1966
They think it's all over…
Wembley, July 30. Hurst completes his hat-trick, Kenneth Wolstenholme's line becomes folklore. England 4 West Germany 2.
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The National Collection
Iconic sporting moments from across the UK and around the world.
Programmes, magazines, tickets and memorabilia from the days the whole country stopped — from Wembley finals and Ashes summers to Olympic afternoons and heavyweight nights. Curated highlights from the wider world of sport, alongside the North East core of the archive.
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Moments the collection is built around
FA Cup Final 1966
Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2. Two down at Wembley, Trebilcock brace and a Temple winner — the great comeback final.
The Ashes 1981
Botham's Ashes. 149 not out at Headingley, Willis' 8 for 43 — England beat Australia after following on.
Lions Tour 1997
Jenkins' boot, Guscott's drop goal in Durban — the Lions win a Test series in South Africa.
Senna — Monaco 1988
Pole by 1.4 seconds. Senna described leaving his conscious mind that afternoon — one of the great qualifying laps.
Ali vs Frazier I
March 8, 1971, Madison Square Garden. The Fight of the Century — 15 rounds, Frazier floors Ali in the last.
Memories that made the nation stop
1968
Manchester United at Wembley
Ten years after Munich, Best, Charlton and Kidd win the European Cup 4-1 against Benfica.
1981
Botham's Ashes
Headingley, 500-1 on the board. Ian Botham's 149 not out and Bob Willis' 8 for 43 turn a Test — and a summer — upside down.
1985
Live Aid at Wembley
Not a match, but a national moment — sport and stadium culture bleeding into pop history on a July afternoon.
1990
Gazza's tears in Turin
Semi-final v West Germany. A booking that would have ruled him out of the final, and a nation fell for him.
1996
Football's Coming Home
Euro 96 at Wembley. Gascoigne's flick and volley against Scotland, Baddiel and Skinner on every radio.
1999
The Treble at Camp Nou
Sheringham and Solskjær in injury time. Manchester United complete the Treble against Bayern Munich.
2003
That Wilkinson drop goal
Sydney, extra-time. Right foot, off the wrong side — England win the Rugby World Cup.
2005
Liverpool in Istanbul
3-0 down at half time to Milan, level in six minutes, cup lifted on penalties. The Miracle of Istanbul.
2005
Ashes summer
Flintoff v Lee at Edgbaston. England win the Ashes for the first time in 18 years, an open-top bus through Trafalgar Square.
2012
Super Saturday, London 2012
Ennis, Rutherford, Farah — three golds in 46 minutes inside the Olympic Stadium.
2019
Ben Stokes at Headingley
135 not out, one run to win, Leach at the other end. The greatest one-man Test innings of the modern era.