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UK Football-related Hits 1970-2002


You're Celtic, United
But baby I've decided
You're the best team I've ever seen
- Rod Stewart "You're In My Heart"

This is in four sections:

Clubs - records by or about specific English or Scottish football clubs.
Players - records by, and tributes to, individual players.
Competitions - records made to tie-in with World Cup and European championships, including records by national squads, TV themes, tributes, etc.
Other - a few things that didn't fit the first three categories.

Fairly common sense as to what's included or excluded here: records about football or recorded by footballers are in; records which aren't, aren't. There are a few songs which, though not about football, have become inextricably associated with it (at least in the UK), but unless actually recorded in a football context I haven't included them, so you'll find the three tenors' version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" here but not Robson & Jerome's; and you won't find either hit version of "Abide With Me". I know what I'm doing!!!

CLUBS

Arsenal F.C.
05.71 Good Old Arsenal ("Arsenal FC First Team Squad", #16)
05.93 Shouting For The Gunners ("Arsenal FA Cup Squad ft Tippa Irie & Peter Hunnigale", #34)
05.98 Hot Stuff (#9)
05.00 Arsenal Number One / Our Goal (#46)

Brighton And Hove Albion FC
05.83 The Boys In The Old Brighton Blue (#65)

Chelsea FC
05.70 Chelsea (credited to Stamford Bridge, #47)
02.72 Blue Is The Colour (#5)
05.94 No One Can Stop Us Now (#23)
05.97 Blue Day (by Suggs & Co ft Chelsea Team, #22)
05.00 Blue Tomorrow (#22)

Coventry City
05.87 Go For It! ("Coventry City Cup Final Squad", #61)

Crystal Palace FC
04.00 Glad All Over / Where Eagles Fly (#50)

Everton FC
04.85 Here We Go ("Everton 1985", #14)
05.95 All Together Now (#24)

Fulham FC
04.75 Viva El Fulham (by Tony Rees & the Cottagers, #46)

Leeds United
04.72 Leeds United (#10)
04.92 Leeds Leeds Leeds (#54)

Liverpool FC
05.77 We Can Do It EP (#15)
04.83 Liverpool (We're Never Gonna) / Liverpool (Anthem) (#54)
05.86 Sitting On Top of The World (#50)
05.88 Anfield Rap (Red Machine In Full Effect) (#3)
05.96 Pass And Move (It's The Liverpool Groove) ("Liverpool FC and the Boot Room Boys") (#4)

Manchester United FC
04.76 Manchester United (#50)
05.83 Glory Glory Man United (#13)
05.85 We All Follow Man United (#10)
06.93 United (We Love You) ("Manchester United And The Champions") (#37)
04.94 Come On You Reds (#1)
05.95 We're Gonna Do It Again ("...featuring Stryker") (#6)
04.96 Move Move Move (The Red Tribe) (#6)
11.97 Sing Up For The Champions (by Reds United, #12)
04.98 United Calypso 98 (by Reds United, #33)
05.99 Lift it High (All About Belief) (#11)

Middlesborough FC
05.97 Let's Dance (featuring Bob Mortimer & Chris Rea, #44)

Newcastle United
05.98 Black And White Army (by Black And White Army, #26)

Nottingham Forest
02.78 We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands (with Paper Lace, #24)

Rangers FC
09.97 Glasgow Rangers (Nine In A Row) (#54)

Stoke City
03.72 We'll Be With You (by The Potters, #34)

Sunderland FC
03.96 Daydream Believer (Cheer Up Peter Reid) (by Simply Red And White, #41)

Tottenham Hotspur
02.73 Nice One Cyril (by Cockerel Chorus, #14)
04.81 Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley) (#5)
04.82 Tottenham Tottenham (#19)
04.87 Hot Shot Tottenham! (#18)
04.91 When The Year Ends In 1 (#44)

West Ham United
04.75 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles ("West Ham United Cup Squad", #31)
05.80 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (by Cockney Rejects, #35)

The Fall's 1996 hit "The Chiselers" was described as being "relevant to the recent experiences of Halifax Town Football Club".

PLAYERS & MANAGERS

i. "Singing" players:
05.79 Kevin Keegan: Head Over Heels In Love (#31)
04.87 Glenn & Chris: Diamond Lights (#12) - Hoddle and Waddle
10.90 Gazza & Lindisfarne: Fog On The Tyne (Revisited) (#2)
12.90 Gazza: Geordie Boys (Gazza Rap) (#31)
08.93 Ian Wright: Do The Right Thing (#43)
09.99 Andy Cole: Outstanding (#68)

ii. Tributes:
04.70 Don Fardon: Belfast Boy (#32) - George Best
08.92 Oo La La: Oo...Ah...Cantona (#64) - Eric Cantona
05.96 1300 Drums ft the Unjustified Ancients Of M.U.: Ooh! Aah! Cantona (#11) - Eric Cantona
12.96 Super Furry Animals: The Man Don't Give A Fuck (#22) - Robin Friday
10.01 Bell And Spurling Sven Sven Sven (#7) - Sven Goran-Ericsson
06.02 Bell And Spurling Goldenballs (Mr Beckham To You) (#25) - David Beckham

Chart act Dario G were named in honour of Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi.

COMPETITIONS

World Cup 1970:
04.70 England World Cup Squad: Back Home (#1)

World Cup 1974:
06.74 Scotland World Cup Squad: Easy Easy (#20)

World Cup 1978:
05.78 Rod Stewart ft Scotland World Cup Football Squad: Ole Ola (Mulher Brasilera) (#4)
02.78 Andy Cameron: Ally's Tartan Army (#6)
05.78 San Jose ft Rodriguez Argentina: Argentine Melody (#14) - ITV World Cup theme

World Cup 1982:
03.82 England World Cup Squad: This Time (We'll Get It Right) / England - We'll Fly The Flag (#2)
04.82 Scotland World Cup Squad: We Have A Dream (#5)
05.82 Jeff Wayne: Matador (#57) - ITV World Cup theme
05.82 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: BBC World Cup Grandstand (#61)

World Cup 1986:
06.86 Heads: Aztec Lightning (Theme From BBC World Cup Grandstand) (#45)
06.86 Silsoe: Aztec Gold (#48) - ITV World Cup Theme. Silsoe is Rod Argent
04.86 England World Cup Squad: We've Got The Whole World At Our Feet / When We Are Far From Home (#66)

European Championship 1988:
05.88 England Football Team & The Sound Of Stock Aitken Waterman: All The Way (#64)

World Cup 1990:
05.90 Englandneworder: World In Motion... (#1)
06.90 Luciano Pavarotti: Nessun Dorma (#2)
05.90 Scotland World Cup Squad: Say It With Pride (#45)
06.90 Placido Domingo: Nessun Dorma From Turandot (#55)

World Cup 1994:
06.94 Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti ft Mehta: Libiamo / La Donna E Mobile (#21)
06.94 Daryl Hall and the Sounds Of Blackness: Gloryland (#36) - USA team song
06.94 Leonard Bernstein, Orchestra & Chorus: America - World Cup Theme 1994 (#44)

Euro 96:
05.96 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds: Three Lions (The Official Song Of The England Football Team) (#1)
06.96 Black Grape ft Joe Strummer & Keith Allen: England's Irie (#6)
06.96 Simply Red: We're In This Together (#11) - official tournament theme
06.96 Rod Stewart with the Scottish Euro 96 Squad: Purple Heather (#16)
05.96 Primal Scream, Irvine Welsh And On-U Sound Present...: The Big Man And The Scream Team Meet The Barmy Army Uptown (#17)
06.96 Collapsed Lung: London Tonight / Eat My Goal (#31)
06.96: BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus conducted by Stephen Jackson: Ode To Joy (From Beethoven's Symphony No.9) (#36)

World Cup 1998:
06.98 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds: Three Lions '98 (#1)
05.98 Fat Les: Vindaloo (#2)
06.98 Dario G: Carnaval De Paris (#5)
06.98 England United: (How Does It Feel To Be) On Top of The World (#9) - Official England record
05.98 Jean Michel Jarre & Apollo Four Forty: Rendez-Vous 98 (#12) - ITV World Cup Theme
06.98 Del Amitri: Don't Come Home Too Soon (#15) - official Scotland record
05.98 Collapsed Lung: Eat My Goal (#18)
06.98 Wimbledon Choral Society: World Cup 98 - Pavane (#20) - BBC World Cup theme
06.98 Chumbawamba: Top Of The World (Ole, Ole, Ole) (#21)
06.98 Ricky Martin: The Cup of Life (#29) - official tournament theme
07.98 Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti ft Mehta: You'll Never Walk Alone (#35)
06.98 England Supporters Band: The Great Escape (#46)
06.98 Jamaica United: Rise Up (#54)
05.98 Grandad Roberts And His Son Elvis: Meat Pie Sausage Roll (#67)
06.98 Wes: I Love Football (#75)

Euro 2000:
06.00 Fat Les 2000: Jerusalem (#10)
06.00 England Supporters Band: The Great Escape 2000 (#26)
06.00 E-Type: Campione 2000 (#58) - official tournament theme

World Cup 2002:
06.02 Ant & Dec: We're On The Ball (#3) - official England record
06.02 DJ Otzi: Hey Baby (Unofficial World Cup Remix) (#10)
06.02 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds: Three Lions (re-issue) (#16)
06.02 England Boys: Go England (#26)
06.02 Dario G: Carnaval 2002 (#34)
06.02 New Order: World In Motion (reissue) (#45)

OTHER

05.85 The Crowd: You'll Never Walk Alone (#1) - after the Bradford City Fire Disaster
05.89 The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman: Ferry Cross The Mersey (#1) - after the Hillsborough Distaster
04.97 Various: Fever Pitch The EP (#65) - from the soundtrack of the football-related film "Fever Pitch"
01.00 Clint Boon Experience The Biggest Horizon (#70) - TV theme from "The Rock N Goal Years"