ON THIS DAY
FEBRUARY 01
1930: Joe Bambrick created a British record when he scored six goals for Northern Ireland in their 7-0 win over Wales in Belfast.
1958: The ‘Busby Babes’ played their last game on British soil, winning 5-4 at Arsenal. Five days later the heart of the team was ripped out in the Munich air disaster.
1979: Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough paid Birmingham £1million for Trevor Francis, the first British player to sell for seven figures.