1912: - The Dutch club NAC Breda were founded when the two clubs NOAD and ADVENDO merged.
1914: - Jimmy Blair signed for Sheffield Wednesday from Clyde. The full-back had played in 100 matches for Clyde before his transfer. In 1915 he returned to play in Scottish football but after the First World War he rejoined Wednesday.
1925: - Notts County’s First Division match against Birmingham was suspended for over an hour due to a severe thunderstorm. The game ended 1-0 to Notts County.
1929: - Ayr United’s record breaking centre-forward, Jimmy Smith moved to Liverpool. In his first season he was the clubs’ top goalscorer with 23 but this was the only thing of note he did in his two years with the club.
1958: - Derek Tapscott transferred from Arsenal to Cardiff City. He went on to become Cardiff City’s leading goalscorer when they won promotion in 1960.
1999: - Newcastle United recorded the second highest win in FA Premier League history after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 8-0. Goals came from Aaron Hughes, Alan Shearer (5), Kieron Dyer and Gary Speed.
2006: - Greater Manchester Police announced they were looking at a claim that Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann kicked a bottle at Manchester United fans at Old Trafford during their game on 17th September. The German goalkeeper was accused of booting the bottle into the East Stand during the Gunners’ 1-0 victory.
2006: - After becoming a majority shareholder at the club, Randy Lerner officially became the chairman of Aston Villa replacing 82-year-old Doug Ellis.
2006: - The BBC Panorama programme alleged widespread corruption in the English with Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp both being accused of underhand transfer dealings.
2006: - The Aston Villa plc executive Chairman Doug Ellis and his board resigned to be replaced with a new board headed by Randy Lerner following a takeover from the American businessman.
2007: - Leeds United’s assistant manager Gus Poyet was charged with a breach of FA rule E3 in respect of comments made to the media about the referee Andy D’Urso.
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