ON THIS DAY

Players were literally quaking in their boots on this Saturday afternoon in South Wales. The worst earthquake to hit the country in ten years - it had a 4.4 magnitude - was felt between Liverpool and Devon but it had its epicentre in South Wales. It saw the referee in the Welsh League match between Port Talbot and Taff's Well stop play for a spell in the first half, surely a unique experience for all concerned!

In the First Division fixture at Molineux between Wolves and Newcastle brothers Kenny and Terry Hibbitt were on opposing sides - Kenny scored for Wolves and Terry equalised for Newcastle in the 1-1 draw.

What is still a record crowd for a match at Hillsborough was set when Sheffield Wednesday played Manchester City in an FA Cup 5th Round tie – 72,841. The match ended 2-2 but City won the replay and went on to win the FA Cup for the second time in their history. Hillsborough hosted its first match in 1899 when it was known as Owlerton, the stadium becoming Hillsborough in 1914. The current capacity of Hillsborough is a little under 40,000.