ON THIS DAY

Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed welcomed a special guest for the Division 2 match against Wigan – singer Michael Jackson. That was his only visit to Craven Cottage but 12 years later Fulham marked that visit with a statue of their ‘greatest supporter’

Highbury staged the first FA Cup 3rd/4th place match which replaced the FA Cup Final eve England v Young England fixture. Manchester United beat Watford 2-0 in front of 15,105 - the fixture only lasted 5 games!

Norbert Stiles - probably better known as Nobby Stiles! - was a very popular character and player and of course he was a member of the 1966 England World Cup winning side. He played 28 times for England, all while a Manchester United player, making his debut in the 2-2 draw against Scotland at Wembley on Saturday April 10th 1965. Norbert - sorry Nobby - was famously very short-sighted and often described himself as half-blind. After that debut match he and the other England players went to the Café Royal in London for the traditional after-match banquet. Not wearing his glasses he got lost in the corridors there before finding a busy dining room and sitting down in it. He started to wonder were his team-mates were and then a fellow diner lent over and asked him a question - "So, do you know the bride or the groom?" Whoops!