Preston Played 27 League and FA Cup Matches in 1888–89 and Lost None
How Preston North End won the inaugural Football League unbeaten and completed the FA Cup without conceding a goal.
Club Rises & Collapses
Eight Bristol City Players Had Until Noon to Give Up Their Contracts
How Bristol City’s long top-flight contracts became the final obstacle in a 1982 rescue, leaving eight senior players to exchange their own security for the club’s survival.
Corinthian Refused Trophies and Left Its Name in São Paulo
How a London invitation side built to help England answer Scotland used elite results and foreign tours to leave its name in São Paulo.
Dundee United Beat Barcelona Twice Before Their Season Ran Out of Days
How Dundee United’s 70-match season carried them through Barcelona and Mönchengladbach before two finals arrived five days apart.
Wimbledon, Liverpool and the Penalty That Stayed Out at Wembley
Liverpool arrived at Wembley as league champions. Wimbledon needed Lawrie Sanchez’s header, an early whistle and Dave Beasant’s unprecedented penalty save to leave with the FA Cup.
Ipswich Reached the First Division and Took the Title at Once
How Alf Ramsey’s newly promoted Ipswich Town survived heavy defeats, dominated at Portman Road and won the 1961–62 English championship.
Kaiserslautern Started at Bayern and Finished as Bundesliga Champions
Kaiserslautern began their first season back in the Bundesliga away to Bayern, won twice against the champions and carried a promotion-season habit all the way to the title.
For Two Weeks, Real Oviedo Sold Its Survival at €11 a Share
For €10.75, supporters across more than 60 countries could buy a share in Real Oviedo and help beat a two-week dissolution deadline.
The 24,454-Place Terrace at the Heart of Dortmund
A World Cup deadline, risky expansion and 24,454 standing supporters built the south terrace now known as the Yellow Wall.
Sunderland Made Wembley Believe the Impossible in 1973
How a Second Division side turned early aggression, one instinctive finish and a goalkeeper’s impossible recovery into the 1973 FA Cup’s defining upset.