Retro

This is where you will find all of Late Tackle’s Retro articles and content.

Tackling Pele

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Matt Badcock talks to Marine legend Peter Smith about his time playing in the USA – and coming up against […]

MEMORY LANE FEB 1972

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Thanks Ronnie

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Sam Todd recalls Ronnie Radford’s magical FA Cup moment – and its lasting legacy… Magic moment: Ronnie Radford celebrates his […]

Football fashion

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Steve Tolmie examines the changes to the game’s attire down the years… Sock it to ’em: Arsenal’s trendy long socks […]

One Hulluva cup-tie

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Colin Allan recalls when Hull City beat non-league Whitby in a first round replay 12-goal thriller UP STEPS Paul Pitman, […]

INTER-LEAGUE MEMORIES

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COLIN ALLAN FONDLY RECALLS THE LARGELY FORGOTTEN REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES… ANOTHER corner is awarded to the Football League XI in their […]

ROBINS’ PREMIER PAIN

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RAY HARPER RECALLS WHEN SWINDON TOWN BRIEFLY MIXED IT WITH FOOTBALL’S BIG GUNS… Going up: Swindon beat Leicester in a […]

World-class Kelsey

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Colin Allan recalls when the Wales goalkeeper shone in the 1958 World Cup Finals When Wales went to their last […]

EVERTON’S CUP MIRACLE

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COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE TOFFEES HIT BACK TO STUN SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY IN THE 1966 FA CUP FINAL… APPROACHING an […]

RECORD-BREAKING ROYALS

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GEORGE BUTLER RECALLS WHEN READING RAN RIOT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP… AFTER previous disappointments, Reading finally escaped from the Championship in […]

TOP STARS AND CHARM

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’71/’72: Football’s Greatest Season?, by Daniel Abrahams, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £16.99 MANY people regard the 1971/72 football season […]

A ROLLERCOASTER 70S RIDE

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AUTHOR JON SPURLING LOOKS BACK AT AN UNFORGETTABLE FOOTBALL DECADE… Cup kings: Manchester United celebrate beating Liverpool in the 1977 […]

CHELSEA 0 WEDNESDAY 2

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THE BEAT GOES ON

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EFFORTS TO REMEMBER IPSWICH TOWN LEGEND KEVIN BEATTIE ARE GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH… Powerhouse: Ipswich Town’s Kevin Beattie THE […]

MY FOOTBALL LIFE

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LATE TACKLE CONTRIBUTOR JOE ACKLAM DISCUSSES HIS FOOTBALLING LIKES, DISLIKES, FIRSTS AND MEMORIES, WITH THE CONDITION THAT HE WAS IN […]

THE NAME GAME

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BILLY LAWRENCE TESTS HIS BRAIN POWER TO SELECT A TOP ALLITERATIVE XI… THOMAS Tuchel has been a revelation since taking […]

UNITED’S CUP OF JOY

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COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN MATT BUSBY’S REBUILT MANCHESTER UNITED LIFTED THE FA CUP IN 1963… Breathing space: Leicester City goalkeeper […]

THE BIG FREEZE

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KEVIN HALLS RECALLS WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FROZEN OUT IN THE WINTER OF 1963… Snow joke: When football was put on […]

FOOTBALL GODS

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HARRY GORDON TAKES A LOOK AT PLAYERS WHO HAVE ATTRACTED MASSIVE ADORATION OF FANS… A POTHEOSIS is the glorification of a […]

OH DANNY BOY

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COVENTRY CITY FANATIC KEVIN HALLS RECALLS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE SKY BLUES PLAYERS, WHOSE CAREER WAS CRUELLY CUT SHORT… Making […]

MILLS AND BOOM

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EUROPEAN CUP WINNER GARY MILLS TELLS CHRIS DUNLAVY ABOUT HIS AMAZING CAREER… GARY Mills made his debut at 16, won […]

TERRY’S TALES

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CHRIS DUNLAVY TALKS TO TERRY CURRAN ABOUT HIS EVENTFUL CAREER – INCLUDING THAT SHOCK SWITCH TO SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY… Big fan: […]

RONALDO’S EARLY DAYS

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ROBERT J WILSON RECALLS THE PORTUGUESE STAR’S FIRST SPELL WITH MANCHESTER UNITED… Having a laugh: Manchester United celebrate winning the […]

GAZZA-AT BOSTON UNITED

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DAN BARKER GRAY RECALLS PAUL GASCOIGNE’S LAST HURRAH AS A PLAYER… IT’S not unusual for former top-flight players to find […]

MANCINI’S BAPTISM OF FIRE

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TREVOR STYNES RECALLS WHEN ROBERTO MANCINI BEGAN HIS MANAGERIAL CAREER WITH FIORENTINA… Calm before the storm: Fiorentina coach Roberto Mancini […]

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