Tuesday 11 August 2009

11 August

1930: - Tottenham Hotspur signed Wally Alsford as a professional. In his brief career with both Spurs and Nottingham Forest he played in 80 matches for Spurs and 30 for Forest. He was an attacking wing-half but extremely injury-prone.
1933: - John Morrison signed professional forms for Tottenham Hotspur. He became a strong goalscoring centre-forward and when war broke out in 1939 he had scored 87 times in 127 League matches.
1960: - William Robson, a former player of Reading and assistant manager to the club, died at the age of 54. He had played for Derby County in 1927, West Ham United in 1933 and Reading in 1934. He played in 134 League games for them up to 1939.
1961: - Ford Else transferred to Blackburn Rovers from Preston North End. One of the most dependable goalkeepers in football he went on to play in 187 League games for Rovers before he signed for Barrow on a free transfer in 1966.
1965: - Ralph Brand signed for Manchester City from Glasgow Rangers. Despite being highly successful in Scotland he found it difficult to adjust to English conditions and played in only 17 games, scoring 2 goals in his first season.
1965: - Newcastle United were thrown briefly into disarray, when Jack Charlton resigned as manager just six days before the start of the First Division campaign. He was replaced by Willie McFaul.
1985: - Nigeria outclassed West Germany and won the inaugural FIFA under-16 World Championship in Beijing, China. The Super Eagles won their first FIFA tournament 2-0.
2002: - Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 in the FA Community Shield. Gilberto Silva (68) scored the only goal of the game.

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