ON THIS DAY

When former Spurs favourites Paul Gascoigne and David Ginola teamed up for a Tottenham Legends charity match against Inter Milan at the new Spurs ground in March 2019 it proved a very popular photo opportunity. But the two did once play together in the Premier League - for about 20 minutes - in the colours of Everton on 10th February 2002 against Arsenal at Goodison Park. David Ginola made his debut for Everton in that match with Gazza coming on as a late sub. Ginola only ever made five League outings for Everton with the Arsenal match being the only one they played together in the Premier League. Arsenal won 1-0.

When a player moves from Italy's Serie A to join Grimsby Town - and pays half the transfer fee out of his own pocket - you can imagine he would become a fans' favourite. Sadly though the main memory of Ivano Bonetti in darkest Lincolnshire wasn't of him on the pitch but the infamous 'chicken wings' incident. After a 3-2 defeat away to Luton Town on Saturday 10th February 1996 (just a month after they had beaten Luton 7-1 in an FA Cup tie) Grimsby manager Brian Laws confronted the former Juventus player about his lack of effort and the confrontation ended when Laws threw a plate of chicken wings at Bonetti, breaking his cheekbone. And that certainly made the headlines!

Southern League Wimbledon played a ‘home’ FA Cup 4th Round replay against League champions Leeds United at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park before a mahoosive 45,071 crowd. After winning at First Division Burnley in the Third Round and drawing at Elland Road in the Fourth the non-leaguers lost by the only goal of the match – an unlucky deflection – in the replay against Leeds. Thirteen years later Wimbledon beat Liverpool in the FA Cup final!