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Wimbledon goalscorer Lawrie Sanchez, with the FA Cup on his head, and goalkeeper Dave Beasant, wearing a hard hat, celebrate after victory over Liverpool in the 1988 final
‘I used to ride a motorbike and my crash helmet would get filled. From my point of view, the best was talcum powder, but there were other things…’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang dressing room pranks

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Crazy Gang's antics were the stuff of legend in the 1980s

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Wimbledon's Eric Young, Lawrie Sanchez, Dave Beasant and Terry Phelan celebrate with the FA Cup after beating Liverpool in the 1988 final
‘I can remember Dennis Wise following me up – when I lifted the trophy, I heard him behind cheering and shouting, “You bastards!” I thought, “You can’t say that in front of Princess Diana!”’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s 1988 FA Cup upset win over Liverpool

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Crazy Gang stopper saved a penalty in the shock 1988 FA Cup victory

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Wimbledon fans protest against the proposed relocation of the club to Milton Keynes, 2002
‘It’s always been volatile between Wimbledon and MK, but I don’t mind it. The club’s identity has changed and is a million miles away from 20 years ago’ Dean Lewington looks back at English football’s most controversial rebrand two decades on

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Wimbledon upped sticks from their south London home in September 2003, re-naming their club at the end of that season

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Wimbledon players celebrate their FA Cup final win over Liverpool at Wembley in May 1988.
‘People were naked all the time in the Crazy Gang – that was the punishment for anything: birthdays, scoring a goal, winning a game. You’d get stripped’ Dean Lewington takes us inside the Wimbledon dressing room

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Crazy Gang more than lived up to their name as English football’s most outlandish club

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Marc Guehi lifts the FA Cup after Crystal Palace's win over Manchester City in the final in May 2025.
Biggest FA Cup final shocks

By Ben Hayward Published

After Crystal Palace's win over Manchester City last Saturday, a look at some of the biggest upsets and surprises in FA Cup finals over the years...

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Erling Haaland, draped in a Norway flag, celebrates Manchester City's victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League in May 2023.
Nowegian footballers who played in the Premier League

By Ben Hayward Published

England has long been a popular destination for Norwegian footballers. Here, a look at some of the players from Norway to have featured in the Premier League...

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A close-up of a Wimbledon shirt on a fan, with the sponsor 'Go MK', following the club's controversial relocation to Milton Keynes in 2003
Football clubs who relocated

By Tom Hancock Published

A look at some clubs who upped sticks and moved

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Christmas Day football
What happened to football on Christmas Day? The lost history of a Victorian tradition

By Paul Brown Last updated

Premier League Football was once as much of a Christmas Day staple as the Queen's speech and pigs in blankets; but was it all festive fun or just a freezing farce? Paul Brown dons his silly hat...

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A close-up shot of the FA Cup
Iconic FA Cup images

By Tom Hancock Published

A trip through FA Cup history in photographic form

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