Wednesday 5 August 2009

5 August

1942: - A shipment of Argentinean grass seeds arrived in the Spanish city of Bilbao to be used by the club for the re-seeding of their pitch. The new grass worked wonders for the club, as the very next season the side won the League and Cup double.
1944: - Walsall appointed, the Birmingham City and England goalkeeper, Harry Hibbs as their new manager.
1952: - Reading signed Jimmy Wheeler. Being able to play in all forward positions he played in 400 League games for the Royals; scoring 150 goals. He moved to the training staff in 1965, being appointed assistant manager a year later, but when the club was hit badly by injuries he returned to the playing side of the club as a left-back at the start of the 1966-1967 season.
1953: - Notts County’s centre-forward Ken McPherson completed his £15,000 transfer to Middlesbrough.
1966: - Ron Davies, Norwich City’s Welsh international centre-forward transferred to, the newly promoted First Division side, Southampton for £60,000.
1970: - English side Manchester United beat Hull City 4-3 on penalties; after drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes in their Watney Cup semi-final. Triumphing on penalties, Manchester United became the first senior British team in football to win a competitive match by a penalty shoot-out.
1972: - Luton Town and Fenerbahçe’s pre-season friendly was abandoned in the 70th minute after fighting broke out between the two sides.
1973: - The Southern League side Dunstable, with George Best in their starting 11, beat Manchester Reserves 3-2.
1973: - The out-spoken manager Brian Clough says Leeds United should be relegated because of their poor disciplinary record.
1978: - A friendly between Aberdeen and Tottenham Hotspur, inaugurated the Dons’ new Pittodrie Stadium, which became the first all-seater stadium in Britain.
1986: - The Serie A side Udinese were relegated as a result of the bribery scandal with engulfed Italian football. Four other clubs were penalised.
1997: - Top European Clubs admitted that they had been in talks to establish a European Super League.
2005: - Walter Pandiani completed his £3million move to Birmingham City from the Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna.
2006: - Sir Bobby Robson was taken to hospital during the first-half of Ipswich Town’s Championship match with Crystal Palace. Paraded before the crowd before kick-off, after being named the clubs’ honorary club president, he complained of feeling unwell; and after being treated by a club doctor as a precaution he was transferred to Ipswich hospital.
2006: - Rhayader, the 58-year old former Welsh Premier League club, folded after a crisis meeting was poorly attended. The club was in the Mid-Wales League at the time of closure.
2006: - Cardiff City were charged by the Welsh Football Association for failing to control their fans at the Championship match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on March 11.
2006: - Accrington Stanley’s first match in the Football League for 44 years ended in disappointment as they lost 2-0 to Chester City at the Deva Stadium.

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