As England face Poland in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, thoughts in both nations will inevitably turn to the 1-1 draw at Wembley in October 1973. It was a night of such trauma that it gave birth to the enduring myth that Poland were England’s bogey team, even though England haven’t lost any of the 15 subsequent meetings. Ramsey had remained too loyal to too many of his World Cup winners for too long, and there was a sense of an era coming to an end. England’s Allan Clarke is denied by the Poland goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski at Wembley in 1973. The only starter at Wembley who had played in the 1966 World Cup was Martin Peters (although Hunter had been in the 66 squad).

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2021 20:00 UTC