LONDON, June 20 ― Britain underwent some fairly tumultuous change from the early 1970s to the end of the 1980s but one thing remained constant ― come the end of each season, Liverpool would be top, or almost top of the Football League. When they hoisted the old First Division trophy in April...
Liverpool’s John Barnes in action during a match in this 89/90 Stock Season file photo. ― Reuters pic
Like Liverpool, Thatcher had ruled unchallenged as Britain’s longest serving Prime Minister of the 20th century and also probably thought she would go on forever, until she was forced out by her own Conservative party colleagues and replaced by John Major. In 1990 Aston Villa finished second in a top flight that included Wimbledon, Coventry City and Luton Town ― with Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Millwall relegated.
It would be another three years until he won the title - the first edition of the fancy new Premier League ― to end a 26-year drought that used to delight Liverpool fans.
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