Classic pictures of football fans in the 90s show supporters having a great time including Euro 96 fever
THE 1990s.
A time when football gripped the nation, reaching fever pitch during Euro ’96 on home soil.
AlamyEngland football fans during the 1998 World Cup dressed in what are now two classic Three Lions kits[/caption]
AlamyThree Lions fans cheering on during the penalty shootout defeat to Argentina at France ’98[/caption]
GettyManchester United fans celebrate at Selhurst Park in 1993, rocking cool shades and baggy jeans[/caption]
GettyThe 90’s was the start of Manchester United’s dominance under Sir Alex Ferguson[/caption]
GettyBaggy jeans and track jackets appeared a popular choice at Arsenal[/caption]
GettyAston Villa fans in 1994 cheer on their team from the famous Holte End[/caption]
England’s run to the semi-finals had people truly believing football was coming home… until another penalty shootout defeat to Germany.
The decade kicked off with Gazza’s tears at Italia ’90 in a devastating semi-final defeat to, guess who, Germany, on spot-kicks.
But there was a buzz about the game.
Football was intertwined with music and fashion.
Fans were going to games in colourful tracksuits and bucket hats, shown in brilliant throwback snaps from the era.
The 90s saw John Barnes’ World in Motion rap and Kevin Keegan’s infamous “I would love it if we beat them” rant.
On the pitch Manchester United were starting to click under Sir Alex Ferguson, winning the inaugural Premier League title in 1992-93.
It was the start of an incredible rivalry with Arsenal that continued well into the noughties.
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GettyRed Devils fans were in dreamland in the ’90s, winning the title FIVE times in ten years[/caption]
GettyArsenal fans standing on Highbury’s revered Clock End in 1991, the year they won the old Division One[/caption]
GettyManchester United fans starting them young in 1996[/caption]
GettyAnother young United fan tired from celebrating the 1996 league title and FA Cup double[/caption]
GettyIan Wright grinning from ear to ear in that iconic Arsenal shirt from the late 90’s[/caption]
The scene outside Highbury in 1994Rex
The Gunners won the league in 1990-91 under George Graham, and again in 97-98 under Arsene Wenger.
They also finished runners-up to United in 98-99, the year the Red Devils won the treble.
Ferguson meanwhile guided the Red Devils to five titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League in a decade of dominance at Old Trafford.
But despite United’s supremacy, it was also an exciting time for the likes of Blackburn and Newcastle.
Under Kenny Dalglish, and with Alan Shearer leading the line, Blackburn finished runners-up in the 93-94 season.
Shearer and Co then went one better and lifted the Prem title in the following campaign.
GettyNewcastle fans in 1993, one child sports a bucket hat, a symbol of 90’s fashion[/caption]
GettyToon fans sticking by their team… despite the weather[/caption]
A Newcastle fan shows off a tattoo of then manager Kevin KeeganRex
GettyToon fans cheering on their team while sporting an assortment of colourful hats[/caption]
GettyManchester City fans tuck into a pre-match fish and chips close to their old Maine Road ground[/caption]
GettyTottenham fans went to impressive lengths to celebrate the 1991 FA Cup final triumph over Nottingham Forest[/caption]
Newcastle enjoyed two second-place finishes in 95-96 and 96-97, and also reached the FA Cup final in 98-99, with Shearer joining from Blackburn in 1996 for a world record £15million.
The end of the decade saw Chelsea muscle their way onto the scene, even before Roman Abramovich arrived with his riches in 2003.
The Blues won the FA Cup in 96-97 under Ruud Gullit, with the likes of Dennis Wise, Mark Hughes, Roberto Di Matteo, Gianfranco Zola and Gianluca Vialli in the team.
Everton too enjoyed success, beating Manchester United in the 94-95 FA Cup final.
That Wembley triumph being the last trophy the Toffees lifted.
Overall it was an era that saw football, fashion and music fuse together, but also the start of mega money starting to influence the game with the introduction of the Premier League.
A Southampton fan in 1998 takes a minute to read the matchday programmeGetty
GettyLeeds won the title in 1991, but the real eyecatcher in this photo is that jumper[/caption]
GettyThumbs up if you love football[/caption]
GettyJurgen Klinsmann is mobbed by adoring Spurs fans during a pre-season friendly in 1994[/caption]
GettyBy any means necessary… Manchester United fans climbing a pylon for a better view at Selhurst Park in 1993[/caption]
GettyPierre Van Hooijdonk is surrounded by adoring Nottingham Forest fans at the City Ground in 1997[/caption]
