ON THIS DAY
1882: During England’s record 13-0 win over Ireland, Howard Vaughton (five goals) and Arthur Brown (four) became the first England footballers to score hat-tricks in a full international.
1898: Enzo Ferrari, who created the most successful grand prix team in history, was born. A driver with Alfa Romeo, he quit racing at the end of 1929 and started manufacturing cars under the Scuderia Ferrari banner. He died in 1988.
1933: The first officially recognised world heavyweight boxing champion under Queensberry Rules, “Gentleman” Jim Corbett, died at the age of 66.
1933: Sir Bobby Robson was born. Following a playing career, he managed Ipswich Town to European success and also took charge of PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona after taking England to the 1990 World Cup semifinals. His final job was as manager of Newcastle United before he lost a long battle with cancer in July 2009.
2004: Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King scored on his full England debut in a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Faro.
2010: Wolves were handed a £25,000 suspended fine by the Premier League board after fielding a weakened team for their fixture away to Manchester United on December 15.
2012: Dereck Chisora lost his WBC heavyweight title fight against Vitali Klitschko on a unanimous points decision in Munich. The fight was followed by a brawl between Chisora and David Haye in the press conference.
2017: National League leaders Lincoln City became the first non-league team to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals since 1914 with a 1-0 win away to Premier League Burnley.
2019: Leeds United were fined £200,000 and received a formal reprimand after an investigation into spying on opponents, following the infamous “Spygate” incident at Derby County’s training ground.