Allan Clarke's perfect day, 1970: Leeds at the World Cup
"I was so excited I knocked the glass of water I had been drinking right across the room," Allan's mother Alice told the Walsall Observer.
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The hand of Jack, 1966: Leeds at the World Cup
It might have drifted across the goal, it might have drifted into the goal, it might have dropped to one of the forwards rushing in, and Big Jack Charlton had only a split second to decide. He reached up, and punched the ball away from the goalmouth.
A bit of Thomas Häßler
Häßler starts on the right, facing up Dorigo and taking him inside, until he and Batty are next to each other and there's a hand-off, when Häßler moves the ball onto someone else. One blink later and he's on the left wing.
Ordinary: Scotland vs England, May '76
The cameras took a rare look at the reaction of the England bench, catching Don Revie, in a heavy sheepskin coat, his mouth pursed in an ooh of frustration, driving his forearm forward to show how he wished Channon had smashed the ball.
Putting something together: Scotland vs England, May '74
While England endured walk-outs, Scotland's players were sailing away. Winger Jimmy Johnstone made the most of a champagne reception after their 2-0 win over Wales, and at dawn next day he had to be rescued from the sea.
You know what to do: Scotland vs England, May '72
Perhaps the pitch invader at the start of the second half had summed the pantomime up. Emerging from the Scotland fans in a dark suit with white pocket square, he was carrying a tartan scarf and a bunch of flowers, the first to wave to the crowd, the second to throw at Norman Hunter.