ON THIS DAY: 2009

1912: Both boats in the annual University Boat Race capsized on the River Thames. Oxford won the rerun race but their boat sank again on the same day in 1925.

1955: New Zealand were dismissed by England for just 26 runs in Auckland – still the lowest in Test cricket.

1998: A Fulham fan was killed in a disturbance outside Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium after his team were beaten 2-0.

2004: Sven-Goran Eriksson agreed a two-year extension to his England contract, taking him to 2008.

2007: Steve McClaren stormed out of a press conference only two questions in after his England side struggled to defeat part-timers Andorra in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Barcelona.

DAVID BECKHAM came on as a substitute for England against Slovakia to win his 109th cap and surpass Bobby Moore’s record for an outfield player