ON THIS DAY

Andy - Andrew - Cole made his League debut, and played his only ever League match for Arsenal, when coming on as a sub for the Gunners in the 4-1 First Division defeat of Sheffield United at Highbury.

A frozen pitch meant that the Feethams ground was unfit to stage the Division 3 North match between Darlington and Chesterfield – so the match was played on the adjoining cricket ground. A crowd of 5,675 saw Darlington take the points with a 2-1 victory.