Sheffield FC: The World's Oldest Football Club
Founded in 1857, Sheffield FC is the oldest football club still in existence — and its city gave the game many of its rules.
26 October 1863: The Night Football Got Its Rules
How a meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern in London created The Football Association and the first Laws of the Game.
1872: The Birth of the FA Cup
Charles Alcock's idea, the Wanderers, the Royal Engineers and the first final of the world's oldest national football competition.
Scotland 0–0 England: The First International Football Match
On St Andrew's Day 1872, Scotland and England played the world's first official international — and changed how football was played.
1888: The Football League and Preston's Invincibles
How William McGregor created the world's first professional football league — and how Preston North End went unbeaten in its first season.
Dick, Kerr Ladies and the Ban That Silenced Women's Football
A factory team from Preston drew crowds of 53,000 — until the FA banned women's football from its grounds for 50 years.
The White Horse Final: Wembley's Chaotic First Day
Bolton, West Ham, a crowd nobody could count and a policeman on a grey horse: the story of the first FA Cup final at Wembley.
Wembley: The Story of Football's Most Famous Stadium
From the Twin Towers of the Empire Stadium to the 133-metre arch: a century of history at the home of English football.
Hungary 6–3 England: The Match That Changed English Football
In November 1953, Puskás, Hidegkuti and the 'Mighty Magyars' gave England a football lesson at Wembley.
Munich 1958: The Tragedy of the Busby Babes
The air disaster that took the lives of eight Manchester United players — and the remarkable rebirth that followed.
1966: The Day England Won the World Cup
Ramsey's 'Wingless Wonders', Geoff Hurst's hat-trick and the most famous afternoon in English football history.
The Lisbon Lions: Celtic's European Cup Triumph
In 1967, a Celtic side of local players beat Inter Milan to become the first British club to win the European Cup.
Kings of Europe: Liverpool's Golden Era, 1977–1984
Four European Cups in eight seasons: how Bob Paisley and the Anfield Boot Room built one of the greatest teams in history.
Brian Clough's Miracle: Nottingham Forest, Champions of Europe
Promoted in 1977, champions of England in 1978 and of Europe in 1979 and 1980 — the most remarkable rise in English football.
Northern Ireland at the World Cup: Sweden 1958 and Spain 1982
Small in size but big on spirit: the remarkable World Cup adventures of Northern Ireland, from Blanchflower to Armstrong.
Hillsborough, 1989: The Disaster That Transformed British Football
The tragedy at Hillsborough, the Taylor Report that created all-seater stadiums, and the families' long fight for justice.
1992: How the Premier League Was Born
Crumbling grounds, a television revolution and a breakaway: how England's top clubs created the world's most watched league.
Euro 96: The Summer Football Came Home
Gascoigne's goal, Shearer's Golden Boot, a famous win over the Netherlands and heartbreak against Germany at Wembley.
1999: Manchester United's Treble
The Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League in eleven days — capped by two stoppage-time goals in Barcelona.
Wales at Euro 2016: Together Stronger
Fifty-eight years after their only World Cup, Wales reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 with Bale, Ramsey and a famous win over Belgium.