# Jamie Rooney

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FA Cup Pioneers: Wanderers 1872-1883

How great were the FA Cup pioneers — and were Wanderers the first truly great cup team?  In this special episode of By Far The Greatest Team, Graham Dunn and Jamie Rooney are joined by brilliant football history guest Phil Craig to travel right back to the birth of the FA Cup — from its Victorian a…

World Cup USA 1994

How great was World Cup USA 1994 — and did it change football forever? In a special change of direction for By Far The Greatest Team, Graham Dunn and Jamie Rooney step away from ranking a club or national team to debate the greatness of an entire tournament: World Cup USA 1994. And who better to gu…

1974 Charity Shield & Kevin Keegan

How did a supposedly friendly curtain-raiser become one of Wembley’s most infamous matches — and just how great was Kevin Keegan? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team begins with the story of an English football institution: the Charity Shield. Jamie Rooney and Graham Dunn trace its wonderfully str…

Escape To Victory 1981

How did a wartime prison-camp football match become one of cinema’s most beloved sporting stories — and just how great were the Allies of Escape to Victory? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team continues with the ultimate meeting of football and film: Escape to Victory. Jamie Rooney and Graham Dunn…

Tottenham Hotspur 1977-1978

How did one of England’s most famous clubs find itself in the Second Division — and did Tottenham’s year outside the top flight ultimately help transform English football? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team continues with Tottenham Hotspur’s 1977–78 promotion season — a story of relegation, recov…

Tottenham Hotspur 1978-1984

How did two Argentine World Cup winners, a pair of Wembley classics and one unforgettable European night turn Tottenham Hotspur into one of English football’s defining teams of the early 1980s? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team continues with the story of Tottenham Hotspur between 1978 and 1984 …

Malmo 1978-1980

How did a largely home-grown, part-time team from southern Sweden come within one goal of conquering Europe — and help change the way an entire country played football? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team continues with the remarkable story of Malmö FF between 1978 and 1980. Jamie Rooney and Graha…

Everton 2002-2013

How did a club drifting towards another relegation battle become one of the Premier League’s most consistent challengers — and just how great was David Moyes’ Everton? By Far The Greatest Team continues with the story of Everton between 2002 and 2013 — an 11-year period of stability, intelligent re…

Netherlands 1974

How can a team that failed to win the World Cup still be remembered among the greatest of all time — and did the Netherlands of 1974 change football more profoundly than many champions? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team continues with one of football history’s most influential and endlessly deba…

Athletic Club Bilbao 1982-1985

How did a club drawing its players from one small corner of Europe conquer Spain twice — and just how great were Athletic Club’s champions of 1982–85? Season 5 of By Far The Greatest Team continues with the remarkable story of Athletic Club, a football institution built upon identity, community and…