Football 80s

29 July 1986: Middlesbrough FC face a winding up order in the High Court due to debts of around £1M. Of course, they go on to survive this.

Sexy 80s Kit: Oxford United. The trend of having a sponsor to match what you felt like in the kit didn't take off...

80s Song: Glenn & Chris - Diamond Lights. Everything that's ever needed saying about this has been said...youtu.be/1KEMMfV5-Qg

July 28 1981: Future England and Man Utd midfielder @carras16 is born in Wallsend, England. #MUFC #Carrick

80s Movie: The Firm (1989). Okay, more of a TV movie but it's got Gary Oldman in it...and Jim McDonald from Corrie! imdb.com/title/tt009515…

80s Legend: Bryan Robson. Captain Marvel for WBA, MUFC and England. Scored for England after just 27 seconds in '82.

28 July 1988: Billy Bonds retires after 663 games for West Ham. His last game played at 41 years of age! #WHU #Hammers #Bonds

July 28 1989 - 19 year old @warrenbarton2 moves from Leytonstone to Maidstone for £10,000. He'd go on to star for Wimbledon and Newcastle.

July 27 1987: Future Slovakia and Napoli superstar Marek Hamšík is born in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia. #Napoli #Slovakia #Hamsik

Sexy 80s Kit: Liverpool. The Crown Paints era. Making decorating, moustaches and perms all sexy and cool.

July 27 1988: Soviet Union beat Portugal 3-1 (AET) to win the UEFA Under-18 championship. East Germany beat Spain 2-0 to finish third place.

80s Legend: Marco van Basten. Scored THAT goal in 1988, World Player of the Year - although suffered with injuries.

July 27 1989: Everton again raid Leicester City in signing Mike Newell for £1.1 million. In 1985, they signed @GaryLineker from the Foxes.

July 26 1989: Manchester United legend @NormanWhiteside moves to Everton for a fee of around £750,000.

80s Song: Liverpool FC - Anfield Rap (1988). Thank god the Barnes rap saved it... youtu.be/Kcy3gwwxat4

80s Movie: Escape to Victory (1981). Stallone, Caine, Moore, Ardiles, Pele...Russell Osman!? imdb.com/title/tt008328…

Sexy 80s Kit: Kenya. "In case you forget who you're playing for, we've plastered it on the front in massive letters!"

80s legend: Hugo Sanchez. Had a celebratory somersault and scored great goals. Arguably Mexico's greatest ever.

July 26 1985: Future Manchester City and France defender Gaël Clichy is born in Toulouse, France.

July 25 1988: Future Tottenham Hotspur and Brazil midfielder José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior (Paulinho) is born in São Paulo, Brazil.