1912: - Jack Mew was signed by Manchester United. The goalkeeper made his debut a year later but didn’t really establish himself until after the First World War. He left the club 1926 after 206 peace-time League matches.
1929: - Albert Geldard, became the youngest player to appear in the Football League when he played on the wing for Bradford in a Second Division match against Millwall at the age of 15 years and 156 days.
1935: - Joe Bereford was signed by Preston North End from Aston Villa.
1960: - Willie Cunningham transferred to Dunfermline Athletic from Leicester City.
1961: - Two people were killed and a number were injured when a crash barrier collapsed at Ibrox during Glasgow Rangers’ league match against Celtic. The match was completed and resulted in a 2-2 draw.
1992: - Derby County paid the record fee for a club outside the top division with the signing for Notts County centre-back Craig Short for £2.5million. It was also a national record for a defender.
2006: - Panathinaikos sacked Hans Backe, despite the Swedish coach only being in charge for a month. He paid the price for a poor start to the season, and left with immediate effect.
2006: - Georgian First Division club Dinamo Tbilisi appointed Dusan Uhrin on a two-year contract.
2006: - An Argentinean First Division match was suspended after 42 minutes after a linesman was hit by an object thrown from the crowd. The Colon v Velez Sársfield match played in Santa Fe was the third game in Argentina which had failed to finish since the start of the 2006-2007 season. The referee Saul Laberni stopped the game after the object, identified as a cigarette lighter, hit the linesman and caused a cut on his face. The fan who threw the object was then attacked by other supporters, and arrested by police. Colon were winning the game 1-0 at the time through a first-minute goal from Sebastian Malandra.
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