Winners

Trophy Winners #4 – The GOATs of World Snooker (Mens)

December 8, 2024 By Nigel

Judd Trump has won the 2024 UK Championship which is the 5th Triple Crown title of his career. Does that make him a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) in men’s Snooker? Using the criteria I recommend in this article, Trump will become a GOAT if he wins another World Championship.

Trophy Winners #3 – Rugby Union (Men) 1984 to 2024

October 6, 2024 By Nigel

South Africa have won the Rugby Championship for the first time since 2019. That marks the last trophy to be won in the 2024 calendar year for men’s rugby worldwide and coincides with the start of the 2024/25 season in Europe. This makes it a propitious time to publish my list of all trophy winners in men’s rugby worldwide since 1984,

Trophy Winners #1 – England Men’s Club Football 1889 to 2024

June 2, 2024 By Nigel

The 2023/24 football season is over and it now 55 seasons since my team Newcastle Utd last won a trophy.

For supporters of other teams, especially Man City, Man Utd and Liverpool, your life will have been more fortunate but if you can’t remember the last time your team won a trophy then why not download my spreadsheet listing all trophy winners since 1889 to find out.

Trophy Winners #2 – England Women’s Club Football 1992 to 2023

June 1, 2024 By Nigel

The 2023/24 Women’s Super League (WSL) ended with Chelsea winning their 5th title in a row. Man Utd won their first ever trophy and Arsenal took the League Cup.

If you are new to the women’s game in England (especially following the Lionesses winning the European Championship in 2022), why not download my spreadsheet listing all trophy winners since 1992 to find out which teams are the GOATs of English women’s football?

Sporting GOATs #2 – Are Man City now a Dynasty?

June 12, 2023 By Nigel

Manchester City have won the Champions League at long last after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul. They become the 6th English club to reach the summit of the European club landscape and it their 17th trophy in 13 years. Does that mean we can now call Man City a Dynasty comparable to the two undisputed dynasties of Liverpool in the 70s & 80s and Manchester United in the 90s & 00s? I am sure Man City fans will say yes but I say not yet.