ON THIS DAY

Sunderland 1 Fulham 0 in the Championship. Nothing unremarkable in that result - except that it was the first time Sunderland fans had seen their club win a home match since they beat Watford 1-0 on December 17th 2016. In the intervening 364 days the long-suffering Sunderland fans hadn’t seen their club win in 21 league and cup fixtures played at the Stadium of Light. 17 th December

Jimmy Greaves continued his record of scoring on his debut for every senior side he played for with a hat-trick for Spurs in Tottenham’s 5-2 First Division victory over Blackpool at White Hart Lane. The first was a from a spectacular flying scissors kick which set the scene for him achieving legend status in North London.