Another mouth watering temptation from yesteryear. In case you missed today's showings on ITV4 (and +1), it's being transmitted again on Thursday 18th July at 0800 (and one hour later) on the same channels respectively.
Fulham v Leicester City 22nd April 1983
This is the feature match, there's something in the region of 20 minutes air time and it's well worth watching. There was a huge City following at Craven Cottage as you will see in what was a vital game.
Fulham lined up as follows:
Gerry Peyton, Jeff Hopkins, Sean O'Driscoll, Roger Brown (capt.), Tony Gale, Gordon Davies, Robert Wilson, Dean Coney, Ray Houghton, Ray Lewington sub: Paul Parker
City:
Mark Wallington, Paul Ramsey, Bobby Smith, Kevin MacDonald, Tom English, John O'Neill (capt.), Steve Lynex, Gary Lineker, Alan Smith, Gerry Daly, Ian Wilson sub: Larry May
Att: 24,251
Fulham 0-1 City (Wilson)
I can't say I remember this one.
The Big Match Revisited
posted on 14/7/13
Downsouf
Watch it every Sunday morning on I-player. As it was 30 years ago, I can never remember the final scores!
You could see how good Lineker was even then!
Occasionally they show a Scottish match too
posted on 14/7/13
I remember it, because I was there! Just a teenager at the time, but remember it vividly. A huge away support and an incredibly important game for both sides. As I remember, the goal from Wilson came quite late on, 10 or 15 minutes to go or something like that. I also seem to remember that we defended for our lives thereafter.
posted on 14/7/13
Second Division
Queens Park Rangers were champions with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City also promoted to the First Division. Rotherham United, Burnley and Bolton Wanderers were relegated to the Third Division. It was another blow for Bolton, who had been relegated from the First Division three years earlier.
Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers both came within hours of going bankrupt but were both saved by respective new owners.
Leicester City's promotion was appealed against by Fulham after their final day match against Derby County was stopped with more than a minute to play due to a pitch invasion. Fulham's appeal was eventually rejected and Leicester City's promotion was confirmed.
posted on 14/7/13
...and whilst you're at it, get your tellies tuned into ESPN Classic, if you have it, at 10 o'clock tonight.
(No reflection on you Stevethebhoy)