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125th Anniversary Football League
- Thread starter Muzzatron
- Start date
imbrightontillidie
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- Jan 12, 2011
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To be played on the opening day
Greg Bobkin
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Does anyone know when the rest of the fixures are revealed? 
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We need a Football League vs Rest of the World match at Wembley!
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Glad it's not one of those 4. Now it's 1 of 19.
Does anyone know when the rest of the fixures are revealed?
Tomorrow
shaolinpunk
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If everyone will have a fixture of 'historical significance' then I would guess we will be away to Reading, QPR or Watford. All three were in the newly created Third Division with us in 1920 - Reading were the first we played out of those three and QPR played Watford on the opening day of that season
Thus, I predict Reading away
Thus, I predict Reading away
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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They used to play Football League v Scottish League many moons ago. England played the R.O.W at Wembley for the FA centenary in 1963 and this year have some ' select ' fixtures.
Don't remember what the FL did for their centenary in 1988? Any offers?
stripeyshark
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- Dec 20, 2011
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Or like they do in Rugby League: English players v the foreigners in the PL.
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It was the Football League v Rest of the World. The FL won 3-0 and it was live on ITV. Maradona, Lineker and Platini played for RotW.
I went to this game at Wembley! Just looked up the 2 line ups as could only remember a handful of players
Football League XI
Manager: Bobby Robson (England)
1 Peter Shilton (Derby & England)
2 Richard Gough (Tottenham & Scotland)
3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal & England)
4 McClelland (Watford & N Ireland)
5 Paul McGrath (Man Utd & Rep of Ireland)
6 Liam Brady (West Ham Utd & Rep of Ireland)
7 Bryan Robson capt. (Man Utd & England)
8-Neil Webb (Nott’m Forest)
9-Clive Allen (Tottenham & England)
10-Peter Beardsley (Liverpool & England)
11-Chris Waddle (Tottenham & England)
Subs:
16-Norman Whiteside (Man Utd & N Ireland) for Allen 45
13-Steve Ogrizovic (Coventry) for Shilton 60 min
15-Pat Nevin (Chelsea & Scotland) for Brady 67 min
14-Ossie Ardiles (Tottenham & Argentina) for Webb 76 min
17-Alan Smith (Arsenal) for Beardsley 83 min
World XI
Manager: Terry Venables (Barcelona)
1-Dasayev (Spartak Moscow & USSR)
2-Josimar (Botafogo & Brazil)
3-Celso (Porto & Brazil)
4-Julio Alberto (Barcelona & Spain)
5-Hysen (Fiorentina & Sweden)
6-Bagni (Napoli & Italy)
7-Berthold (Verona & W Germany)
8-Lineker (Barcelona & England)
9-Platini (France)
10-Maradona capt. (Napoli & Argentina)
11-Futre (Atletico Madrid & Portugal)
Subs:
18-Zubizarreta (Barcelona & Spain) for Dassayev 45 min
15-Elkjaer (Verona & Denmark) for Lineker 45 min
12-Detari (Eintracht Frankfurt & Hungary) for Josimar 61 min
14-Larsson (IFK Gothenburg & Sweden) for Celso 70 min
13-Belanov (Dynamo Kiev & USSR) for Bagni 70 min
17-Stojkovic (Red Star Belgrade & Yugoslavia) for Platini 70 min
16-Zavarov (Dynamo Kiev & USSR) for Futre 83 min
Football League XI
Manager: Bobby Robson (England)
1 Peter Shilton (Derby & England)
2 Richard Gough (Tottenham & Scotland)
3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal & England)
4 McClelland (Watford & N Ireland)
5 Paul McGrath (Man Utd & Rep of Ireland)
6 Liam Brady (West Ham Utd & Rep of Ireland)
7 Bryan Robson capt. (Man Utd & England)
8-Neil Webb (Nott’m Forest)
9-Clive Allen (Tottenham & England)
10-Peter Beardsley (Liverpool & England)
11-Chris Waddle (Tottenham & England)
Subs:
16-Norman Whiteside (Man Utd & N Ireland) for Allen 45
13-Steve Ogrizovic (Coventry) for Shilton 60 min
15-Pat Nevin (Chelsea & Scotland) for Brady 67 min
14-Ossie Ardiles (Tottenham & Argentina) for Webb 76 min
17-Alan Smith (Arsenal) for Beardsley 83 min
World XI
Manager: Terry Venables (Barcelona)
1-Dasayev (Spartak Moscow & USSR)
2-Josimar (Botafogo & Brazil)
3-Celso (Porto & Brazil)
4-Julio Alberto (Barcelona & Spain)
5-Hysen (Fiorentina & Sweden)
6-Bagni (Napoli & Italy)
7-Berthold (Verona & W Germany)
8-Lineker (Barcelona & England)
9-Platini (France)
10-Maradona capt. (Napoli & Argentina)
11-Futre (Atletico Madrid & Portugal)
Subs:
18-Zubizarreta (Barcelona & Spain) for Dassayev 45 min
15-Elkjaer (Verona & Denmark) for Lineker 45 min
12-Detari (Eintracht Frankfurt & Hungary) for Josimar 61 min
14-Larsson (IFK Gothenburg & Sweden) for Celso 70 min
13-Belanov (Dynamo Kiev & USSR) for Bagni 70 min
17-Stojkovic (Red Star Belgrade & Yugoslavia) for Platini 70 min
16-Zavarov (Dynamo Kiev & USSR) for Futre 83 min
Goldstone Rapper
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Thanks for posting these line-ups. So Maradona, Platini, Stojkovic and Futre proved no match for John McClelland, Kenny Sansom, Neil Webb and Steve Ogrozovic. Amazing!
KJP
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There use to be an Anglo Saxon cup which was championship v Serie b I think
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