Wembley Archive
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Wembley Stadium and Arena events, facts and memorabilia 1921 to date. Enquries & DMs welcome Re-homing any unwanted Wembley items Curator: Graham Cooksley
From the #wembleyarchive: To mark the commencement of #wembley100 the oldest of our #wembleystadium items. From the @thetimes #newspapers July 1921, an artist's impression of the #stadium and the #PrinceofWales #Britishempire exhibition #fundraiser speech #FA #EFL #WorldCup66
The changing face of Olympic Way, the main approach to @wembleystadium since 1948. The postcard details the Exhibition main entrance and avenue while the b/w 1948 shot (from @WembleyMatters) showcases the newly opened road and Exhibition remnants. Author's own colour images
On this day #OTD 1966 @wembleystadium connected by @EE: #England defeat #Argentina 1 -0 in the #FIFAWorldCup Quarter Final through a Geoff Hurst goal. Argentine captain Antonio Rattin is sent off and takes 10 minutes to walk and Alf Ramsey describes the opponents as Animals
Tonight @OVOArena Wembley
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On this day #OTD 1969 @wembleystadium connected by @EE from our archive: The Royal International Horse Show commences a five day run at the stadium for the second consecutive year. The damage caused to pitch drainage will affect the football pitch for at least two years
On this day #OTD 1923 @wembleystadium connected by @EE from our and archive: #Oxford and #Cambridge #university take on #Harvard and #Yale at #Athletics with Harold Abrahams, subject of the Chariots of Fire film, the stand out athlete winning three events. Report: @BNArchive
Tonight @OVOArena Wembley Lynyrd @Skynyrd
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On this day #OTD 1966 @wembleystadium connected by @EE #England beat #France 2-0 in the third match of Group 1 as part of the 1966 #FIFA #WorldCup through two Roger Hunt goals. Ian Callaghan #LFC and Jimmy Greaves both start for the #threelions with the match live on the #bbc
Today @wembleystadium #uyskdubois2
Fight night is here 🥊 #UsykDubois2
On this day #OTD 1986 @wembleystadium connected by @EE On the day of the #UsykDubois #Boxing fight, 39 years ago it was the turn of @frankbrunoboxer to take on Tim Witherspoon for the #heavyweight championship of the world, with Bruno's corner calling it a day in the 11th.
On this day #OTD 1992 @wembleystadium connected by @EE Bryan Adams brings his Waking Up the World Tour to #london with Extreme, Squeeze and Little Angels also on the bill. Tickets £20.00
On this day #OTD 1971 @wembleystadium connected by @EE from our archive: Wembley Lions v Swindon British League #speedway meeting. Trevor Redmond’s two season reboot of speedway at the Empire Stadium sees a 43-35 win against Swindon @SNSactiongroup @UprightSpeedway
On this day 1995 #OTD @wembleystadium connected by @EE The @RollingStones were back in #London on their Voodoo Lounge Tour with the Black Crowes. Although their third and last night at Wembley the Stones would play the much smaller Brixton Academy three days later #rollingstones
On this day #OTD 1988 @wembleystadium connected by @EE Michael Jackson plays the second of seven #London shows that year in support of the Bad album with support from @kimwilde
On this day #OTD 1923 @wembleystadium connected by @EE The Royal British Legion @PoppyLegion hold their Imperial Sports Rally in the recently opened Stadium, making it Wembley's second event, again no know programmes or tickets have ever surfaced except these @BNArchive reports
Iconic images of the original @wembleystadium in all its glory forty years ago today for #LiveAid #liveaidat40 also the @OVOArena Wembley and #wembleypark in the background
Great #LiveAid #liveaidat40 @wembleystadium pictures and memories on this thread
As we all look back at #LiveAid40, I would like to tell the story of my experience as a 20yo attending the Wembley show on 13 July 1985. These are never-before seen photos, taken on my Canon A1 with a 50mm lens from my position centre front in the crowd 🧵
On this day #OTD 1985 @wembleystadium from #LiveAid 40years ago a 16 year old spent most of the day in front of the TV,making audio tapes from the Radio1 simulcast and only going out for a paper round and a mates 18th, with no VHS anything after 7 was missed #Bowie #Queen #who
On this day #OTD 1986 @wembleystadium connected by @EE #Queen play the second of two nights in #London with support from #INXS, The Alarm and #StatusQuo. Queen's set is released in 1992 under the imaginative title Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium. Pass image used with permission
Another 'on this day' #OTD 2021 @wembleystadium connected by @EE England lose to Italy 3-2 on penalties in the #UEFA EURO2020 Final
11 July 2021. Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties after extra time in the final of the Men’s UEFA Euro 2020 Final at Wembley (delayed from 2020). The match ended 1-1. It was the 1st time England’s men had reached a major final since the FIFA Men’s World Cup Final in 1966.