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Real-time tweets from English football 40 years ago. As though Brian Moore had been on Twitter...

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@Footy40YearsAgo
Footy 40 Years Ago
7 years
As the observant among you will have noticed, life has become too busy to update for a while, what with a Winter of Discontent coming and Jim Callaghan hanging on as PM. Will keep account active in case things change. Thanks to all for your support.
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Footy 40 Years Ago
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Joe Royle scores all four goals on his #BristolCity debut in a 4-0 win against #Boro
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@grok
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What do you want to know?.
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Dennis Tueart left) scores the first of his three goals as #MCFC beat #CFC 6-2 at Maine Road. Peter Barnes (right) scores the fifth
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Bob Latchford scores a hat-trick as #EFC move to one point behind leaders #NFFC with a 6-0 thrashing of #Coventry.
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Leaders #NFFC beaten for only second time this season as #CFC's Trevor Aylott scores only goal at Stamford Bridge #tomorrowspaperstoday
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Andy Gray scores twice as #AVFC win 2-1 at #LFC, the champions' first home defeat since March 1976
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
New player-coach @TheGouldfather scores hat-trick on #BristolRovers debut in 4-1 win v #BlackburnRovers following transfer from #WWFC
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Footy 40 Years Ago
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#LFC up to second as Jimmy Case scores both goals in 2-1 win at #LUFC; meanwhile #EFC to third as Andy King scores only goal v #BristolCity
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
League leaders #NFFC win big game of the day 2-1 v second-placed #MCFC as @Peter_Withe gets the winner
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
George Graham sent off for second time in 2 weeks but #CPFC win 2-0 at #SCFC in Division 2
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
#MCFC close gap at top to 1 point with 2-1 win v #AFC. Dennis Tueart penalty is winner; #Arsenal Peter Simpson sent off first time in career
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
#NFFC stay top of Div 1 with 0-0 draw at #WHUFC. Trevor Brooking challenges Archie Gemmill as Hammers fail to score for third game in row
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
#THFC beaten for the first time in Division 2 this season in 2-0 defeat at #HullCity, Alan Warboys (pic) getting both goals
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
#NFFC 2 points clear at top of league as @Peter_Withe scores all four goals in 4-0 win over #ITFC; while #LFC are held 0-0 at #Arsenal
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Clean sheet on #NFFC debut by @Peter_Shilton as his team win 2-0 against #AVFC, goals by Tony Woodcock, John Robertson
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Kenny Dalglish scores only goal as #LFC win at #ITFC; while #MCFC also remain unbeaten and top on goal diff with 1-1 at #QPR (Joe Royle).
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Footy 40 Years Ago
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Tommy Docherty named #DCFC manager, six months after sacking by #MUFC, as winless Derby sack Colin Murphy
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
#AFC winger George Armstrong has joined #LCFC, managed by ex-Gunners skipper Frank McLintock, for £15,000
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Brian Clough spends £250,000 to bring #StokeCity and England keeper @Peter_Shilton to #NFFC
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Footy 40 Years Ago
8 years
Sir Alf Ramsey's return to club management sees his #Birmingham team get first points of season in 2-1 win v #Boro (Trevor Francis 2)
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