26 September

1908: - SK Brann were formed after 10 men met in a local cafe in Bergen. Due to the dissatisfaction of the current state of the local football clubs in Bergen, they decided to form a new football club. They called it Ski-og Fodboldklubben Brann (Ski and Football Club Brann). This was later changed to Sportsklubben Brann (Sport Club Brann).

1936: - Denis Compton made his League debut for Arsenal against Derby County. He became a fine outside-left and his career last until 1950 during which he won an FA Cup medal in his last match for Arsenal against Liverpool. He also scored 15 goals and played in 54 peace-time League games and 11 war-time internationals for England.

1948: - England were held to a 0-0 draw in Copenhagen in their first ever international with Denmark in one of the surprise international results of all time.

1955: - Don Kichenbrand signed for Rangers from Boksburg of South Africa. The centre-forward scored 24 goals in 25 matches, winning a Championship medal at the end of his first season. He however, only played in 4 games, scoring just twice the following season. He then spent two seasons with Sunderland scoring 28 goals in 43 games but left the game shortly afterwards.

1956: - Manchester United beat Anderlecht 10-0 in the European Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg tie, winning 12-0 on aggregate after they beat the Belgium side 2-0 in the 1st Leg. The game was the first such tie to be played in England. United’s goals came from Viollet (4), Taylor (3), Berry and Whelan (2).

1960: - Fulham’s Maurice Coo became the first player to score in the Football League Cup when he scored in the 9th minute of his sides’ game against Bristol Rovers at Eastville Stadium. Despite this early setback, Bristol Rovers went onto win the game 2-1.

1962: - Arthur Rowley scored his 411th League goal against Millwall for Shrewsbury Town. This landmark made him the highest ever scorer in British football, beating the 410 goals scored by Glasgow Celtic’s Jimmy McGrory. McGrory, however, did it in fewer seasons as it only took him 15 seasons to reach his total, whereas Rowley was in his 17th.

1969: A Lloyd Aereo Boliviano aircraft disappeared at 4,000m near the Tres Cruces in the High Andes. The plane was carrying the first team of the Bolivian side The Strongest back from a fixture at Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Three days later, a military search party found the plane with the 19 team members and another 50 passengers and crew all dead.

1984: - The legendary Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin underwent a leg amputation. The complications in this leg amputation would eventually lead to his death.

1993: - Sir John Moores, the former Everton chairman died at the age of 97.