1885: - Bury beat Wigan Athletic 4-3 in a friendly match in the first ever game to be played at Gigg Lane.
1934: - Sam Bartram signed for Charlton Athletic. He went on to spend 22 years with the club. During his time at the club he was regarded as the finest uncapped goalkeeper in the game.
1946: - Albert Stubbins transferred to Liverpool from Newcastle United. He came into the Newcastle side in 1938 and became a prolific goalscorer during the war years.
1960: - Chelsea goalkeeper Bill Robertson transferred to Leyton Orient. He went onto spend three seasons with Orient until he left the league after a total of 247 matches.
1964: - Six players were sent-off in games in the Football League which is a record for one day. The six were David Gibson (Leicester City) at Leeds United, R. McGarry (Newcastle United) and B. Wood (Crystal Palace) at Newcastle United, Dick Renwick (Aldershot) at Notts County, Colin Bettany (Torquay United) and Ian Sandiford (Stockport County) at Torquay United.
1990: - East Germany played their last ever international match. The Communist nation ended on a high when they defeated Belgium 2-0 in Brussels.
2000: - Italian Gianluca Vialli was sacked after two-and-a-half years in charge of Chelsea. During his time in charge of the London club he won the FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup Winners Cup, Charity Shield and European Super Cup.
2001: - All UEFA Champions League ties were cancelled following the terrorist attacks in the United States of America.
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