1904: - Exeter City Football Club player their first ever competitive match as they beat the 110th Battery of the Royal Artillery 2-1 at St James Park in the East Devon League. The attendance was 600 and the winning goal was scored by Sid Thomas.
1905: - Crystal Palace Football Club were formed by workers at the Crystal Palace.
1910: - The high-scoring centre and later inside-forward Tommy Browell made his League debut at the age of 17 for Hull City at Bolton Wanderers.
1931: - Jimmy Brain made the move across North London from Arsenal to Tottenham Hotspur. In his 6 seasons with Arsenal he scored 123 goals in 204 games while in his four season for Tottenham Hotspur he played in 45 matches and scored 12 goals.
1947: - Wilson Jones transferred to Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City. He left League football in 1948 after 148 games and scored 70 goals.
1959: - David Jack, died at the age of 60. The son of Bob Jack, a former manager of Plymouth Argyle, he played for Plymouth Argyle and Bolton Wanderers before he made a record £10,000 move to Arsenal in October 1928. There he won 3 League Championships, and a Cup winner’s medal before he retired in 1934. Following this he became manager of Southend United in May 1934 and Middlesbrough in 1945.
1985: - The battle against hooliganism in football is dealt a blow when a magistrate’ in Manchester give permission to Manchester United to sell alcohol at 19 outlets at Old Trafford.
1985: - Seconds after the final whistle in a FIFA World Cup qualifier for Mexico 86 between Scotland and Wales, the Scottish manager Jock Stein suffered a massive heart-attack and died in the tunnel at the Cardiff Arms Park. The match ended 1-1.
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