player to win League Championship medals in 3 different countries with Everton, Rangers and Marseille.

It was after a Juventus committee member saw Notts County play in 1903 that they adopted their colours.

The first British club to enter the European Cup was Hibernian in 1955.

The first all English major European Cup Final was the 1972 UEFA Cup final between Spurs and Wolves.

Ian Callaghan played for England in July 1966 but waited over 11 years for his next cap in September 1977.

Norway are the only nation never to have lost to Brazil in a full international match having played them 4 times.

The match between Chile and Uruguay in 1975 was abandoned after 19 players were sent off.

                                                                     Ian Callaghan

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