The Chicken That Interrupted Blackburn
7 May 2012
A chicken wandered onto the pitch during Blackburn Rovers’ 2012 match against Wigan Athletic.
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The Beach Ball Goal at Sunderland
17 October 2009
A stray beach ball played a bizarre part in Sunderland’s 2009 win over Liverpool.
Read Full Story →When Manchester City Fans Went Bananas
1987
A giant inflatable banana brought to Maine Road in 1987 sparked one of English football’s strangest terrace crazes.
Read Full Story →The Fog That Hid a Goalkeeper
1937
A famous football anecdote tells of goalkeeper Sam Bartram remaining on the pitch after fog stopped play.
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