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Football League

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The power of balance

John Barnes' imperious solo goal against the leaders QPR in 1987 showcased one of football's greatest qualities

Take my breath away

Tony Adams tries to dispossess Kenny Dalglish... with hilarious consequences

2. Wild nutter

Arsenal’s young team were top of the league and full of the joys when they arrived at Old Trafford in 1987. One man soon changed that

5. Their fucking perch

So who did knock Liverpool off it?

4. Two fingers

Arsenal won the title at a canter in 1990-91 even though - or more likely because - they were deducted two points after a Royal Rumble in Manchester

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

The Premier League’s greatest rivalry can be traced back to four barnstorming, spiteful games in 1983

The worst of times, the best of Best

A goal so good it turned Barry Davies into Bernard Matthews

Football League  | Oct 20, 2025
Drag king

Clive Allen’s swish through the West Ham defence in 1984 was the kind of instinctive brilliance that belonged on the Copacabana, not a muddy Upton Park

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