October 12 – He Walked the Line and England Book Their Place in Germany

Every England fan’s favourite official dies and Sven’s men make it to the World Cup in today’s round up from the OTFD vaults.

1993 – He Walked the Line

IT was on this day in 1993 that the man who won England the world cup in 1966 popped his clogs.

Geoff Hurst? Bobby Moore? Sir Alf Ramsey? No, it was on this day that Tofik Bakhramov passed away. Read all about it here.

2005 – England Book Their Place in Germany

England booked their place in the 2006 World Cup at a chilly Old Trafford today in 2005, to set up another summer of metatarsal and penalty shoot out woe. Click here for the full story.


Cheers Tofik!

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