1925: - Jimmy Trotter scored 5 goals for Sheffield Wednesday against Stockport County in a Second Division match. He went onto play for Torquay United and Watford until a knee injury forced him to give up the game.
1934: - Jack Smith, moved to Newcastle United from Huddersfield Town. The prolific centre-forward scored 134 goals in 244 peace-time League matches between 1933 and 1948.
1950: - Billy Steel moved from Derby County to Dundee for a record fee for a Scottish club. The deal was worth £17,500. He was seen as the greatest Scottish forward of his day.
1952: - East Germany played its first ever international match against Poland. Taking in Warsaw saw Poland win 3-0.
1955: - PSV Eindhoven made their European debut with a 6-1 defeat against Austria’s Rapid Wien in the first round of the European Cup.
1959: - Bobby Johnstone moved to Hibernian from Manchester City. He began his career with Hibernian in 1949, winning a Championship medal in 1951. His second spell with Hibernian only last a year and he soon came back to England to play for Oldham Athletic.
2006: - Milan Mandaric resigned as Portsmouth chairman. The Serb-American had been acting as a non-executive chairman following the clubs’ takeover by Alexandre Gaydamak.
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