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Stu’s Football Flashbacks

Football Nostalgia & Beyond

Author: Stuart Steelyard

Written by Stuart Steelyard10th Oct 201912th Oct 2020

The 10 Most Capped Outfield Players Who Never Scored For England

Due to their position and mindset, some players only get one chance to score during a whole season, if that. So if they’re lucky enough to represent their country, those same players may never even get a single opportunity to score at that level. With that in mind, here’s a look at the England players […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard19th Sep 201912th Oct 2020

11 Englishmen Who Won A League Title Whilst Playing Abroad

As many more homegrown youngsters like Jaden Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) are moving overseas in search of first team football and development, just how much success have our footballers had on the continent? Here I look at eleven English players who over the last 60 years have won one of the big four European leagues  – […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard22nd Aug 201912th Oct 2020

Every English Club To Play In The European Cup/Champions League – RANKED

Since the European Cup started in the 1955/56 season, there are a number different English sides who have competed in the competition. For 37 years only the champions of each country and the holders qualified for a straight knockout tournament. From the 1992/93 campaign it was renamed the UEFA Champions League (although still playing for […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard8th Aug 201912th Oct 2020

Why The 1990s Was A Golden Era For English Forwards

Born in the early 1980s, I am most definitely a 90s kid. Taking me from the age of 6-16, this decade saw me move from a small boy into adolescence. All the stressful experiences a teenager has to go through happened to me at this time – girls, exams, social acceptance, etc. Whenever I hear […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard30th May 201931st May 2019

Doncaster Rovers 7-2 Leeds United: Evestrust Legends Charity Game – Match Report

When I arrived at the Keepmoat Stadium at midday on Saturday 25th May, there was a buzz in the air. Children were already taking advantage of the ‘family fun day’ activities around the ground and the car parks were filling up rapidly. As I made my way round to our East Stand entrance with my […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard11th May 201915th May 2019

Doncaster Rovers vs Leeds United: Evestrust Legends Charity Match – Preview

  On Saturday the 25th May, former players from both Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United, together with fundraisers from everyday normal backgrounds, will play in a match at the Keepmoat Stadium in aid of the fantastic cancer charity, Evestrust. Meet the players DONCASTER ROVERS Brian Stock: Central midfielder Stock, was Rovers captain for the historic […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard27th Mar 201922nd Mar 2021

The 1994 League Cup Final: A Boy’s Memories Of Wembley

Sunday, 27th March, 1994. 9:30am. I had already been up for a couple of hours, pacing around the house in my Aston Villa shirt, waiting for my dad to come home from work. He’d been working all night on the railway and our taxi to take us to the train station was booked for 10am. […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard21st Mar 201912th Oct 2020

14 Premier League Winning Players Who Never Received An England Cap

Between the seasons of 1992/93 and 2011/12, the minimum amount of games you needed to play in order to win a Premier League winners’ medal was 10, but since 2012, that was reduced to 5 appearances. Since the PL began, there have been 86 different Englishmen who have received a winners’ medal. Of those players, […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard7th Mar 201912th Oct 2020

The Only 11 Foreign Players To Start The Opening Premier League Weekend

The debate of whether there are too many foreign imports in English football is as regular as clockwork these days. It was recently revealed that 69.2 percent of all footballers in the Premier League were born somewhere other than the UK and Ireland. Indeed just last weekend, 133 non-British or Irish players were named in […]

Written by Stuart Steelyard21st Feb 201912th Oct 2020

6 Men Who Triumphed In The League Cup As Both Player And Manager

The Carabao Cup final takes place this Sunday, with the first silverware of the season on the line. Traditionally known as the League Cup (or EFL Cup if you prefer these days), the trophy is a funny looking old thing. The three-handled design has been used since its introduction in the 1960-61 season, apart from […]

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