‘The 00s’ Archives
Astonishing comebacks #3: Spurs 3 – 4 Man City (2003-04)
Tottenham again raced into a 3 - 0 half time lead, again with Ziege grabbing the third just before half time. What happened in the second half of this FA Cup classic?
Sunderland v Leicester Fosse (1907)
Leicester who? That's right, Leicester Fosse was Leicester City's name from 1884 to 1919: The name "Fosse" comes from the Roman Fosse Way that runs through Leicester. When the club started, they played near the Fosse Way. In 1919, Leicester Fosse went bankrupt, were taken over but a new group and renamed "City" to celebrate Leicester earning City [...]
When Exeter played at Old Trafford
By the end of the 2002-03 season things were bad for Exeter City, having been relegated from the football league down to the Conference after finishing 23rd in Division Three (now known as League Two). After the club had been relegated, it was taken over by the Exeter City Supporters Club. Not only had Exeter been relegated down to the Conference, [...]
FA Cup Final: Chelsea 2 – 1 Everton
We can still see you Well, Everton gave it a go and no one can say that they didn't, but Frank Lampard scored the winner as Chelsea came from behind to win at Wembley. Everton, though, didn't just get off to the best possible start, they got off to the best start ever, Louis Saha's goal on 25 seconds beating Roberto di Matteo's 43-second opener [...]
Arsenal 2 – 1 Hull
Fabregas is a dirty spitting bastard, suggests Phil Brown Let's face it, Arsenal were absolute pants early on and were rightfully punished by a Hull side looking for their second win of the season at this ground when the evergreen Nicky Barmby saw his shot take a massive deflection off Djourou and loop over hapless Fabianski. The Tigers were [...]
The semi final draw
If you're having trouble sleeping, give this a watch: There will be no all-London final, now that's magic.
