ON THIS DAY: 1981

1971: Chelsea inflicted an 8-0 defeat on Luxembourg’s Jeunesse Hautcharage in the first leg of their European Cup Winners’ Cup match. The Blues won the second leg, at Stamford Bridge, 13-0 on their way to a European club record aggregate victory of 21-0.

2002: Europe regained the Ryder Cup by beating the United States at The Belfry, Ireland’s Paul McGinley sinking a dramatic 18-foot putt on the final green to halve his crucial singles match with Jim Furyk.

2011: England coaches Dave Alred and Paul Stridgeon were suspended by the RFU from the World Cup Pool B decider against Scotland after they were found to have illegally switched balls in the 67-3 win over Romania.

Bill Shankly died. The former Liverpool manager had taken the Reds out of Division Two in 1962 and turned them into one of the world’s most famous sides