THOSE WERE THE DAYS
ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY
1928: Everton forward Dixie Dean broke the record for the most goals in a season, beating George Camsell’s mark of 59. He needed three to better Camsell’s tally and did so by scoring a hat-trick in his side’s 3-3 draw with Arsenal at Goodison Park on the last day of the season.
1954: Warrington and Halifax played in front of rugby league’s biggest domestic crowd when 102,569 attended their Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal.
1973: Sunderland beat Leeds 1-0 to win the FA Cup against all odds. Ian Porterfield scored the only goal of the game, with goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery producing an amazing second-half save.
2009: Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3-1 for a 4-1 aggregate win to earn Sir Alex Ferguson’s side a place in the Champions League final, in which they were beaten 2-0 by Barcelona. 2010: Tottenham secured Champions League qualification for the first time with a 1-0 Premier League victory at Manchester City, who were also vying for a place in Europe.
2011: Alastair Cook was named ODI captain by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with Stuart Broad taking charge of the Twenty20 side.
2012: Chelsea won their fourth FA Cup in six seasons as goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba earned them a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley.
2014: Mark Selby completed a come-frombehind victory to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-14 in the World Snooker Championship final, the first occasion five-time champion O’Sullivan had lost in the final at the Crucible.